Violins and Materials

Violins

Most families buy or rent violins from a music store. I can make recommendations on violin size and suggest stores that provide good quality violins.

Suzuki Method Violin CD

You can get the CD "Suzuki Violin School, Volume 1" (revised edition preferred) either before you start lessons, or when you begin. Start by just playing it in the background as much as possible. The more your child listens to the CD, the faster the progress. Listening to the CD helps to develop an accurate sense of pitch, accurate rhythm, beautiful tone quality, good phrasing, and musical expression. Memorization is reinforced and rate of progress is accelerated according to how much a student listens to the CD. Most neighborhood music stores carry the CD and I can also make suggestions about where to purchase it.

Suzuki Method Violin Book

You can purchase the book "Suzuki Violin School, Volume 1" (revised edition preferred) when you begin lessons, or wait until later. We will start out playing by ear in the early stages with a gradual transition to music reading later on, after establishing a good musical foundation.

Recommended Reading

"Nurtured by Love," by Shinichi Suzuki