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| | Product Details | | Author: | Dr. Shinichi Suzuki | | Sheet music: | 48 pages | | Publisher: | Alfred Publishing | | Publication Date: | August 22, 2007 | | Language: | German, English, French, Spanish | | ISBN: | 0739048112 | | Product Length: | 11.78 inches | | Product Width: | 8.91 inches | | Product Height: | 0.26 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.43 pounds | | Package Length: | 11.81 inches | | Package Width: | 8.82 inches | | Package Height: | 0.39 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.44 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 52 reviews |
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| | Features | Book & CD Pages: 48By Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, CD Violinist is William PreucilFormat Book & CD
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86 of 91 found the following review helpful:
 great repertoire! Jul 09, 2004
By jed clampett
"michael mclaughlin"
If your child is beginning violin these books and cds may well be part of the curicculum. I'm a bit older and decided to teach myself violin after dabbling a little with fiddle music. The first 3 books of this series really give you a great foundation and contain some great pieces to play. They are challanging enough but it's at book 4 that things start to get more intermediate with the Bach double concerto for instance. Don't get me wrong though because in the first 3 books there is really a wealth of great materialincluding several Bach pieces, Dvorak's Humoresque and many more familiar works. Of course you will definetly want and need to get the cds that accompany each book and as well as each piece with the piano accompanyment they also contain the accompanyment alone so you can practice the violin along with just that. I see amazon is charging list price as does almost everyone else, music stores etc. Shar Music, which deals only in violins, violas, cellos and related accessories, has these books and cds for 30% off all the time so you may want to get one of their catalogs. Another great book and cd combo for violin is Solos for Young Violinists, although there's nothing childish about the selection and it is indeed suitable for any age. This is a 6 volume book/cd series and it gets pretty tough even at the end of volume 1, but it's very good. It's by Barbara Barber and also available through Shar. As for teaching yourself; violin teachers will scoff at this but then again they're the ones getting $30.00 for a half hour lesson. Of course there is some wisdom in having a teacher and with violin there is more than a little technique to learn as well as proper form, holding the bow correctly, bowing itself etc., but ultimatly the goal of any teacher should be to teach you to teach yourself. If you know anyone that plays the fiddle, either classically or folk, or both, playing with them can teach you as much as formal lessons. I wouldn't advise against lessons but in a way it's a bit like little league; it might be more fun and less presure to go free form- look and see if there are fiddle associations in your area or county as these often hold monthly jams at a local school where fiddlers just get together to play and jam and you can learn alot by being exposed to this. Also there's alot of book/cd combos that are great learning tools not to mention videos or dvd teaching methods for violin and fiddle styles.
47 of 49 found the following review helpful:
The one, the only and still the greatest May 12, 2003
By John Tilelli MD
"Bookaholic"
To the parents of children undertaking the violin, be advised. The detractors that have reservations about the Suzuki method/book are missing two basic facts a) your child will learn how to play the violin (beautifully with some effort), and b) that this is really the only method that directly addresses the daunting task of teaching a string instrument to a child with pre-reading or early reading skills. Like it or not, agree with it or not, this is the method that your teacher will more probably than not adopt. It really does work; I have seen a string orchestra, taught by Suzuki, performing the Bach Concerto for 2 Violins in which none of the performers was over 12. Lest you read other reviews and be tempted to pass on Suzuki for some more "conventional" method, give this book and a good teacher a try, and be amazed at the skills that your child displays.
20 of 20 found the following review helpful:
very good Feb 23, 2009
By violinmike
I like this new version of Suzuki violin book 1. It's more cluttered looking with the extra text which makes it a little harder to read the notes than the old version, but it does give the new student useful info. Of course, there is nothing like having a teacher help you refine the skills explained in the book.
I also like the ABCs of Violin books and DVDs. Many of my Suzuki colleagues and I think the ABCs of Violin and Viola books are excellent as reading supplements, but we begin adult students in the ABCs of Violin and Viola books which are more appropriate for that age group than the suzuki books.
25 of 28 found the following review helpful:
 A good way to start Feb 27, 2000
This is the first book for a beginner of any age. Students in this method can start as soon as they have any interest in music, as young as 3 years old. The idea is to listen to the audio CD and learn the tone and rythym of notes rather than the technical approach to learning music theory. the student practices a sequence of simple songs designed to teach techique gradually. You can't really learn violin on your own with the book. You need an instructor. It is a good approach and very popular.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Good but needs to be supplemented May 31, 2006
By simplicity778
Suzuki is a collection of some classic pieces of music which many of us violin players grew up on. It has exerpts from many famous composers (presented progressively in terms of skills level) which can be perfect for performances. However, it needs to be supplemented by other method books which allow more practice, especially in order to develop pitch, sight reading, and techniques.
For those starting out, volume 1 may not have a clear enough presentation of the basics of reading music. I usually start my students on "String Builder," which gives a more step-by-step instruction and offers a whole lot more pieces to practice on (and it also has short duets to play together).
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