Step by Step 1A: An Introduction to Successful Practice for Violin (Book & CD)

Great companion to the Suzuki book 1. Does lots of pretwinkle exercises and the recordings are nice. Have lots of good tempi as well. Every teacher needs this!

My son's Suzuki teacher advised us to get this book. It has made learning violin very easy so far. I personally read music but I love how it presents everything for parents that do not. (They stop doing that mid book 1b) The cd has also been invaluable. It adds an extra something to practice. Since learning to play by ear is very important I love how they present the song played in full. For Twinkle they give plenty of practice tracks for each rhythm. I also have learned violin with this book. It presented in a way that is very easy to understand. The accompaniment CD is fun to play along with and the tracks help to learn some of the trickier parts of the songs.

This is my Go-To book for teaching violin, and specifically, Suzuki violin. Clearly laid out, and includes many helpful previews for each piece, IN ADDITION to cd tracks to practice EACH piece at SLOW, Medium, and performance tempo! I find this absolutely invaluable for my students! They get to practice, with accompaniment (and playing it properly from the start!). Kudos to Kerstin for her work with Dr. Suzuki in providing this gift to the world!

I like it, but a bit busy on pages and hard to follow. Good for incorporating note reading in the Suzuki method.

One side of the page is broken down so it is easy for kids to understand and also adults who haven't a clue. The opposite page is the traditional music staff and notes so that when you are ready to translate it from the previous page it is easy to understand.

This is an excellent accompaniment to Suzuki Violin book 1. The recording on the CD is richer and livelier than the recording that came with the Suzuki book. It's a shame that due to copyright issues none of Suzuki's pieces could be recorded for this book.

My 3-year old daughter is a beginning violin student. Her teacher recommended this book since it has lots of skills that come before Suzuki twinkle. This book also comes with a great CD so that my daughter can play along even though she is limited to the open E and A strings. I highly recommend this, especially for young kids who just want to have fun. The book has a wealth of information for parents that are consistent with Suzuki book 1. Well worth the money.

My eight year old daughter started learning violin this year and this is the book series that her teacher wanted her to have. These books follow the Suzuki style of learning and are very nicely laid out and easy to understand. I would highly recommend for any child who has aspirations of learning the violin.