Blackwell, K & Blackwell, D: Fiddle Time Starters: A beginner book for the young violinist

Fiddle Time Starters is an ideal first book for beginners. In the book there are lots of short easy tunes to get children playing straight away, an easy-to-read simplified notation to help note-reading, a careful progression of material, from pieces using open strings through each string in turn, using the 0-1-23 finger pattern. Also included is a helpful fingering chart, puzzles, games, and colourful illustrations.