ESTA 2026 Special Offers
Learn Colourstrings with Prof. Géza Szilvay
Explore two special online training packages for string teachers, available to participants of the 54th International ESTA Conference 2026 in Helsinki until September 6, 2026.
Whether you are starting with young beginners or guiding students into advanced position playing, Minifiddlers gives you direct access to Géza Szilvay’s teaching, explanations, and real lesson demonstrations.
Choose the package that best matches your teaching:
Colourstrings Beginner Package
Build the first year of violin teaching step by step.
A complete combination of pedagogical lectures and real teaching demonstrations for working with young beginners.
Includes
- Colourstrings Lecture: Book A
- Colourstrings Lecture: Book B
- Minifiddlers Year 1 Course: 32 real teaching lessons
What you'll learn
- Teach beginners with a clear, structured progression
- Establish posture and basic movements without tension
- Introduce note reading and music-making from the beginning
- Build foundations for later technical development
€144 / 12 months of access
Equivalent to €12 / month. Paid in full at purchase.
Normally €239.
New to Minifiddlers? You'll create a free Library account first.
Colourstrings Lectures: Books G1–G5
Teach position playing and shifting technique.
Five systematically progressing Colourstrings lectures with Prof. Géza Szilvay, which guide you systematically from second position through seventh and high positions, featuring advanced repertoire.
Includes
- Book G1: Second position
- Book G2: Third position
- Book G3: Fourth position
- Book G4: Fifth position
- Book G5: Sixth, seventh, and high positions
What you'll learn
- Introduce new positions in a clear, systematic progression
- Connect reading and playing in each new position
- Develop shifting gradually between positions
- Guide students towards confident playing across the whole fingerboard
€250 / 12 months of access
GET The offerNew to Minifiddlers? You'll create a free Library account first.
How to get your ESTA offer
1. Create your Minifiddlers Library account
Click Get the Offer and create your free account.
2. Verify your email address
After verification, you’ll be taken to the Minifiddlers Library.
3. Choose your ESTA 2026 Special Offer
The ESTA packages will appear first in the course list.
4. Complete your purchase
Choose your package and follow the checkout instructions.
Already have a Minifiddlers Library account? Simply log in and choose the ESTA 2026 Special Offer from the course list.
Bonus
Get 6 months of Minifiddlers app access free
Purchase either of the ESTA 2026 Special Offers and receive 6 months of complimentary access to the Minifiddlers app when it becomes available.
Expected availability: by the end of 2026.
Your six-month access period will begin when the app becomes available.
For music schools, conservatories, and universities
Minifiddlers online training materials are also available for organisations.
We offer multi-user access tailored to your needs, whether you would like to provide training for a small group of teachers, an entire string department, or violin pedagogy students.
Institutional access can include selected courses or a broader Minifiddlers training package.
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