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                                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
                                    Hunter's Chorus, C. M. von Weber
                                    Long, Long Ago & Variation, Bayly
                                     Bourree, Handel
                                     Witches' Dance, Paganini
                                    Gavotte From 'Mignon', A. Thomas
                                    Minuet in G, Beethoven

                                Suzuki Book Three
                                     Humoresque, Dvorak
                                   Gavotte, Becker

                                Suzuki Book Four
                                   Vivaldi Concerto in a minor, 1st movement
                                   Vivaldi Concerto in a minor, 3rd movement

                                Suzuki Book Five

                                Suzuki Book Six



                                Bow Techniques
                                     Brush Stroke
                                     Lifts  
                                     Retakes (Circle Bows)

                                Left Hand Techniques
                                    Shifting
                                     Vibrato

                                Photo used under Creative Commons from Jorge Franganillo