Book excerpt: Colourstrings® Violin ABC is finally available in digital format! Violin Books A, B, C and D, Scales book 1, 2 and 3 and Kreutzerini are released as electronic publications. The Colourstrings® method uses a colour for each string and focuses on teaching children rhythm and technique on open strings while gradually introducing them to more complicated methods. The second book in the Violin ABC series using the Colourstrings® method. Contents Chapter 5: The stopping first finger. Two-note melodies. Chapter 6: The stopping second finger. Three-note melodies. Chapter 7: The stopping third finger. Four-note melodies. Chapter 8: The stopping fourth finger. Five-note melodies. About the Colourstrings® method: Colourstrings® is child-centred. The materials are colourful, stimulating and entice children to embark on musical adventures that will enable each of them to fulfil their musical potential through fun and creativity, without pressure. It is an extension of the Kodály philosophy: everything starts with singing to develop inner hearing. Central to the approach is the role of play and imagination – often the value of play can be overlooked in the rush to get on with the ‘real’ lesson.