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Solos for Young Violinists Violin and Piano Parts

Solos for Young Violinists is a graded series of works ranging from elementary to advanced levels representing an exciting variety of styles and techniques for violinists — a valuable resource for teachers and students of all ages. Many of the works in this collection have long been recognized as stepping stones to the major violin repertoire, while others are newly published pieces for further choices of study.

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1 Star No violin part as a previous review said
As another customer review said, this package delivered quickly but without violin part. It is confusing that the left upper corner of the book says violin and piano part but inside the book says piano part, I guess Amazon shipping clerk was not aware of this should be a two book package?

2 Stars Warning: this is volume 6!
We ordered this book for our daughter upon the recommendation of her violin teacher. The music seemed much too difficult for her – then we noticed that it was Volume 6 of a series! Nowhere in the description of the book does it mention this is Volume 6. Looking back now, with a magnifying glass (literally), I can see volume 6 in the left-hand corner of the picture of the book. But even when you look at the front cover view, the top is cut off so you wouldn’t see anything about Volume 6. We would be returning it but her teacher offered to buy it from us. Now we will go to a local store to make sure we are purchasing the correct item, which we should have done in the first place. Very misleading description.

1 Star No Violin Part
Amazon shipped this order twice without including the violin part. Finally I gave up and ordered it from another source. Return was a minor hassle as Amazon told me to preprint a return label which they they wanted to charge me for via deduction from refund. After a protest they came around and refunded entire price.

4 Stars Good music, but a little tough for a true beginner
These solos start with a few quite easy songs, but very quickly the solos become much more difficult. There doesn’t seem to be much for the “just a little better than rank beginner” player. That said, the music is much more satisfying than most available in books for beginning players.

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Suzuki Violin School Vol 3

The SUZUKI METHOD of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki’s view that every child is born with ability, and that man is the son of his environment. According to Dr. 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. Suzuki Violin School Materials include: Violin Parts (Vol. 1-10) * Piano Accompaniments (Vol. 1-10) * Cassettes (Vol. 1-3 performed by Shinichi Suzuki, Vol. 4-8 performed by Koji Toyoda) * Compact Discs (Vol. 5-8, performed by Koji Toyoda) * David Cerone Performs Suzuki Violin School (Cassettes & Compact Discs, Vol. 1-4) * David Nadien Performs Suzuki Violin School (Cassettes and Compact Discs, Vol. 1-4). Suzuki Method Core Materials available for piano, violin, viola, cello, string bass, flute, harp, guitar, and recorder.

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5 Stars Suzuki method is THE method for learning violin
I grew up learning the Suzuki method and believe in it 100%. But, until you are an accomplished violinist (not accomplished at Volume 3), the most benefits will be realized by direction, not by self-teaching. Suzuki method is also a philosophy – look for the book by Suzuki himself explaining this. My violin teacher made all her students’ parents read this when we started lessons.

This collection of songs not only is a good collection to learn various techniques on the violin, but I still have fun years later playing them over and over.

5 Stars Just as fabulous as the previous volumes
Having now progressed to volume 5, I can tell you how wonderful the Suzuki method really is.

Volume 3 is where the difficulty begins to mount. The difficulty is to prepare you for Volume 4, in which new elements are introduced. Practice makes perfect, however, and playing songs instead of pratices helps build tonalization and intonation. The only it does not build, however, is good sight reading. This is not really developed until the 4th volume.

Suzuki method is not designed, however, for self-taught students. In response to another reviewer, the method is designed to help an instructor instruct the student by presenting a collection os pieces that help build the aforementioned items.

3 Stars Okay but not so great
Decent collection of music but litte variation in theme. Little to no assistance/tips for the student. Okay but not so great.

5 Stars Excellent
Suzuki method fails to disappoint me again. The songs advance a little with each book, but just enough to keep it challenging.

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