The Intermediate FUNdamental Violin Book
A carefully paced second-year violin method for elementary students who are ready to move beyond their first beginner book. Familiar first-year music provides a comfortable review before the student expands into new strings, scales, fourth finger, changing finger patterns, bowing skills and more independent playing.
- Designed specifically for second-year young violinists
- Reviews familiar first-year music before moving ahead
- Develops all four strings and new finger patterns
- Includes free interactive video lessons with Miss Sachi
Review What You Know. Then Move Forward.
Second-year students often return with uneven retention. Instead of immediately confronting them with an entirely new level of music, this book begins with material they recognize and then steadily adds the technique that turns a beginner into a more complete violinist.
Begin With Familiar Music
Familiar first-year pieces provide an inviting way to review notes, rhythm and basic playing skills.
Keep the Pages Clear
Large notation and limited material per page continue the visual approach used in The Violin Fun Book.
Expand the Playing Range
Students extend onto the E string and G string and learn additional notes in both directions.
Develop Fourth Finger
Dedicated exercises help students use fourth finger instead of relying entirely on open strings.
Change Finger Patterns
Low second finger introduces F-natural and C-natural and moves the student beyond one fixed beginner hand pattern.
Play More Mature Music
Scales, slurs, dynamics and longer pieces move the student toward genuine early-intermediate playing.
See Inside the Book
These six pages show how the book moves from familiar first-year music into genuinely intermediate violin technique. Click any page to enlarge it.
How the Student Advances Through the Book
Review
Familiar first-year notes, rhythms and songs rebuild confidence.
D Major
C-sharp, high D and the complete D Major Scale strengthen first position.
E String
F-sharp, G-sharp, A and high B extend the upper range.
Fourth Finger
Students begin replacing selected open strings with fourth finger.
G String
Lower notes expand reading and technique across the entire violin.
New Patterns
Low second finger, new scales, slurs and more mature repertoire.
First Year → Second Year
The Intermediate FUNdamental Violin Book was designed as the direct continuation of The Violin Fun Book. The two covers below show the original two-book learning path.
The Violin Fun Book
First notes, basic reading, beginner fingerings, familiar music and the fundamental skills of first-year violin playing.
The Intermediate FUNdamental Violin Book
Review first-year skills, then expand into all four strings, fourth finger, new scales, slurs and changing finger patterns.
Best Beginning Violin Book for Kids
Best Beginning Violin Book for Kids provides essentially this same beginning-to-intermediate progression in one volume. A new student can start at the beginning and continue directly into the material represented by the Intermediate FUNdamental Violin Book.
Intermediate Violin Lessons With Miss Sachi
Choose any lesson below. It will play in the large video player without sending the student away from this page, making it easy to keep the book open and practice along.
Choose a Video Lesson
Select any lesson below. After you choose one, the page automatically returns to the video player so you can watch and play along with Miss Sachi.
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Beyond Simply Learning More Songs
The second year is where a violinist begins developing more flexible finger patterns, a wider range and greater control of both the bow and the left hand.
A Wider Technical Vocabulary
The book moves beyond the original D- and A-string beginner material and gradually develops the entire instrument.
Familiar songs frequently return in a new technical context. This allows the student to concentrate on a new fingering or bowing skill without simultaneously having to decode completely unfamiliar music.
- Review of first-position notes and familiar music
- D Major Scale and expanded A-string range
- Open E string through high B
- Fourth-finger development
- G-string notes and G Major Scale
- Slurring and bow-direction control
- Low second finger on D, A and E strings
- F-natural and C-natural
- Additional scale work
- More mature dynamics, phrasing and repertoire
Why I Wrote This Book
A student’s second year can be a tricky transition. The player is no longer a complete beginner, but that does not mean every first-year skill is completely secure.
I wanted students to return to music class and see things they already recognized. Familiar first-year songs provide an easy way to regain confidence before the next level of violin playing begins.
From there, the book expands naturally into the E string and G string, scales, fourth finger, slurs, changing finger patterns and more developed repertoire.
The goal is continuity. The second year should feel like the next chapter of something the student already understands—not as though everything learned in the first year has suddenly been replaced by an entirely different method.
Questions About The Intermediate FUNdamental Violin Book
Is this book intended for a complete beginner?
Is this the follow-up to The Violin Fun Book?
Does the book review first-year material?
What new violin skills are introduced?
How does this relate to Best Beginning Violin Book for Kids?
Are free video lessons available?
Can this be used in school orchestra and private lessons?
Does it still use large notation?
Ready for the Second Year of Violin?
Review familiar skills, expand the student’s range and develop fourth finger, scales, new finger patterns, bowing and greater musical independence.