Author Susan Bauman explores aspects of cultural consciousness in Japan, including the system of values and obligations in Japanese society, in an attempt to clarify the misunderstandings and misrepresentation of the Suzuki Method® in the United States. Talent Education cannot be abstracted from its cultural roots.

Titles: * Menuetto from Sonata IV (J.S. Bach) * Siciliano from Sonata II (J.S. Bach) * Minuet from Sonata No. 3 in G Major for Flute and Basso Continuo, ChA 27, Op. 1, No. 5, HHA IV/3 No. 5-EZ (G.F. Handel) * Allegro from Sonata No. 3 in G Major for Flute and Basso Continuo, ChA 27, Op. 1, No. 5, HHA IV/3 No. 5-EZ (G.F. Handel) * Sonata II in D Minor for Flute and Basso Continuo, Op. 3 (Andante, Allemande, Gavotte, Sarabande, Finale) (M. Blavet)

Titles: * Sonata in G Major, Largo, Allegro, Largo, Presto (B. Marcello / Preucil) * Country Dance (C.M. von Weber) * Practice Suggestions (D. Preucil) * Nina (G.B. Pergolesi) * Spinning Wheel (N. Rubinstein) * Gigue (F.M. Veracini) * Exercises for Shaping the Left Hand (S. Suzuki) * Suite I in G Major, Prelude, Courante, Gigue (J.S. Bach) * Moto Perpetuo (C. Bohm) * Four French Dances, I. L'Agreable, II. La Provencale, III. La Matelotte, IV. La Basque (M. Marais) * Tonalization-C Major and Minor Scales and Arpeggios (D. Preucil) * Shifting Studies (D. Preucil) * Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 12 I. Allegro Risoluto (F. Seitz)

In this new edition to the About Suzuki series, Shigeki Tanaka shares his experiences with using the Suzuki Method® to teach young children. He founded a kindergarten that has seen more than 1,000 graduates using this system. His belief is that every baby has the potential to develop higher ability, which is fostered by the baby's environment. Therefore, parents and teachers must be conscious of a child's environment from an early age. He concludes that what is at the core of human ability is heart, not knowledge. This book is a great addition to the study of early childhood education!

Titles: * Le coucou, Rondo pour le clavecin (L.C. Daquin) * Little Prelude, Prelude in C Minor for the Lute, BWV 999 (J.S. Bach) * Sonata K. 330 (I. Allegro moderato, II. Andante cantabile, III. Allegretto) (W.A. Mozart) * Sonata K. 545 (I. Allegro, II. Andante, III. Rondo) (W.A. Mozart) * Sonata "Pastorale," K. 9; L. 413 (D. Scarlatti)

Teach viola with the popular Suzuki Violin School. The Suzuki Method(R) of Talent Education is based on Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Shinichi Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are taught using the mother-tongue" approach. Each series of books for a particular instrument in the Suzuki Method is considered a Suzuki music school, such as the Suzuki Viola School. Suzuki lessons are generally given in a private studio setting with additional group lessons. The student listens to the recordings and works with their Suzuki viola teacher to develop their potential as a musician and as a person. This Suzuki book, Volume 8, is intregral for Suzuki viola lessons. Titles: Three-Octave Exercises * Concerto in B-flat Minor (Vivaldi/Preucil) * Song Without Words, Op. 109 (Mendelssohn/Preucil) * Advanced Shifting Exercises * Sonata in D Major (for Violin and Piano), Sarabande (Leclair/Preucil) * Sonata in D Major (for Violin and Piano), Tambourin (Leclair/Preucil) * Fantasia VII for Solo Viola (Telemann/Preucil) * Fantasie for Viola and Orchestra (Hummel/Preucil) * Romanze, Op. 85 (Bruch/Preucil) * Toccata (Frescobaldi/Cassado/Preucil). For a complete list of the most recent printings by AMPV number, go to alfred.com/suzuki. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection."