Violin Literature

This violin literature is the general repertoire we use in private lessons.  Click the Amazon link for each to view more details.

Stage 1
Blue Book of Violin TunesBonnie Green
Suzuki Book 1 and CD vol. 1Suzuki
Suzuki CD vol. 4 for listening assignmentSuzuki
I Can Read Music vol. 1 and 2Joanne Martin
Violin Note SpellerEdward Janowsky
Winning RhythmsEdward Ayola
Workbook for Strings bk. 1Alfred Publishing Co
Orchestra Expressions bk. 1+2 Orchestral Literature
Stage 2
Suzuki Book 2 and CD vol. 2Suzuki
Easy Solos for Beginning ViolinCraig Duncan
Solos For Young Violinist Bk and CD vol. 1Barbara Barber
Wohlfahrt Op.45 vol. 1 and 2
Fiddle Book and CdCharles Halls
Scales for Young Violinists Barbara Barber
Stage 3
Suzuki Bk’s and CD’s for vol. 3 and 4Suzuki
Solos For Young Violinists vol. 2Barbara Barber
Melodious Double StopsJosephine Trott
Introducing the Positions vol. 1 and 2Harvey Whistler
Position Etudes (Revised Edition)Suzuki
Scales for Advanced ViolinistBarbara Barber
Preparing for Kreutzer vol. 1Harvey Whistler
Stage 4
Suzuki Bk’s and CD’s for vol. 5 and 6Suzuki
Kreutzer 42 Studies for violinKreutzer
Violin Technique: The ManualDrew Lecher
Solos for Young Violinists vol. 3, 4 and 5Barbara Barber
Concerto in A MinorJ.S. Bach
Polish DanceEdmund Severn
Meditation from ThaisJ. Massenet
Allegro BrillantTen Have
Concerto No. 2Mozart
Bartok Romanian Folk DancesBartok
Stage 5
Suzuki Bk’s and CD’s 7 and 8Suzuki
Kreutzer 42 Studies for violinKreutzer
BasicsSimon Fischer
Romance in FBeethoven
CsardasA. Monti
Duo for 2 violinsBartok
Sicilienne and RigaudonKreisler
Preludium and AllegroKreisler
Stage 6
Suzuki Bk’s and CD’s 9 and 10Suzuki
Kreutzer 42 Studies for violinKreutzer
Concerto in G MinorBruch
Lalo Symphonie EspagnolLalo
Solo Sonatas and PartitasJ.S. Bach
Book of Kreisler PiecesKreisler
Concerto in C MajorHaydn
Violin ConcertoMendelssohn
Stage 7
PracticeSimon Fischer
ZigeunerweisenSarasate
La CampagnellaPaganini
Beethoven SonatasBeethoven
Scherzo TarantelleWieniawski
24 CapricesPaganini
Mozart Concerto #4Mozart

DOROTHY DELAY’S CONCERTO SEQUENCE

Group I
Bach a minor, E major
Haydn G Major and C Major
Kabalevesky
Mozart #2, #3, #4, #5
Conus
Bruch G Minor
Mendelssohn
Khatchaturian
Barber
Wieniawski d minor and F# minor
Lalo
Dvorak
Vieuxtemps #2, #4, #5
Saint-Saens #1 and #3
Paganini #1

Group II
Tchaikovsky
Sibelius
Brahms
Prokofiev d minor and g minor
Bartok
Glazunov
Beethoven

Group III
Berg
Walton
Elgar
Stravinsky
Shostakovich
Other 20th Century Composers