Suzuki Violin School Volume 1-10 (Violin Part)

The violin method was compiled and edited by Suzuki in ten volumes beginning with Suzukis Variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and ending with two Mozart concertos. The first 3 books are mostly graded arrangements of music not originally written for solo violin although book 1 contains several original compositions by Suzuki for violin & piano. These arrangements are drawn from folk tunes and from composers such as Bach Telemann Dvořák Beethoven Schubert Handel Paganini Boccherini and Brahms. Books 4–10 continue the graded selection by incorporating standard or traditional student violin solos by Seitz Vivaldi Bach Veracini Corelli Dittersdorf Rameau Handel Mozart Fiocco and others. The Suzuki violin repertoire is currently in the process of being revised by the International Suzuki Association and as part of the revision process each regional Suzuki Association provides a recommended list of supplemental repertoire appropriate for students in books 6-8. The SAA supplemental repertoire list includes pieces by Bach Kreisler Elgar Bartok Shostakovich Copland and others (Suggested Supplementary Repertoire 2013 and Preucil 1985).

The most recent audio recordings are Books 1-3 recorded by Hilary Hahn and released in 2020. Audio recordings for books 1–4 are also available in separate albums by artists such as David Nadien David Cerone Yukari Tate and Shinichi Suzuki. Recordings of volumes 1–4 by William Preucil Jr. were released in 2007 along with revised versions of the first 4 books. Recordings for books 5–8 have been made by Koji Toyoda although many of the pieces can be found separately on other artists albums. In 2008 Takako Nishizaki made a complete set of recordings of Books 1-8 for Naxos Records. There are no official recordings of books 9 and 10 but these books simply being Mozarts A major and D major violin concertos have readily available recordings by various violinists. Completing the 10 volumes is not the end of the Suzuki journey as many Suzuki violin teachers traditionally continue with the Bruch and Mendelssohn concertos along with pieces from other composers such as Paradis Mozart and Kreisler.