Not all students will need the same materials at the same time – this is a reference list, not a shopping list! Please wait until you have been asked in your lesson before going out and spending money on materials you may not actually need.
BEGINNER BOOKS and RECORDINGS
- Suzuki Book 1
- reference recordings (CD or download) by Hilary Hahn
- Step by Step Book 1A by Kerstin Wartberg
- CD comes with book
- audio reference tracks can also be downloaded
- I Can Read Music, volume 1 by Joanne Martin
- pinkinest (bow hold aid) can be purchased online through Young Musicians
INTERMEDIATE ETUDE MATERIALS
- Franz Wohlfahrt: Sixty Studies, op. 45 – Schirmer Edition
- Mary Cohen: Superstudies, Technique Takes Off
- Fischbach: Viva Vibrato!
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