ESTA 2026 Special Offer: Colourstrings Violin ABC Books G1 - G5
Teach position playing and shifting technique
This package includes:
- Géza Szilvay's Colourstrings Lecture for Book G1: Second position
- Géza Szilvay's Colourstrings Lecture for Book G2: Third position
- Géza Szilvay's Colourstrings Lecture for Book G3: Fourth position
- Géza Szilvay's Colourstrings Lecture for Book G4: Fifth position
- Géza Szilvay's Colourstrings Lecture for Book G5: Sixth, seventh, and high positions
The package includes five individual Colourstrings Violin ABC courses from Book G1 to Book G5. In these courses, Prof. Géza Szilvay explains reading and playing in different positions in the Colourstrings method. Violin teacher Katariina Záborszky demonstrates the exercises with the violin.
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250 € / 12 months
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The plan suits multiple teachers or students in music schools, universities, and other music institutions.
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Content length:
7 hours 28 minutes
Format:
Streaming video
Access:
12 months unlimited access
What this package helps you with
- how to introduce positions in a clear and systematic progression
- how to develop a flexible shifting technique
- how to connect technical development with advanced musical repertoire
- how to understand how position playing develops from second position through seventh and high positions
Lessons and pedagogical topics
Book G1: Video length 2 hours 9 minutes. The course covers the following pedagogical topics:
- Introduction
- Read and play in second position
- Shifting between first and second positions
- Double stops in first and second positions
- Appendix
Book G2: Video length 1 hour 34 minutes. The course covers the following pedagogical topics:
- Introduction
- Read and play in third position
- Shifting between first and third positions
- Shifting between first, second, and third positions
- Double stops in three positions
Book G3: Video length 1 hour 29 minutes. The course covers the following pedagogical topics:
- Introduction
- Read and play in fourth position
- Shifting between first and fourth positions
- Shifting between first, second, third, and fourth positions
- Double stops in four positions
- Introduction to left-hand pizzicato
Book G4: Video length 1 hour. The course covers the following pedagogical topics:
- Introduction
- Read and play in fifth position
- Shifting between first and fifth positions
- Shifting between five positions
- Double stops in five positions
- Appendix
Book G5: Video length 1 hour 16 minutes. The course covers the following pedagogical topics:
- Introduction
- Read and play in sixth position
- Shifting between six positions
- Introduction to seventh and high positions
- Read and play in seventh position
- Shifting through the fingerboard
- Appendix
This package is for you if:
- you are working with intermediate and advanced students who are developing position playing and shifting technique
- you want a clear progression for positions
- you would like to explore the Colourstrings approach in practice
Book(s) used in the course
Géza Szilvay: Colourstrings Violin ABC Book G1, G2, G3, G4, and G5
Please notice that the page numbers mentioned in the videos may vary depending on the edition used.
It's not a requirement to have the books to study the course, but it will help you to deepen your learning. The books can be purchased from Fennica Gehrman's web shop, both as a printed book and an epub.
Teacher: Prof. Géza Szilvay
Violinist, teacher, conductor and the President of ESTA (European String Teachers Association) Prof. Géza Szilvay is creator of Colourstrings method.
Géza has decades of experience of violin pedagogy. He has given more than 200 lectures and workshops on his child-centered teaching method and philosophy across the world, and trained pupils and teachers online over 10 years. In addition to his long pedagogical experience, Géza is known for his strong presence and personal warmth that makes him an excellent and impressive online teacher.
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