Müller/Rusch - String Method, Book 1 - Violin - Kjos Music Co

This review was requested specifically for Müller-Rusch, Vol. I, but I am going to take this opportunity to endorse Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 as well, for both violin and for viola. I think the sequencing of material is solid, and I especially like the gentle introduction to third position in Vol. 3. Here's my only caution: These books are very old, coming from a time well before anyone in the majority culture was paying attention to tunes that might not be culturally sensitive, or to the lack of tunes outside European culture. As one teaching only privately, I can choose what I assign and explain any problems to individual students. So far, I have run into no difficulties in using the materials.