Summy-Birchard Suzuki Viola School, Volume 8 (International Edition) - Suzuki - Viola - Book/CD

Author: Shinichi Suzuki
Performers: Viola - Michael Isaac Strauss, Piano Accompaniment - R. Kent Cook
Format: Book with CD
Instrumentation: Viola

Teach viola with the popular Suzuki Viola School. The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Shinichi Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are taught using the "mother-tongue" approach.

Each series of books for a particular instrument in the Suzuki Method is considered a Suzuki music school, such as the Suzuki Viola School. Suzuki lessons are generally given in a private studio setting with additional group lessons. The student listens to the recordings and works with their Suzuki viola teacher to develop their potential as a musician and as a person. This Suzuki Book & CD, Volume 8, is integral for Suzuki viola lessons. The included CD of the Suzuki viola method, Volume 8, features recordings by Michael Isaac Strauss accompanied by R. Kent Cook.

Contents:

• Three-Octave Exercises
• Concerto in B-flat Minor (Vivaldi/Preucil)
• Song Without Words, Op. 109 (Mendelssohn/Preucil)
• Advanced Shifting Exercises
• Sonata in D Major (for Violin and Piano), Sarabande (Leclair/Preucil)
• Sonata in D Major (for Violin and Piano), Tambourin (Leclair/Preucil)
• Fantasia VII for Solo Viola (Telemann/Preucil)
• Fantasie for Viola and Orchestra (Hummel/Preucil)
• Romanze, Op. 85 (Bruch/Preucil)
• Toccata (Frescobaldi/Cassado/Preucil)