Becoming the best musician you can be - Recommended listening - useful links
Recommended Sheet music and other resources
Beginner Sheet Music:
- 'The American Fiddle Method Volume 1' by Brian Wickland
- Suzuki Violin Method, Violin Part Book 1 (and CD) (books continue through the series)
- 'Essential Elements for Strings, Violin Book 1'
- 'Eastern European Music for Violin Duet' by Mary Ann Harbor
- 'Fiddlers Philharmonic - Old time fiddle tunes'
- 'Fiddlers Philharmonic - Celtic Fiddle Tunes'
Tunebooks:
- 'the Fiddler's Fakebook' by David Brody. Oak Publications (fiddle music from various Celtic and North American traditions)
- 'the Portland Collection-Contradance in the Pacific Northwest' by Susan Songer and Clyde Curley (Volumes 1, 2 and 3)
- 'Bluegrass Fiddle Styles' by Stacy Phillips and Kenny Kosek
- 'Eastern European Music for Violin Duet' by Mary Ann Harbor
Music Theory:
- (for adults) 'Berklee Music Theory book 1'- Paul Schmeling
- (for kids) 'My First Music Theory Book' by Alfred Publishing Staff
Reading about music:
- 'The Fiddle Handbook' by Chris Haigh