Music Theory Books for Strings Students

I've been on the hunt for good music theory books for strings students. Here are my findings!!

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0:00 Introduction
0:45 All for Strings
4:19 Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory
8:23 Basics of Music Theory and History for Strings
10:22 Final Thoughts

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[logj]

all for strings is a fabulous book.thanks Elizabeth

[EmilyMcHughViolinist]

Thank you for sharing these great reviews! will definitely checkout the Basic Music Theory book for my 🎻students

[Harry]

Great video!! This is gonna help a lot with teaching theory to my classes, and I also really that is has some history too!

[ESmith-zmqe]

Thank you for this video! My daughter has been struggling with learning music theory and how it relates to playing violin. I just went to Amazon & bought book 1 of the theory & history.

[logj]

hello Elizabeth, please do sight reading to violin and books and websites for sight reading for sting instruments ie violin because I play violin.many thanks .i got the ipad Air M2 and it is a wonderful companion with Andante for playing violin.i am very greatful to you for introducing Andante

[jakewatson]

As many issues as the ABRSM has with their practical exams, their theory exams are really good imo. Grades 1 - 8. Grade 5 is required for entry to higher practica exams for musical well roundedness. They have info books with some exercises and they have a seperate workbook and they have a number of pastpapers available

[TheRealJVJTRY_Plans]

I am learning Violin via The Suzuki Method, would the last book you mentioned in this video be the best for music theory only learning as a supplement to the Suzuki method?

[neilcam]

I have the Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory book and while it's kinda great, it's also kinda not. The NOT is that there is not an answer guide with the book to all the exercises and reviews. You're kinda screwed if you currently can't afford a teacher and also can't afford the ludicrously, greedily expensive "Teacher's Answer Key" book. You'll never ever know if you got the answers right or not. Not so much of a problem with book 1 where it's so basic that it's not hard to figure out if you're right or not, but beyond that... I'm sorry I bought it now, because essentially it's an absolute con!

EDITED TO ADD: Also I didn't realise they had an alto clef version, which they may not have when I first bought the basic one wayyyy back when. Not that it changes the above statements I guess. Also someone below mentioned the ABRSM books, and I think that probably applies to the AMEB (Australian Music Examinations Board) which I've remembered I have for a couple of grades and they're quite well done in their way. (I mainly use Suzuki to learn at the moment - easiest to find videos of when you have no teacher).