當我們在替學生們挑選教材時，必須十分謹慎。首先，老師必須了解學生的程度並且知道什麼對學生有實質幫助，且學生有能力達到的範圍。第二，老師必須知道什麼對學生在樂器的演奏上是有幫助的且能使他們有所進步。第三，老師必須對曲目或教材有相當程度的了解，並且能證明給學生。我將列出一些對初學者有所幫助的教材，較著名的有:
  - Hohmann C.H. Violin School, Op.31
  - Suzuki Violin Method

較不具知名度但卻是很好的教材的有:
  - Albert Bachmann Violin Method
  - Siegmund Bauer Practical violin School
  - Jacob Blied Elementary School
  - Karl Hauer Elementary Violin School
  - Karl Hering Elementary School, Op. 13
  - R. Hofmann Elementary School, Op. 84
  - A. Houfflack Easy Method, Op. 32
  - H. Kling Easy Violin School, Op. 453
  - L. J. Meerts Elementary School,
  - T. Rehbaum Elementary Violin School
  - E. Schmidt The Tudiments of Violin Playing
  - Karl Wassmann New Violin Method
  - Ferd Zimmer Elementary School, Op.2
  - C. F. A Zimmermann Practical Violin School

中等程度的音階教材有:
  - J.Hrimaly
  - Carl Flesch

較知名的練習曲有:
  - J. Dont24 Studies and Caprices, Op.35
  - H. E. Kayser 24 Exercises, Op.37
  - F. Mazas
  - R. Kreutzer 42 Etudes
  - P. Rode 12 Etudes

較不知名的練習曲有:
  - D. Alard 24 Etude-Caprices, Op.41
  - Ch. De Berio 187 Exercises
  - A. Bloch Scales, Studies and Double Stops
  - Jos. Bloch 12 Caprices, Op.8
  - Franz Coenen 12 Etudes
  - E. Despas 20 Etudes, Op. 105
  - Ch. Hering 12 Caprices, Op.18
  - Th. Kleinecke 24 Etudes, Op.12
  - A. Lefort 12 Etudes
  - P. Libon 30 Caprices, Op.15
  - Carl Machts 10 Etudes and Caprices
  - Clemens Meyer 15 Etudes
  - Hans Sitt 24 Etudes, Op.80
  - Lidwig Spohr 12 Studies
  - Georg Wichtl 25 Studies, Op.115

全球都使用的教材(給較高程度者):
  - F.Fiorillo 36 Studies or Caprices
  - P. Gavines 24 Studies
  - N. Paganini 24 Caprices
  - O Sevcik Studies ( 5 volumes )

其他較不具知名度但很有用的教材:
  - Leopold Auer 12 Characteristic Preludes
  - A. Bachmann 6 Caprices du Vitrtuosite
  - Ch. De Beriot 6 Etudes Brilliantes, Op.17
  - David Ferd 6 Caprices
  - F. A. Durand 6 Caprices, Op.15
  - J. Eichoberg 24 Technical Etudes, Op.6
  - Heno Hubay 6 Etudes, Op.63; 64;  10 Etudes Concertantes, Op. 89
  - Franz Kneisel Advanced Exercises
  - N. Krouszevski Etude de Concert, Op.1
  - John Palaschko 6 Grand Etudes, Op. 2; Op. 14
  - E. Sauret 18 Grand Etudes, Op.24
  - H. Vieuxtemps 6 Concert Etudes, Op. 16
  - H. Wieniawski Etudes Caprices, Op. 10
  - Anton Witek Fingered Octaves