(Music Sales America). The award-winning Absolute Beginners method has been designed to make learning the fiddle (violin) easier than ever before! Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing your first complete songs. Absolute Beginners Fiddle gives you: an 'owner's manual' approach to the fiddle; practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up, playing and maintenance; a look-and-learn course that uses clear pictures to illustrate every step of learning; audio tracks to let you hear how things should sound, plus full-length accompaniments so you can play along; and more! Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.