The Heifetz Scale Book for Violin

I just got this today, so this is a first-impression review. If I have additional insights after using the book, I will add to my review.This looks like it will be a useful book, filling in things that are left out of some other books, such as scales in 4ths (which Leopold Auer, Heifetz' teacher mentioned as being important), 5ths, whole tone scales, scales based on harmonics of a 3rd and a 5th, as well as the more typical 4th, to name a few. It is a thin book (compared to Flesch, for example), but there is a lot packed into its 62 pages.I had looked at this on another website where I could view the table of contents page, and there is a glaring discrepancy in it, that wasn't obvious until I had the book in hand. The book is organized into 12 units, one for each note in the chromatic scale, and for each unit there are 14 sections. The first section is listed in the table of contents as "Two octave, single note scales and arpeggios", the second as "Four octave, single note scales and arpeggios" In reality, the first section consists of THREE octave, single note scales and arpeggios. When I was considering buying this book, I was surprised that it would go from two octave scales to four octave scales, since most people who would be using this book would normally be practicing three and four octave single note scales, rather than two and four octave scales. It is actually amazing that no proofreader caught this discrepancy between what is in the table of contents and the actual content of the book. I mention it because it was something that I was taking into consideration when buying the book, and it may be significant to some other prospective buyer.

I love this scale book. It goes straight to the heart of a violinist’s technical needs, giving a complete coverage of three and four octave scales, double-stops, trills, harmonics, and even left hand pizzicato. There are whole-tone scales and double-stops in fourths and fifths. All of this is presented in a concise and highly legible manner. This would be a welcome addition to any advanced violinist’s library.

I bought this book for my son located in another state. I haven't heard any comments from him but that means no negative comments. I think he has been too busy to comment yet!!

This is simply scales and arpeggios you can find with a search engine. Even the compilation is unremarkable. This does not impart to you a system of learning, as would Simon Fischer’s work, which I do recommend.

One of the best material any professional musician should come across with. This book is a total must. All those who consider themselves professional musician should open and go through this pages.

If you use the Flesch scale system, this is an indispensable complement. Heifetz knew his way around the violin! This scale book is a hell of a workout and I highly recommend it. It touches almost all aspects of violin technique and should be in the practice regime of any serious fiddler.

Me gustó el método, sin duda es necesario tenerlo, sobre todo porque trata el tema de los armónicos dobles que no se encuentran así de detallados en otros métodos.Lo que no me gustó mucho fue el material de la portada.. Parece viejo, pero es así..De resto todo bien

This book for advanced violinist ,it's very useful thank you very much!

Very useful book. Fast shipping. Recommend it!

A++

excellent delivery and book.

oltre a essere stato uno dei più grandi violinista della storia è stato anche un fantastico insegnante...

Um libro muy importante para estudiantes avanzado.