Students who complete this book have an excellent foundation in note reading that will improve every aspect of their playing as they progress. Teachers can add bowings these exercises to increase the level of difficulty for their students.Īlthough this is not a stand alone method book, I Can Read Music is an excellent supplement to any method book your teacher uses. Martin begins with basic rhythms like quarter notes and half notes, and gradually introduces all the rhythmic values, including ties, in a variety of time signatures.
The rhythm section of this method book focuses on time signatures and feeling the beat right from the start. As the lessons increase in difficulty, students learn pattern recognition, step-wise and leap-wise movement, and the importance of intervals. Martin has expertly written tunes that are impossible to guess, so students are forced to only rely on their note reading skills to play. It is quite common for Suzuki students to think they can read music, but in reality they are using their extraordinary listening skills to guess which notes come next. Students with very strong aural skills sometimes rely on their ears to guess the notes instead of relying on their eyes to read the notes. The real beauty of this book is randomness of pitches in many of the lines. In the beginning, each lesson introduces one new note, so students gradually build upon their knowledge. Students can easily track the movement of the note head, which indicates changes in pitch. The pitch exercises start with the open A string and 1st finger on A.
Everything is written in large print, which is easier to read than traditional, small print music. Students can easily track their progress, because it is easy to complete several lessons in each practice session. Each page is a new lesson, consisting of 5 lines of music. In this book, the pitch and rhythm aspects of note reading are separated, so students can learn each skill solidly before combining them. It teaches students the fundamentals of note reading in a clear, kid friendly way. I Can Read Music, by Joanne Martin, is an excellent companion to the Suzuki Books. Suzuki Book without CD $8.99 Suzuki Book with CD $19.99 The most important thing is that the student listens to the recording daily, so decide which is most convenient for you. Other students have a CD player that they like to use. Many students prefer downloading digital versions of the recordings, so they can listen on their phone or tablet. Suzuki Volumes can be purchased either with or without the CD recording.
There are 10 Suzuki Volumes in total, with repertoire ranging from Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star to Mozart Violin Concertos. Most students finish this book in 1 to 1.5 years. This method book can take anywhere from 9 months to 3 years to complete, based on the student’s age and quantity of practice. Students learn 3 different finger patterns, slurs, hooked bowings, and various musical forms. The second half of the book introduces the D string, and the “low 2” finger pattern, with pieces in the key of G major. Students learn to play using the A and E strings for the first half of the book, mostly in the key of A Major. Many Suzuki and traditional teachers prefer this book for its compelling repertoire and systematic approach to new techniques. And I'm aware that there are a lot of different fingerings for that section too (some involving harmonics, some not), so having several copies is no bad idea.īut in fact yesterday I realised I had volume 1 of the Baerenreiter op5 because I found it in a charity shop, so I ordered volume 2 - I can't have it incomplete, can I!Īnd it seems like I did the right thing, as the Lichtenberg seems to be published by Schirmer, and it's unavailable in the UK (I can't imagine why).Suzuki Violin School Volume One is an excellent, comprehensive method book for beginners that covers a wide variety of essential techniques. Oddly, they ignore the second section (bars 17-32), and I can't decide if it's because they think it's too simple or too difficult with those positions shifts (what's your opinion on that?). I'm asking because the ABRSM have prescribed some of the variations for their grade 5 exam, and I feel ready to start working on it next month (the material, not the exam). I seem to remember another version that was simplified but the one I play has "Variations sérieusee" Edited and fingered by Leopold Lichienberg.
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