Break down Suzuki Vol 1- Vol 8

    
Break down Suzuki Vol 1- Vol 8    12:57 on Monday, June 21, 2010          

spirits
(9 points)
Posted by spirits

I understand that there are purpose for every piece of Suzuki's music. Would any professional violinist liked to explain what each music is trying to tell us to learn?
For example, in Lightly Row for Book 1, it's introducing "String Crossing" for the A and E string.

I understand some of the intent is introduced in the Suzuki book, but there's not enough explanation.

For "Perpetual Motion in A major", it's instructing you what to do, but doesn't tell its intent, which is to get used playing & getting used to the motion of the notes in A and E strings. I can only see the reasoning behind this music because it's an easy piece. However, it gets difficult to recognize as we play along. I may think I know, but the pros will see something else.


I hope some Professional Violinist here have the time to list Suzuki's intent. That way, I can have a better understanding and can pay more attention what you point out.

Thanks


Re: Break down Suzuki Vol 1- Vol 8    16:49 on Wednesday, June 23, 2010          

vinhviolinist
(8 points)
Posted by vinhviolinist

Book 1

-Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: crossing bows
-Lightly Row: Quarter notes and half notes
-Song of the Wind: crossing bows with eighth notes
-Go Tell Aunt Rhody: mixture of 8th notes, quarter notes, half notes
-O Come, Little Children: eighth rest and diminuendo, pickup note
-May Song: dynamics in A and E string
-Long, Long Ago: dynamic changes, D, A, and E string
-Allegro: staccato and legato notes, !****!, fermata
-Perpetual Motion in A major: consistency with eighth notes in A and E string
-Allegretto: staccato with accents, counting eighth notes and quarter notes
-Andantino: Mixture of staccato notes, accents with half notes included, more on D string
-Etude: eighth notes consistency on all strings
-Minuet 1: staccato slurred notes, repeats, dynamics, crescendo to mf
-Minuet 2: legato eighth notes, triplets, D sharp, use the whole bow on loner notes
-Minuet 3: grace note, 4th finger on E string
-The Happy Farmer: D, A, and E string, playing forte and counting, pickup note, bow management
-Gavotte: cut time, eighth notes that are staccato (play them off the string), 16th notes, pizzicato notes, repeat and play to fine


   




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