Introduction Starting no.10 Allegretto, we are now learning the pieces in D Major. My students who use Shinozaki Violin Method Vol.1 with me, are already familiar with D Major, so these pieces are fun review. It is important to practice D Major scale before working on the pieces. Preparation Another thing we can practice before […]
We are continuing on to be familiar with A Major. no.7: Long Long Ago The main rhythm here is: Basically, long-short-short. You can practice with open strings to get used to playing long-short–short rhythm as below. Use a long bow for a long notes, and a short bow for a short note. no.8: Allegro Staccato […]
As I mentioned in the previous article, all my students who learned Shinozaki Violin Method Vol.1 1-145 start using the Suzuki Books (finally). All the students already learned May Song in D Major in Shinozaki Violin Method Vol. 1 no. 132, which is now in A Major in Suzuki Book 1. Let’s be familiar with […]
All my students who learned Shinozaki Violin Method Volume 1, no. 1 through 145, now use Suzuki Book 1 and easily learn the songs. Some pieces are already learned in different key in Shinozaki Violin Method Vol.1. For example Shinozaki Vol.1, no.48 is Lightly Row, no.49 (no slurs) and no. 61 (with some slurs) is […]