Mini Video Lessons

These mini video lessons (ten minutes or less) are designed to give students and parents a quick overiew of various techniques involved in playing the violin or viola. For detailed information about the skills required for any given Suzuki piece, click on the corresponding book in the list below. For detailed information on specific skills independent of any particular piece, consult the list below, locate the skill, and click on the link.

Suzuki Book One
     Lightly Row, Traditional Folk Song
     Song of the Wind, Traditional Folk Song
     Go Tell Aunt Rhody, Traditional Folk Song
     O Come Little Children, Traditional Folk Song
     Allegretto, Suzuki

Suzuki Book Two
     Bourree, Handel
     Witches' Dance, Paganini

Suzuki Book Three
     Humoresque, Dvorak

Suzuki Book Four

Suzuki Book Five

Suzuki Book Six



Bow Techniques
     Brush Stroke
     Lifts  
     Retakes (Circle Bows)

Left Hand Techniques
     Shifting
     Vibrato