Supplementary repertoire for book 5/6 suzuki student?

March 1, 2010 at 08:39 PM ·

There is much supplemental solo music in the CD Sheet Music CD-ROM disk "Violin solos and Duets" ( http://www.cdsheetmusic.com/products/disk_contents.cfm?product=1 ). I mean, like and entire library's worth! At a price of about $20 you can't go wrong. You can download it into a computer and either print the pieces you want or read them off the computer screen. Foot pedals are sold (elsewhere) that allow you to advance the music as you play from the screen. To work on a piece you would want to print it so you can mark fingerings (and carry it around with you).

It does not have everything appropriate, but, Meditation that you mentioned, is in there, and Monti's Czardas, Kreisler's Melody-from Gluck. Another good piece at this level is the Tchaikovsky Melodie. The "Swan" is a cello piece, and as such is good at level 6 or so, but as a violin piece it lacks richness and is a challenge only in what is required to sustain tone and continuity (otherwise, more level 4, in my opinion, for violin).

Andy

Andy

March 2, 2010 at 02:08 PM ·

Thanks, Andy.  I've been looking for something like that for a long time.

March 2, 2010 at 02:26 PM ·

Since you are in NJ, your local music store may have a copy of the New York State School Music Association manual (NYSSMA). The level 4 & 5 list would be right up your girl's line since it includes much of Suzuki books 4-6.  An inexpensive way to a little collection is Barbara Barber's Solos for Young Violinists vol.2 ,  which includes Beriot  Air Varie  & Bohm Sarabande (level 4's), and Bohm Intro & Polonaise fr. Arabesken & Rieding Concerto in G.  Vol.4 has 3 level 5's inc. Severn Polish Dance.  All interesting & lively pieces. Others that I like and which my students tend to select include: Accolay Concerto no.1, Borowski Adoration,  Dancla Air Varies, Debussy La Fille..., Faure' Apres un Reve, Dvorak Sonatina, Kreisler (Sicilienne & Rigaudon, Tempo di Minuetto, Sarabande & Allegretto),  Wieniawski Legende,  You could also look at Telemann Sonatinas, Sonatas or Fantasies, though a Suzuki kid often will have had enough baroque.  Or Mozart Sonatas. I've wondered why Dr.S. chose 2 concerti w/o some sonata movements first.  Sue

March 2, 2010 at 05:53 PM ·

I played Monti's Csardas around the same time I was working through Suzuki Book 6. I really enjoyed that piece since it was *so* different from the sort of music found in Suzuki :)

March 2, 2010 at 08:55 PM ·

Thank you for all of the suggestions!   When I can get my computer to start playing youtube videos again, I will check them all out. 

And if anyone else has a favorite piece at this level to recommend, please do.  The more, the better.

AJ

May 7, 2011 at 08:45 AM ·

Just came accross Mimi Zweig's (a suzuki pedagogue) repertoire lists online.  These are linked to the study book-level and very useful to match supplementary pieces:

http://www.boisestate.edu/music/pedagogylit/stringlit/Administration/zweig/sequence.html

useful to anyone else to as another percpective on graded repertoire,,,

Note to add - it also has suggested technical studies for each level.  I assume the groupings refer to sub-levels too - from what I know they make sense...