Description

Kingston Ellis Press [Published Date: 1976]. Soft cover, 142 pp. First (original - NOT revised) edition. No other printings listed. In acceptable+ condition. Black and white illustrated paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing, soiling and a few pen scrawls. Spine lightly creased but binding is still solid. About 5 pages have some underlining and/or margin notes in red ink. Otherwise pages are unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. A good reading copy. William Starr was an internationally recognized Suzuki pedagogue and a founder of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. He was a well-respected teacher, conductor, soloist, and lecturer. Mr. Starr was a faculty member of the University of Tennessee Department of Music for many years, serving as chair from 1977–1982. During this time, he was first violinist with the University String Quartet and concertmaster of the Knoxville Symphony. Mr. Starr was passionate about teaching theory and music reading to children, he has published a series of reading books that incorporate what he calls “usable” theory.