Teaching Violin to the Very Young Child: Volume One - Paperback

by Jennie Lou Klim (Author)

Teaching Violin to the Very Young Child, Vol. One is designed as a guide for teaching violin to children as young as 4 years old. This unique approach introduces the student to the F Major Finger Pattern, beginning with the 1st finger at the nut. This pattern, with the 3rd and 4th fingers close together, is easier and more natural for the small hand. Overview of Vol. One -In Part 1, the child learns to hold the violin, execute a few simple rhythmic patterns, hold the bow, and play the notes by rote imitation. -In Part 2, the child reads each note on the page as a word: open, one, two, three, or four. During this time, there is no playing. -In Part 3, the child plays the music with the understanding of each note as a number, not a letter name.

Author Biography

Jennie Lou Klim began the study of violin, at the age of 6, with Ellen Reid Carter, who had studied at the New England Conservatory, the Fontainebleau in the Paris Conservatory, and in the private studio of Leopold Auer in New York, NY. J. L. Klim remained a student of Mrs. Carter for 12 years. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Western College, Oxford, OH, J. L. Klim attended numerous ASTA workshops at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Chautauqua, NY; Bolzano, Italy; and Lausanne, Switzerland. As a professional violinist, she played in the Dayton Philharmonic, Dayton, OH; Tampa Philharmonic, Tampa FL; Johnstown Symphony, Johnstown, PA; Orchestra Nova, Pittsburgh, PA; Westmoreland Symphony, Greensburg, PA; and Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne, FL. As an educator, she has written numerous method books for violin, viola, cello, and bass; begun string programs in public school systems; directed summer string camps; and conducted workshops with beginning, as well as established strings teachers, in Pennsylvania and Florida. Her former students play professionally as members of symphony orchestras, and teach both privately and in the public school systems. Jennie Lou Klim continues an active schedule of writing, teaching, playing, and serving as a consultant or clinician.