Exercises for the Violin in Various Combinations of Double-Stops (for Violin)
"Exercises for the Violin in Various Combinations of Double-Stopsis newly edited and now includes a DVD, featuring Daniel Ziesemer performing its exercises. The most direct way to describe the essence of the concept and benefits of these exercises for the aspiring violinist is to simply quote one of its students, as well as the creator himself. Rachel Barton Pine, provides the foreword for this volume, testifies: "Vamos's double-stop exercises fill a void in the literature exercises for violinists and violists. Today there are many classic books with thirds sixths, octaves, etc., by such composers as Schradieck, Sevcik, Flesch, and Dounis. However, none of these wonderful collections features a systematic series of fixed double-stops that enables that aspiring violinist or violist to practice and master every possible combination of finger patterns across two strings without shifting." --American String Teacher, August 2012