Suzuki Violin School, Vol 2
$8.00
| Publisher : | Alfred Music; Revised edition (January 1, 1995) |
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| Language : | English |
| Paperback : | 36 pages |
| ISBN-10 : | 0739048120 |
| ISBN-13 : | 978-0739048122 |
| Item Weight : | 4.8 ounces |
| UNSPSC-Code : | Report an incorrect code |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #13 in Music Instruction & Study (Books) |
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| Customer Reviews: | 2,241 ratings |
60 reviews for Suzuki Violin School, Vol 2
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Great for beginners!
Bought this for my 11 year old who plays electric guitar. At first I didn’t love that it wasn’t full songs but it’s great for his short attention span. It’s handy for short practice sessions and easy to learn from. Glad I bought it!
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Use for repetoire, don’t use for learning
I’m a guitar teacher, so my review is biased towards music education. My view of this book is that it has good content – if you can already play some guitar and want to quickly expand your repertoire, this book fits the bill. It has a lot of great and recognizable riffs, and you’re likely to find something in here that you don’t already know and can learn quickly to add to your personal catalog. (Note, many of the “songs” are really just a couple of bars with the main riff, but it’s a good starting point to find songs you’d like to learn.) I use many of these riffs in my lessons. But, and this is a big but, the book leaves a lot to be desired as a “method”. It shows you how to play some things, but addresses virtually none of the why. This stems from – you guessed it – not teaching music, but teaching tabs instead. This leaves the depth of music in this book only surface deep – it’s like learning to read a book out loud, but not understanding what any of the words actually mean.So, I’m going to split the bill and give it 3 stars. If you are an intermediate or better guitar player, you will likely find some useful things in here and can use this book to teach yourself repertoire. But if you are a beginner, do yourself a favor and don’t start here – get yourself a book with an actual music method (I like Hal Leonard’s regular guitar method book) and a good teacher to go through it with. Learning to read music is an invaluable skill to have, and will lend itself to understanding what it is that you’re actually playing.
8 people found this helpful
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this is good for the BEGINNER beginner
This was good for me when I knew absolutely nothing about the guitar. Very short snippets to play and you can hear how it is supposed to sound w the tracks online but these snippets are so well known, you won’t need it
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Fun
Most books are boring but this is fun.
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As a gift I was told it was good.
This was a gift
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Fun
This book is a lot of fun to go through. I will admit however, it is not a part of my daily practice routine, but more a part of when I want to just get on the guitar and noodle. It has a lot of short riffs to it that are fairly simple, even for a beginner. For the price of the book, I definitely recommend it.
One person found this helpful
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Very easy to follow
I like the samples. Very easy to work with.
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Kindle Version has broken multimedia – But the content is good !
Really good book BUT! Once I began reading it none of the audio clips would play in my Kindle apps. Not the Android, not the PC version.The audio clips worked fine when I was looking at the book sample before I purchased.Back to the content… Other than the audio clips not working for me… the rest of the content seems to be really good. Three Stars for the bad audio clips.
4 people found this helpful
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Different from other HL guitar books!
This book takes the beginner approach from their other books and turns it upside down. The “riffs” all start from the lowE string vs starting on the high E. The riffs are easy and mostly well known and fun for the student. The only problem is that they only learn the riffs and not the whole song. The images are all in “tab” orientation and look upside down in the book.
2 people found this helpful
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Tab Method Warning!
Get this. Better on computer or iPad as the music is embedded. If not the included CD has it all. Great way to learn and to learn short riffs.This should be a book anyone starting to play should get. The warning is you’ll wind up buying them all. :-)Fun way to learn.
2 people found this helpful
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Excellent
I would recommend this to others. The audio and text combined make the book very easy to understand. Well done.
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Four Stars
Not all songs complete.
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Four Stars
Great book now why does this one come with a CD but the acoustic one doesn’t?
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Four Stars
Guitar teacher recommended. Was a clean book in great condition.
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Good one.
Good one.
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Three Stars
As expected.
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Great product
Best learning book yet easy to follow and not under done or over your head makes it easy to learn
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No audio/video with Kindle edition
No audio/video with Kindle edition; I am using iPad.
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molto bello
libro molto ben fatto e indispensabile per muovere i primi passi con la chitarra!esercizi carini e divertenti!si imparano i riff più famosi!è scritto in inglese!
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Good book for beginners
I am new to the guitar. The book walks you through it slowly. It’s a good way to start learning small parts of some popular songs you know.
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Great music book
Excellent beginner guitar book
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Good for acoustic or electric beginners
This is a good method for beginning acoustic or electric players wanting to learn TAB. Lots of short snippets of famous tunes in TAB format.
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Four Stars
great thanks
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Recensione Hal Leonard Guitar Tab Method Book One
The author takes us by the hand and guides us step by step through the fantastic world of music, in this case specifically centered on the instrument that, more or less, we all have, at least once, tried to play the guitar!Just an excellent job that the author did in preparing this manual. Inside, many tips, explanations and practical explanations on how to get started, well presented even for a neophyte like me. I was afraid in too difficult a reading and that it would discourage me, but the guide is gradual and helps to make progress starting from the basics.There are tips on how to choose the guitar, what it is made of, how to tune it, the posture to use while playing, scales, chords, etc … It also suggests some techniques for playing without a pick, to embellish the songs, to improvise, in short, a small bible to devour !!!!
One person found this helpful
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enfin une methode pour les debutants
superbe methode pour apprendre les bases de la guitare a travers de morceaux connus tres bonne pedagogie pedagogiea achetez sans hesiter
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Margaret C. –
This book did not come with a CD as my …
This book did not come with a CD as my first book did. I do not know if that was reflected in the price, but that CD was used only less than a handful of times anyway as we preferred to discover practice videos on You-Tube. The pages in this book are very clear and the building of skills in each song is just appropriate, a gentle incline.
3 people found this helpful
Christopher Chamberlin –
Good book
This was a good buy but I wish they included more volumes for the price. Probably would not have bought if it wasn’t a requirement for the class.
One person found this helpful
Lance Mendoza –
Good
What more can I say. It helps you learn the violin.
Tita4u –
Yeah it finally came in.
Yeah it finally came in.
Pedro Serrajordia –
Great book and the best methodology ever!
I strongly recommend the Suzuki methodology! My son started with individual lessons, with instructors coming to our home. When he started with the Suzuki method, his abilities improvement were evident.I recommend the book and the method.
LawyerMom –
Stands the test of time
Our daughter is in her second year of violin lessons and the Suzuki book is recommended by her teachers, just as it was recommended by her father’s violin teachers a generation ago.
mommykins –
Great value
My daughter is almost finished with Suzuki Book 1 and she is very excited about moving on to Book 2. Great value on Amazon!
A C Peters –
Technically accurate.
Technically accurate. No complaints about that. But I heard that the artist was convicted of harassment. Kinda a turn off, but the songs recorded are good and accurate.
One person found this helpful
Charity –
Guided Purchase, but a Hit for the Budding Violinist in our Family
Bought this book for my son (age 9) at his violin teacher’s direction. He seems to love it and to enjoy trying to work ahead in it, too. He prefers it to a couple of other violin instruction books he’s had in the past.
Collisha –
Great lesson book
Great book. Book just as described.
Princess Zakiyah –
Always order books from here
I have ordered all of my daughters books from here. They are a great price and the books are always new with crisp pages. Never had a problem with seller.
BurnArm –
It is good.
This book is good for kids who just started violin.
Mr. A –
My daughter is not using this book yet. I …
My daughter is not using this book yet. I bought this book with volume one because I was overzealous :). But she likes the volume 1 so far. I’ll change my review sometimes in the future when she starts using it.
Marvin D. Shafer –
DIY the violin
Im 70 and learning to play the violin on my own. These work search YouTube with Suziki and the song name to get inspired by professionals
ks –
Great series
The Suzuki books are great for the beginning violinist.The instructions are clear (if not a little wordy, as there are instructions given in multiple languages throughout the book) and the pieces are of an appropriate level–not too challenging but challenging enough to be interesting.I started playing the violin 5 months ago and despite having zero experience with the instrument, I found it relatively easy to learn with the help of these books.
Sarah –
Just right
Came in perfect condition. Was suggested by my daughter’s orchestra teacher for extra practice.
Valeria –
Aprender
Acorde a lo esperado
Kortni –
bought the wrong item
Still needing to return this item as I bought a violin book instead of a viola book. but it looks like I may have missed my return window…not too sure
Reina –
Great lesson book
My daughter self teaches herself with suzuki. This book has been working so well.
Amazon Customer –
A great book
My son is using this book for his violin class. It’s designed with great thoughts to help him progress step by step.
Alicia –
Good book for my pianist/violinist daughter
Good book for my pianist/violinist daughter. She’s been playing self taught for a couple of years and has found this book to be a great enhancement to her skill level.
s.w –
Has beautiful songs
Son enjoys playing the violin using this book
J. Burns –
Book is as Presented
I don’t doubt that the other reviewer may have received the “older” version of this music book. I just received it and it is the revised edition with the “colorful” cover. My experience with Amazon since its inception has been mostly good – if what I had received was not what was presented on the site, I’m sure Amazon would correct the problem.
5 people found this helpful
Deborah D. Brown –
Old school but it’s works
I nice it’s how I learned
imfaithdriven –
Bought this for my son for Christmas. He started …
Bought this for my son for Christmas. He started playing it the minute he opened it. He even picked his duet for solo on somble from it!
Daniel –
Great book, but no CD
Great book, but I wish I had known it didn’t come with a cd of the music.
Vincent –
very good
very good
David Hayes –
Perfect for one who wants to be self taught
Great for people who want to teach themselves how to play violin. I recommend all Volumes of the books by Suzuki.
James Tunnell –
Five Stars
Love the Suzuki Violin program. This book is the appropriate book to follow volume 1.
Monique P –
Lots of youtube examples of how the music is supposed to sound like which is
Bought this for lessons under teacher recommendations. No complaints. Lots of youtube examples of how the music is supposed to sound like which is nice
hmason817 –
recommended by violin instructor
My 6 yo is learning these songs with her instructor. We are very happy with this book.
Deborah D. Johnson –
Great for Technique
I use the Suzuki books along with Essential Elements. I teach and I also take lessons. My instructor recently took me back to Suzuki books 1 and 2 for bowing technique. It’s perfect.
2 people found this helpful
daniel gross –
quick delivery , great shape for used book
I bought it for my daughter. It is used but in great shape. very clean.this is book recommended for young violinists by a lot of teachers.
Irene A –
Helps build up on what book 1 taught
It’s a great continuation of book 1 and allows you to improve your playing drastically. I would recommend this for anyone who wants to see real progress in their playing.
Kelly –
Best way to learn.
Suzuki is the only way to go.
Alejandra CM –
Amazing
Not much to say, except that the quality of the book is great.
Pat Al –
Easy Read
I am enjoying playing music. It is easy to read the music and understand. Could never go wrong with Suzuki music.
Jeana –
Quick shipping and great price
Great price, arrived quickly!
Andrew Flickner –
perfect book for learning to play
Easy to follow. Several levels to continue to grow.
SS –
Great books
My 11 year old loves these books
VinZ77VinZ77 –
Great violin book and nice, soothing songs.
I liked this product because it was educational and had amazing songs! It allowed me to practice well and it was a mix of easy songs as well as difficult ones.
Eddie Man –
Great book, legendary legacy
Book 2 takes over where Book 1 finished. Your student’s technique greatly improves when you apply this lesson material.
2 people found this helpful
Ane –
if you wanna learn pieces on violin this is what you use
i have been using this since book forever 10/10
2 people found this helpful
dhoped123 –
Our thoughts on Suzuki and Volume 2
I hope this review helps some other students, young or older. My seven year old daughter has been studying Suzuki violin since she was five years old, and we are big fans of the method. Our teacher is very knowledgeable about the Suzuki method, and we have had a number of discussions with her about the differences between the various books. Apparently, the first book is more dense and requires more time to get through than the other volumes, including this one (Volume 2). I think a student’s best bet is to take his or her time and really master Volume 1, and then speed up once in Volume 2. You can short change yourself down the road by rushing through Volume 1.Overall, the books are clearly written and helpful in our lessons and practice. However, they shouldn’t be used in isolation. We have learned over the last few years that community is an important part of Suzuki. It is very valuable to play violin with other students and to be exposed to various teachers and workshops. Good luck!
29 people found this helpful
LemonCat –
Challenging at times, but worth completing.
My violin teacher uses the Suzuki method of teaching, so upon her request, I picked this up.Now I have completed this book, and thoroughly enjoyed the pieces (some of which are recognizable classics) and more demanding technique this book offers. The pieces vary in style, tempo, rhythms, and bowings enough to make you feel much more comfortable with the violin. I also found practice suggestions in this book to be both helpful in general and relevant to the actual music in the book. Some of the exercises include specific bowings, positions, a few string crossing exercises, scales, tricky fingerings, and much more.Although I believe it really depends on the teacher and not necessarily this book, I notice significant improvement in skill level on the violin upon starting this book to its completion and my violin teacher says the same thing. As such, I highly recommend this book.
8 people found this helpful
richard w gee –
Good book
Not used much
Kathryn Gregory –
Great book, no CD
This book and the method are great. My son really enjoys playing violin and I appreciate hearing actual music. 😉 The only negative here that I noticed were references to listening to a CD – perhaps this is supposed to be a separate purchase (and of course one can find great videos on YouTube), but it would’ve been nice to have it included right in with the book.
4 people found this helpful
Jessica –
good
very good
kevin –
Great book. it is highly recommend for intermediate or …
Great book.it is highly recommend for intermediate or after 1~2 years learned Violin. I bought this for my son (12 year old) who learned Violin for about 2 years from School (also take few private lessens from friends). during 2 years learning from school, he only practice 30 minute every other day (He is an average kid only). After got this book he and I practice some and love this book. I can see his improvement and has a lot of fun with music contents in the book. great book and recommend to buy it.
4 people found this helpful
Patricia Mc Dow –
Great for those learning to play the violin
This is a great book for those who are learning how to play the violin. I have purchased book one and happy to buy book 2
Kristen –
Exactly as Expected
This was exactly as I expected it, with the bonus of several other languages included
KCNRCLEJ –
Easy to use, easy to afford
My 3 young violinists have used these books for years and will continue to do so. It’s nice that they are so affordable, as they become well worn by the time once child gets through a book;)
Andrea –
Book is great, showed up damaged.
Book is great but it showed up with the back cover torn.
Mercy –
Good!
My daughter enjoys playing all of the songs in this book!
Michele T. Randall –
Books
I had hoped there might be a finger location chart with these books. I will be trying to teach a 3 year old how to play. I can read music, but I’ve not played the violin before. Had hoped to learn first then teach her. I’ll figure it out. Still good books for the beginner.
Taoye Zhang –
Great buy
Well written. Good for my kid.
Rosemary Burgos –
Music book
My son loved the book
CrazyViolinist –
Exactly as needed.
Thank you!! Exactly what my student needed! Nice clear font for reading and the same timeless pieces so many violinists have learned!
One person found this helpful
bruce meredith –
Excellent tutorial as always
Excellent tutorial as always. Timeless and a great way to learn. These books are even used in St. Petersburg (Russia) for violin teaching.
Kindle Customer –
Suzuki Rocks
I am a Suzuki book fan. Have been using them for over 25 years.