When it comes to fundamental etudes for violin, it’s hard to beat Schradieck Book 1 and Dounis Opus 23. (Leaving out Kreutzer 2 for now!) But you really only need the first few pages of each one to reap 95% of the benefits from these two works! Their finger-dropping-and-lifting patterns on a single string complement one another perfectly. Prescribe them to students who need to work on finger dexterity, velocity, intonation, dropping/lifting fingers in groups, finger-bow coordination (by playing the etudes with separate bows instead of slurs), and keeping a quiet left hand.
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I put together this 4-page PDF for my students and thought I would share it with you. Due to the popularity of this download, there’s a nominal charge to help me maintain this site. Enjoy !!?
And if you’re looking for a publication called the Dounis Daily Dozen, you can find it here from the fabulous Violin Lounge site!
The downloaded document doesn’t seem to work for me; it’s coming up with a message saying ‘it may be damaged or use a file format that Preview doesn’t recognise’. Tried on a different computer with the same result.
Thanks for alerting me to the broken link. I will send the PDF directly to the email address in your comment!