Auer, Leopold - Graded Course of Violin Playing - Book 4 for Violin - edited by Saenger - Fischer Edition

Leopold Auer (1845-1930) was considered one of the most important pedagogues of the violin. Jascha Heifetz and many other famous violin virtuosos have studied with him.Auer composed the Graded Course of Violin Playing series to provide an outline of violin study which would differ in many respects from the instructive plan of existing methods of the old stereotyped pattern." (Text taken from the author.)This series contains 8 books-Book 1 Preparatory GradeWhole book of open string exercises with a variety of bowing and rhythm techniques to establish the correct position of the body and tone-production before placing the fingers.Book 2 Pre-Elementary GradeSetting four fingers on each of the strings.Book 3 & 4 Elementary GradeA system of scale and chord studies along with etudes and songs for the first position.Book 5 & 6 Advanced GradeHigher positions with study material of the medium advanced and advanced grades.Book 7 Difficult GradeThe advanced varieties of bowing.Book 8 Virtuoso GradeProvides preferred concert solos and cadenzas from the most popular concertos.This is Book 4. Composed by Leopold Auer. Published by Carl Fischer.Click here to learn more about the Apprentice and ASTA Sheet Music Difficulty Ratings.