Augustin Hadelich's Recordings of Suzuki Books 4, 5, 6!!
New Violin Recordings, Volumes 4–6
The International Suzuki Association, in conjunction with Alfred Music, is pleased to announce the highly anticipated recordings of Suzuki Violin, Volumes 4–6 by internationally renowned violinist, Augustin Hadelich, in collaboration with pianist Kuang-Hao Huang.
The ISA Violin Committee is indebted to violinist Augustin Hadelich and pianist Kuang-Hao Huang for their exacting standards during the exhausting recording sessions for Volumes 4-6. These performers brought tremendous energy, artistry, and dedication to bear in all aspects of their collaboration for these recordings. Augustin expressed many times his appreciation for the honor of being selected as the recording artist, and for the opportunity to make a lasting contribution to the world-wide Suzuki community. These are recordings that students, parents, and teachers will enjoy listening to for years to come.
The new recordings will replace all existing ones associated with the Suzuki Violin School International Editions, Volumes 4–6, and will be available as: Violin Part Book, Piano Accompaniment Book, Violin Part Book & CD, and CD only. The recordings will feature listening tracks that include violin and piano, as well as piano accompaniment only tracks for play-along purposes. They will be available for teaching and practice purposes in SmartMusic, and are now available for digital download on alfred.com, the iTunes Store®, and Amazon.
Augustin Hadelich appears courtesy of Warner Classics.
Recording Links:
Hilary Hahn's Recordings of Suzuki Books 1, 2, 3!!
The long-awaited release of Hilary Hahn's recordings for our first three books has finally arrived!
Ms. Hahn said, "I was delighted to be asked to record Suzuki violin Books, 1–3. During the sessions, I thought about the current and future students, their parents and teachers who would hear these recordings. I’m moved to be part of their experiences with the violin. These pieces were played with love and care, and I hope Suzuki violinists will enjoy listening to this music every day.”
MacPhail Suzuki Buddy Program
The Buddy Program is a practicing program between students in MacPhail’s Suzuki Talent Education department. We connect students who are established on their instruments and who enjoy working with other kids!
The Buddy Program is open to all instrument groups!
Mentors: Age minimum: 12 years old
Level minimum: Book 4
Mentees: Age minimum: 6 years old
Level Minimum: Folk Songs polished
How it works
- Coordinators pair students
- Students get together at one or the other's home
- 20 minutes of practicing, 20 minute snack-break, 20 more minutes of practicing
- Work only on what teacher is focusing on; use lesson notes as guidelines for work (Singularly most critical expectation)
- Buddy Party and Buddy Recital each year
To participate in the Buddy Program, fill out this online sign-up form.
SAA Podcasts!!
Check out the SAA's Podcasts!!
These are brief interviews with icons in the national Suzuki community giving us great inspiration.
You will find the whole series on my Parents' Resources page. Each is ~15-20 minutes long.
While you are commuting, running, cooking...
Nurtured by Love biographical video
Have you seen this marvelous video? Just under 60 minutes long, it features performances and interviews with key figures in the Suzuki world, all speaking about the work of Shin'ichi Suzuki.
Fave Violin Recordings
Here are a few of my favorite things...!
Mozart G Maj Concerto:
Hilary Hahn
Bazzini; Scherzo Fantastique
'La Ronde des Lutins’
James Ehnes & Eduard Laurel
You know how much I love Gil Shaham's playing…all my students know…so a parent of a former student sent me this link to a NYT feature called "In Performance": in it, Gil Shaham is playing Bach's Partita No.3 in E-Gigue; enjoy!
It’s beautifully done; just him standing in a sound studio—you can really see the angles of his fingers landing on the fingerboard, and look how loose his bow index finger is!!!! Plus watch his face when he makes a goof, and listen to how he adds ornamentation rarely heard from modern players.
This one minute and 46 seconds is a lesson. You can take a lesson from Gil Shaham. He’s so awesome.
Now, Hilary Hahn was 18 when she made these Bach recordings. Unbelievable. Do you know what she's up to now?? Look up her FBk page!
Stefan Grappelli & Yehudi Menuhin <sigh> jazz violin:
Look up the FBk pages of Anne-Sophie Mutter--my Mozart idol when I was a teenager--and Anne Akiko Meyers...they're so inspiring!!
Origins of Suzuki Repertoire
When Shinichi Suzuki chose repertoire for the violin school, painstakingly ordering it in a deliberate chronology of skill development, he drew from a wide canon of music, not all originally for the violin.
Some of his choices were based upon folk songs he learned while studying in Germany, some were from the canon of songs composers wrote for their own children or students. Some choices were from the canons of other instruments or genres!
Delve into this exhaustive index of our beloved repertoire, compiled by Mark Polesky. He clarifies several of the vagaries instituted through the publishing process, such as "Gavotte" and "Largo". It's a brilliant endeavor!
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Suzuki Method Books: Here is the beginning of a list of books either They are organized alphabetically by title. I highly recommend starting with the My favorite classic titles are Great practicing aides are in dark blue. History/bio subjects are in teal. Child Development subjects are in purple.
A Parent's Guide To String Instrument Study A Suzuki Parent's Diary Ability Development from Age Zero Between Parent and Teacher Everything Depends on How We Raise Them Expanding Horizons; The Suzuki-Trained Violinist Games and Motivation for The Suzuki Violin Student Helping Parents Practice How Muscles Learn - Teaching the Violin with How To Get Your Child To Practice Without How to Talk so Kids Will Listen I Can Play My Violin Just As Well As Jeremy Can! The Inner Game Of Music Journey Down the Kreisler Highway Kids, Parents and Power Struggles Mommy, Can We Practice Now? Nurtured By Love Nurture By Nature: Understand You Child's Positive Personality Profiles Practiceopedia Punished by Rewards Raising Your Spirited Child Recollections of a Peripatetic Pedagogue Violin Verses Sharpen Your Tools, Volume 1 Shinichi Suzuki: The Man And His Philosophy Stories of Composers Stories of Women Composers For Young Musicians Student's Guide To The Great Composers Suzuki Education in Action Teaching From the Balance Point Teaching With An Open Heart The Suzuki Violinist: A Guide for Teachers and Parents The Violin: A Social History of the World's They're Rarely Too Young and Never Time to Practice: A Companion for Parents To Learn With Love When Can I Clap, Daddy?
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Fun Practice Tools
I saw this wonderful vendor at a Suzuki conference and loved her practicing ideas!! She is a Suzuki teacher and a Suzuki mom who started her business by making practice aids for her own daughter.
Make a beautiful bow hold and keep it still while all the shapes float down!
Track your repetitions with these cute panda stickers! Suzuki's favorite!
More pandas--can you balance these on your [head, box, violin, shoulder]?!
Here's another way to count repetitions!
She also offers a wide array of free downloadables like practice charts, bingo games, and more.
Proudly Promoting this Practice Planner
Look at this great 52wk practice planner designed by a Suzuki mom in our own program!
We reviewed it as a faculty and love it! If you'd like a copy, please inquire at your lesson.
Quality of Instruction is Critical
Remember, the Suzuki Method is only as good as the teacher teaching it. Always look up the credentials of the teachers with whom you study, and look up the roots of those credentials. We all have teacher 'family'-trees, and you can identify (and identify with!) the legacies that we all carry forward.
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