It's a Violin Thing, book 1

Ailbhe McDonagh expands her acclaimed It's a…Thing series with the arrival of It’s a Violin Thing Book 1, offering fresh, engaging repertoire for developing violinists.

Designed to inspire players from the very beginning, this book delivers expert guidance on style and technique throughout, making each step of learning both accessible and rewarding.

Ailbhe McDonagh notes, “while writing the pieces for It's a Violin Thing, I really wanted to create repertoire that would be memorable and fun to perform, while also having a specific technique in mind for every single piece".

It’s a Violin Thing Book 1 features 19 distinctive pieces with inventive progressive repertoire for beginners up to grade 3 standard.

Ailbhe highlights that “in It's a Violin Thing Book 1, there is a piece called Bass Tango which I love. This is full of character and you can really explore the tango dance form while playing this."

The publication comes with a violin part and piano accompaniments, as well as audio downloads for both the piano accompaniment, recorded by Ailbhe McDonagh, and performance tracks with violinist Lynda O’Connor.