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[dylab]

my better half is getting back into playing violin, originally learnt via suzuki method so whilst having perfect pitch and being able to play most things by ear, cant read music

so any recommendations on how to read music and apply to violin

cheers

[rhythmboy]

The Dulcie Holland "Master Your Theory" Series are the Australian Standard:

http://www.binarydes...ore/E18227.html

Available from any decent music shop that sells sheet music. There are 7 grades - grades 1-3 will sort out reading notation no probs. The later grades would cover subtle articulations and advanced techniques.

Given that violin is an instrument that uses standard treble clef notation and no transposition (ie the note read is actually different to the note played, as in brass insts), the basics of notation is all you need for reading violin music.

Maybe also look at setting her up in front of an audio to MIDI application like Melodyne Uno, or included in apps like Logic. Record her playing a piece she knows well, convert to MIDI and view as notation. This way she reads what she plays rather than plays what she reads. Reverse-engineering the learning will probably speed it up

[dylab]

cheers

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