Suzuki Violin School, Volume 1 (Revised Edition)

The Essential Method for Teaching Violin

The Suzuki Violin School, Volume 1, is a foundational text for violin students and teachers, offering a complete guide to the Suzuki Method®, which encourages children to learn music in the same way they learn to speak their native language. The revised edition of this book features enhanced editing, exercises, and valuable insight, making it the perfect resource for teaching and learning the violin.

Key Features of the Revised Edition:

• Revised Editing of Pieces:
  Includes updated bowings and fingerings to ensure consistency and improve technique.

• 16 Additional Pages:
  Expanded content to help deepen the learning experience.

• Additional Exercises:
  Exercises are included, some written by Shinichi Suzuki, along with extra insights and suggestions for teachers.

• Multilingual Text:
  Text available in English, French, German, and Spanish, making it accessible to a wide audience.

• Musical Notation Guide:
  A helpful guide for students to understand musical notation better.

• Fingerboard Position:
  Clearly marked finger positions to guide students as they progress.

Pieces Included:

• Principles of Study and Guidance
• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Variations (Suzuki)
• Lightly Row (Folk Song)
• 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 (Bayly)
• Allegro (Suzuki)
• Perpetual Motion (Suzuki)
• Allegretto (Suzuki)
• Andantino (Suzuki)
• Etude (Suzuki)
• Minuet 1, Minuet III from Suite in G Minor for Klavier, BWV 822 (Bach)
• Minuet 2, Minuet, BWV Anh. II 116 from Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (Bach)
• Minuet 3, Minuet BWV Anh. II 114/Anh. III 183 (Bach)
• The Happy Farmer from Album for the Young, Op. 68, No. 10 (Schumann)
• Gavotte (Gossec)

About the Suzuki Method

The Suzuki Method is built on the belief that every child has innate potential. By creating a nurturing environment and providing a musical "language" immersion, children can develop their musicality, just as they learn their native language. With private lessons, group lessons, and the use of recorded music, students progress at their own pace, gaining both technical skills and a love for music.

Whether you are a teacher or a student, the Suzuki Violin School, Volume 1 (Revised Edition) is an indispensable resource to start the violin journey with a strong foundation.