Suzuki Violin Book 3 List Of Songs
Kristee Summerford
Here are a few examples, from a few different levels of study, of pieces that are in the Suzuki books: Go Tell Aunt Rhody, The Happy Farmer by Schumann, Boccherini Minuet, Vivaldi Concertos in A minor or G minor, the Bach Double, La Folia by Corelli, Handel Sonatas in F major or D major, Bach Concerto in A minor, Mozart Violin Concertos in A major or D major... Here is a list of all the violin literature in all the Suzuki Books; and here is all the viola repertoire. Unfortunately I could not find a similar list for cello.
After about Book 5, it's not uncommon for teachers and students to branch out into the vast repertoire that is available - either while still studying the all or some of the repertoire that is in the Suzuki books, or letting go of them entirely.
If I were answering this vote right after college, my answer to it would be that "my teacher wasn't Suzuki, but I've studied some pieces that are in the books." I did not study the Suzuki way as a child, but I did learn pieces such as the Vivaldi Concerto in A minor, the Bach Double, Mozart Concertos 4 and 5 (and 3), La Folia, etc.
However, in my late 20s I started taking the training courses for teaching Suzuki, and over a period of about five years, I learned all the pieces I hadn't studied before. For that reason, I can now say I have played "every piece in every book." But I've certainly played some of them a lot more than others!
Incidentally, 10 years ago a Violinist.com reader posted the discussion, Has anyone ever actually completed the Suzuki method?, and the first person to answer was LA Phil Associate Concertmaster Nathan Cole, who said, "Yes!"
How about you? Did you study from the Suzuki books? Did you study traditionally, but still use some of the books? Are you one of those rare birds who has learned very piece in every book? Did you start with Suzuki and then switch courses, mid-way through? Are you still in the books? Please participate in the vote, and then tell us your story!
You might also like:
- Discussion: Has anyone ever actually completed the Suzuki method?
- What is the Suzuki Method?
- Interview with Hilary Hahn: Recording Suzuki Books 1-3 and Returning from Sabbatical
- Interview with Augustin Hadelich: Recording Suzuki Violin Books 4-6
April 9, 2023 at 06:36 AM I went through violin books 1 through 6 (mostly) as a child, and for piano I went through books 1 through 5, though by the time I was on book 5 I just moved to a piano teacher who is non-Suzuki. I did go through Suzuki books a bit longer than most of my peers, maybe because my possibly autistic brain insisted it was necessary, but I don't know. I was definitely suplementing with repertoire from other sources by the end of book 2 or so on both instruments.
April 9, 2023 at 11:55 AM My childhood teacher used Whistler books and rep compendia. When I returned to the violin in my 40s my new teacher started me in Suzuki Book 4 and we did everything through Book 6 plus the Bach Cto from Book 7 and the Eccles from 8.
April 9, 2023 at 12:16 PM I replied most through 5/6 - but actually I never did Suzuki (I predate them) but used them for self-teaching when I returned to the instrument. Thus, I started at about book 3. Once I reached 5 there didn't seem much point continuing without the guidance of a teacher and my interests went elsewhere.
April 9, 2023 at 04:00 PM When I was taking lessons Suzuki wasn't a thing yet. I voted "no Suzuki". I did play some pieces that are in Suzuki but the teacher did not have Suzuki's help in picking them.
April 9, 2023 at 07:21 PM I was self-taught until I was well past that level, and Suzuki was not the main thing I used (it relies too much on the teacher to provide technical instruction), but went through all the pieces in Suzuki violin books 1-4 and into book 5. I don't have any Suzuki viola books, but they're more or less the same as the violin books until halfway through book 4.
April 9, 2023 at 08:52 PM I am old enough to precede the Suzuki era, at least for the USA. I have played some of the pieces featured in the Suzuki books, but have never used those editions. Among other things, they have too many fingerings, which leads to a student playing by the numbers instead by the notes. If a student already owns a Suzuki book, I will use it. Example; I have a student starting on the Bach double concerto. I replaced his Suzuki edition with a photo-copy of an Ur-text edition.
April 10, 2023 at 12:44 AM I did Suzuki for about 3-4 years, and then switched to a conventional teacher. I can't remember which book I stopped on, but it was before the real concertos started to get dropped in.
April 10, 2023 at 03:07 PM I played part of Book 9, but in a different edition, for a Diploma that I scraped through. Several other works I played (some studied with my pre-Suzuki teachers, including part of Book 10 in another edition with my father before he passed me on to his former teacher, who then shifted me to Vivaldi G-minor) also appear in the Suzuki books.
It's a question that my students and their parents seem to ask each other on a regular basis. Good news! As of last week, you can download all the recordings from Amazon! Since it's a pain to search for these on Amazon, I went to the trouble for you and have compiled this list of all the MP3 downloadable recordings available for the violin, viola, cello and bass Suzuki books.
You will notice there are a number of options available for violin. A word to the wise! Most teachers now use the Revised Editions, and the recording that corresponds to the Revised Editions is the newest one, the version by William Preucil. If you still are not sure which one to get, ask your teacher.
Suzuki Violin Book 1
Hilary Hahn: Amazon affiliate link or iTunes
David Cerone: Amazon affiliate link or iTunes
David Nadien: Amazon affiliate link or iTunes
Shinichi Suzuki: Amazon affiliate link or iTunes
Suzuki Violin Book 2
Hilary Hahn: Amazon affiliate link or iTunes
David Cerone: Amazon affiliate link or iTunes
David Nadien: Amazon Music affiliate link or iTunes
Shinichi Suzuki: Amazon Music affiliate link or iTunes
Suzuki Violin Book 3
Hilary Hahn: Amazon Music affiliate link or iTunes
David Cerone: Amazon Music affiliate link, no iTunes link
Shinichi Suzuki: Amazon Music affiliate link or iTunes
Suzuki Cello Books 1 and 2 (Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi): Amazon Music affiliate link or iTunes
Suzuki Cello Books 3 and 4 (Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi): Amazon Music affiliate link or iTunes
Suzuki Cello Book 5 (Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi): Amazon Music affiliate link or iTunes
Suzuki Cello Book 6 (Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi): Amazon Music affiliate link or iTunes
Suzuki Cello Book 7 (Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi): Amazon Music affiliate link or iTunes
Suzuki Cello Book 8 (Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi): Amazon Music affiliate link or iTunes
If you've read my blog for a while, you might remember that my daughter started taking Suzuki violin lessons last fall at age four and a half. She had expressed an interest in learning violin after listening repeatedly to a fictional story featuring Vivaldi's music. I was concerned that formal music lessons might require too much rigor for her age, but we took the leap after talking with friends who had started Suzuki lessons young. Now, a year later, I'm thrilled that we started lessons when we did, and my daughter has loved playing!
Teach violin with the popular Suzuki Violin School. The Suzuki Method of Talent Education is based on Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Shinichi Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are taught using the "mother-tongue" approach. Each series of books for a particular instrument in the Suzuki Method is considered a Suzuki music school, such as the Suzuki Violin School. Suzuki lessons are generally given in a private studio setting with additional group lessons. The student listens to the recordings and works with their Suzuki violin teacher to develop their potential as a musician and as a person.
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