Helen S Martin: Products

SURE START - VIOLIN

Used, ideally, as a back-up for teacher training, SURE START offers a lexicon of basic techniques but it also includes the requisite Gordon foundation, connecting intonation to aural development. Consistent with Rolland and Mutschler, left hand balance begins with the third finger. Stanley Fletcher's HOE-DOWN is quoted rather than included but teachers will also find alternative bowing styles as well as strategies for dynamic range. The Sample Page, below, illustrates how solfege opens the whole string.(More Pdf, click NEWS)  Order now for October release!

Price, Including CD1: $59.95 (Plus handling) PayPal Button, Below

SURE START - CD    New String Tunes

SURE START presents songs to sing first and then to play. Minor Modes - including Dorian - and Triple Rhythms secure essential aural/oral echoing skills while building a responsive, expanding technique. (More: Pdf, Click NEWS)

Price: $29.95

VIOLIN FOR MUSICIANS - DVD

If you plan to teach strings or to "double" on violin, you will want this concise, 27-minute intro to the mechanical and physical aspects of playing. Starting with how the violin works, the DVD shows seldom-mentioned basics such as, how to use gravity when shifting, how to achieve bowing sensitivity, how to vary tension instead of fearing it. For easy access, each aspect has a spot on the index screen. Price: $35.95 plus handling. Includes Text Booklet and SURE START, CD1