Trick Question!!!
Suzuki 3 is NOT boring. It is one of the most exciting books we have!
People only think it is boring because out of 7 songs, 5 are Gavottes, and only 2 songs are Romantic, the rest are Baroque or Galante. Also, people who think it’s boring don’t understand the purpose or the potential of Book 3.
Book 3 is exciting because it is preparing us for Book 4! Everyone wants to reach Book 4, but if you don’t prepare, then Book 4 is no fun. It’s just scary and hard.
My Suzuki Violin Book 3 course supplements the Suzuki book by teaching the following skills:
• Shifting
• 3rd position study
• Finishing and implementing vibrato
• Finding and shaping phrases
• Expressive playing
• Bow distribution
• Advanced scale and arpeggio study
• Memorization skills
• Extensive theory and ear training
• Fingerboard geography
• Spiccato, Staccato, Martele
• Tone colors (ratio of bow weight, speed, placement)
• History and performance practices of the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods
• Extremely extensive work on practice techniques and strategies
If you’re bored with book 3, ask your teacher if some of these skills would be right for you. Or take a look at my Suzuki violin Book 3 lessons at RedDesertViolin.com. Many of my students supplement their in-person lessons with my online lessons, and they might be a good fit for you too.
Lora’s Suzuki book 3 class is tons more that just the repertoire! If you are ready to learn 3rd position, shifting, and how to play more musically, you will definitely get better with this course. There is lots of guidance with practice material printouts to help you learn and Lora holds your hand through it all. I have taken both Suzuki book 2 and 3 courses and they are the best anywhere, very comprehensive, well rounded, thought out progressive material presented.??