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What is available in the violin literature for students of different levels of

development?

There are some things we need to take into account when choosing pieces for
students. First, the teacher needs to be aware of the level of the student and know
what would be suitable and possible for the student. Second, the teacher needs to
think of what would be helpful and useful for his/her improvement on the
instrument, Third, it is more useful of the teacher has intimate knowledge of the
piece at hand so that he/she can demonstrate to the student. I will list a few of
the literature available to the beginners.

Among the well-known books are:

- Hohmann C.H. Violin School, Op. 31 - Suzuki Violin Method

Some less known material which can be just as good are:

- Albert Bachmann Violin Method - Siegmund Bauer Practical Violin School
- Jacob Blied Elementary School - Karl Hauer Elementary Violin School
- Karl Hering Elementary School,Op. 13 - R. Hofmann Elementary School, Op. 84
- A. Houfflack Easy Method, Op. 32 - H. Kling Easy Violin School, Op. 453
- L.J.Meerts Elementary School - T. Rehbaum Elementary Violin School
- E. Schmidt The Rudiments of Violin Playing - Karl Wassmann New Violin
Method
- Ferd Zimmer Elementary School, Op.2 -C.F.A. Zimmermann Practical Violin
School

The intermediate level would require works such as:

For scales:
- J. Hrimaly - Carl Flesch

The better known studies are:

- J. Dont 24 Studies and Caprices, Op. 35 - H.E. Kayser 24 Exercises, Op. 37
- F. Mazas - R. Kreutzer 42 Etudes
- P. Rode 12 Etudes

The lesser known studies are:

- D. Alard 24 Etude-Caprices, Op. 41 - Ch. de Berio 187 Exercises
- A. Bloch Scales, Studies and Double Stops - Jos. Bloch 12 Caprices,
Op. 8
- Franz Coenen 12 Etudes - E. Despas 20 Etudes, Op. 105
- Ch. Hering 12 Caprices, Op. 18 - Gustav Hiller 12 Etudes, Op. 47
- Ch. Kleinecke 12 Etudes, Op. 18 - Th. Kleinecke 24 Etudes, Op. 12
- A. Lefort 12 Etudes - P. Libon 30 Caprices, Op. 15
- Carl Machts 10 Etudes and Caprices - Clemens Meyer 15 Etudes
- Rene Ortmans 25 Etudes, Op. 8 - Pietro Rorelli 12 Caprices, Op. 3
- Hans Sitt 24 Etudes, Op. 80 - Lidwig Spohr 12 Studies
- Georg Wichtl 25 Studies, Op. 115

The studies that are universally used by highest level would be:
- F. Fiorillo 36 Studies or Caprices - P. Gavines 24 Studies
- N. Paganini 24 Caprices - O Sevcik Studies (5 volumes)

Other less known but equally efffective studies are:

- Leopold Auer 12 Characteristic Preludes - A. Bachmann 6 Caprices du
Vitrtuosite
- Ch. de Beriot 6 Etudes Brilliantes, Op. 17 - David Ferd 6 Caprices
- F. A. Durand 6 Caprices, Op. 15 - J. Eichoberg 24 Technical Studies, Op 80
 - H.W. Ernst 6 Grand Etudes - Ivan Galamian High Technical Method
- Carl Flesch Etude Collections (3 volumes) - Ed. Hermann 6 Concert
Etudes, Op.6
- Jeno Hubay 6 Etudes, Op. 63; Op. 64; 10 Etudes Concertantes, Op. 89
- Franz Kneisel Advanced Exercises - N. Krouszevski Etude de Concert, Op. 1
- John Palaschko 6 Concert Etudes, Op. 14 - E. Pente 6 Etudes-Impressions, Op.
18
- F Prume 6 Grand Etudes, Op 2; Op. 14 - E. Sauret 18 Grand Etudes, Op. 24
- H. Vieuxtemps 6 Concert Etudes, Op. 16 - H. Wieniawski Etudes Caprices, Op. 10
- Anton Witek Fingered Octaves