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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
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