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Suzuki Violin School: Violin Part, Vol. 1
Revised in 2007. Contains: Contents are: Principles of Study and Guidance * Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Variations (Shinichi Suzuki) * Lightly Row (Folk So ng) * Song of the Wind (Folk Song) * Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) * O Come, Little Children (Folk Song) * May Song (Folk Song) * Long, Long Ago (T.H. Bayly) * Allegro (Shinichi Suzuki) * Perpetual Motion (Shinichi Suzuki) * Allegretto (Shinichi Suzuki) * Andantino (Shinichi Suzuki) * Etude (Shinichi Suzuki) * Minuet 1, Minuett III from Suite in G Minor for Klavier, BWV 822 (J.S. Bach) * Minuet 2, Minuet, BWV Anh. II 116 from Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (J.S. Bach) * Minuet 3, Minuet BWV Anh. II 114/Anh. III 183 (J.S. Bach) * The Happy Farmer from Album for the Young, Op. 68, No. 10 (R. Schumann) * Gavotte (F.J. Gossec).
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48 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1970
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Shinichi Suzuki
425 books32 followersShinichi Suzuki (鈴木 鎮一 Suzuki Shin'ichi, 17 October 1898 – 26 January 1998) was the inventor of the international Suzuki method of music education.
He developed a philosophy for educating people of all ages and abilities & is considered an influential pedagogue in music education of children.
Suzuki often spoke of the ability of all children to learn things well, especially in the right environment, and of developing the heart and building the character of music students through their music education.
Before his time, it was rare for children to be formally taught classical instruments from an early age and even more rare for children to be accepted by a music teacher without an audition or entrance examination. Not only did he endeavor to teach children the violin from early childhood and then infancy, his school in Matsumoto did not screen applicants for their ability upon entrance.
Suzuki was also responsible for the early training of some of the earliest Japanese violinists to be successfully appointed to prominent western classical music organizations.
During his lifetime, he received several honorary doctorates in music including from the New England Conservatory of Music (1956), and the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, was proclaimed a Living National Treasure of Japan, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize.
Source: Wikipedia.
He developed a philosophy for educating people of all ages and abilities & is considered an influential pedagogue in music education of children.
Suzuki often spoke of the ability of all children to learn things well, especially in the right environment, and of developing the heart and building the character of music students through their music education.
Before his time, it was rare for children to be formally taught classical instruments from an early age and even more rare for children to be accepted by a music teacher without an audition or entrance examination. Not only did he endeavor to teach children the violin from early childhood and then infancy, his school in Matsumoto did not screen applicants for their ability upon entrance.
Suzuki was also responsible for the early training of some of the earliest Japanese violinists to be successfully appointed to prominent western classical music organizations.
During his lifetime, he received several honorary doctorates in music including from the New England Conservatory of Music (1956), and the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, was proclaimed a Living National Treasure of Japan, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize.
Source: Wikipedia.
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October 29, 2021
Didn’t even know you could review music books on here, but why not? 😊
This is my first year using the Suzuki method and I really enjoy it! The songs are always so lively and are fun to play. I just started at the end of the summer and am already working on vibrato and moving on to the second book, so I feel like I’m getting there!! It’s definitely been a challenge, but it’s good for me to be challenged in a way I haven’t been before. Suzuki is really a wonderful method and I highly recommend to beginner violinists! 🤍
This is my first year using the Suzuki method and I really enjoy it! The songs are always so lively and are fun to play. I just started at the end of the summer and am already working on vibrato and moving on to the second book, so I feel like I’m getting there!! It’s definitely been a challenge, but it’s good for me to be challenged in a way I haven’t been before. Suzuki is really a wonderful method and I highly recommend to beginner violinists! 🤍
December 8, 2017
This is the first book that taught me violin. In my experience this book has helped me to see violin playing as an easy activity. Throughout the series (I myself only got to the 4th) the difficulty will rise gradually without you realizing it and so I think Mr. Suzuki had successfully developed this method. For that I appreciate him so much. Recommended to every person who wants to begin playing violin.
September 25, 2018
I'm so satisfied by this book. It contains of really great methods which help you to improve your playing.
November 11, 2020
It’s been almost 3 months since I started learning the violin from zero. Now I’m so proud to say that I will play my babe a minuet for her coming birthday!
Right right I may never be able to play something like Paganini or my favorite sarasate but hey! Who knows. I’ve got time.
Right right I may never be able to play something like Paganini or my favorite sarasate but hey! Who knows. I’ve got time.
September 21, 2024
Ladies and gentleman it’s finally approved by profesor Barbara Plaza. I know Im such a pro violinist. Twinkle Twinkle Star will be forever in my heart, especially „mama mówi stop stop” variation ✨
June 22, 2015
The songs get so boring, especially when multiple people are playing the same thing!
September 28, 2021
YOU THINK I WONT ADD THIS JUST BC ITS SHEET MUSIC AND BC ITS PETTY TO ADD SHEET MUSIC JUST TO HAVE MORE BOOKS ON GOODREADS??? WRONG
December 5, 2023
I learnt how to play the violin with book under 30 days. Great instructions, mainly introducing the basic of violin playing and the G major scale, along with some practice sections.
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July 20, 2021Finally finished. Onto the next one!
August 30, 2024
Trochę nudna i długa…
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January 7, 2024Helped me relearn violin! I'm on minuet 3 and will be on book 2 by the end of the month.
July 15, 2025
As an introductory book, it does a good job of demonstrating various techniques and getting a player used to reading sheet music. However, it relies heavily on finger numbers. Though helpful at the start, this eventually made it hard to focus on the notes, especially when the pieces began to implement all four strings.
February 13, 2019
Faydalı olduğunuz kadar sıkıcısınız da küçük hanım..
December 28, 2020
The book for beginning violin
We love this book. Everything is there for a reason and builds so well. And there is so much lively music too. It is great.
We love this book. Everything is there for a reason and builds so well. And there is so much lively music too. It is great.
May 8, 2021
Mastery comes from 10,000 twinkles.
September 24, 2025
Too much trauma from this book to give it anymore Stars
March 15, 2015
The most Current version of the Suzuki Violin Method Books. Get this first Book with the CD.
All TEC: Suzuki Violin students are required to have their own copy of this Suzuki Book. Start by putting the CD on your primary listening devices. Preview the entire CD every day. Listen with the single repeat button on the track you are currently studying.
Listening with the single repeat button will make it possible for your to memorize each of the pieces that you are studying as well as remember them well enough to keep reviewing them once they are mastered. Playing your pieces by memory allows you to use these pieces to develop your technique on the violin.
This Book will not be used for site reading. It will be used to introduce violin skills. Once a student is mastering and internalizing the violin skills they need to play more advanced pieces, other books with easier pieces will be used to help students start reading music and developing reading skills.
Students who have been listening to the Suzuki CD and as much supplementary violin music as possible will have a much easier time learning to read music later. Listening and practicing memorized music help readers hear the sounds and phrazes of the music they are reading in their heads, just as we hear the words of a paragraph in our heads when we read a story.
Take even more advantage of the Suzuki Effect by listening ahead to the CDs for the books which come after the book you are currently studying in. Develop your musical ear to a high level.
All TEC: Suzuki Violin students are required to have their own copy of this Suzuki Book. Start by putting the CD on your primary listening devices. Preview the entire CD every day. Listen with the single repeat button on the track you are currently studying.
Listening with the single repeat button will make it possible for your to memorize each of the pieces that you are studying as well as remember them well enough to keep reviewing them once they are mastered. Playing your pieces by memory allows you to use these pieces to develop your technique on the violin.
This Book will not be used for site reading. It will be used to introduce violin skills. Once a student is mastering and internalizing the violin skills they need to play more advanced pieces, other books with easier pieces will be used to help students start reading music and developing reading skills.
Students who have been listening to the Suzuki CD and as much supplementary violin music as possible will have a much easier time learning to read music later. Listening and practicing memorized music help readers hear the sounds and phrazes of the music they are reading in their heads, just as we hear the words of a paragraph in our heads when we read a story.
Take even more advantage of the Suzuki Effect by listening ahead to the CDs for the books which come after the book you are currently studying in. Develop your musical ear to a high level.
August 19, 2014
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Suzuki
if your looking to read in multiple languages this is the book for you. I bought this in k I idle version as I didn't wantto wait for the book. very little English! very disappointed!
Suzuki
if your looking to read in multiple languages this is the book for you. I bought this in k I idle version as I didn't wantto wait for the book. very little English! very disappointed!
January 30, 2012
Back in the good old days, when it was considered a large accomplishment to play twinkle twinkle little star. (try saying that 3 tymes fast!)
December 4, 2015
استفدت منه كثيرًَا فى تعلم العزف على الة الكمان
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April 11, 2016Great book with many beginner songs to learn. It also gives an introduction on how to hold the bow, the violin, maintenance and violin techniques.
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November 6, 2009I am playing violin so it helps me so I do not have to memorize it.
August 6, 2010
Well I read this when I was like five and I think it has some really great teaching techniques!
June 11, 2017
If you are a beginner, this book can be a good start.
May 12, 2017
Suzuki's methods is one of the most versatile methods to learn and teach violin , but it should contain an additional part or chapter that describes music notation and short notes about music theory , after all this book helped my violin technique and notation in a very very big way
i even use it in teaching my students in courses . so a big hand here for Mr. Suzuki
i even use it in teaching my students in courses . so a big hand here for Mr. Suzuki
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