Play Along to Suzuki!
Practicing Suzuki songs couldn't get any easier!
Use the latest technology to learn these pieces faster and better than ever before. Best of all, it's totally free! The notes will show you what to play and the video will show you what to do.
Why free? I made these videos for my students here in NYC, but I wanted to share the love and help students across the world in hopes that you'll return to my website again and again and maybe even join our online group classes for adults!
Instructions: Click on [View full version] next to the song you'd like to follow along with to see it more clearly.
Press Play. Follow the orange line to keep your spot, and to indicate which sections to loop, if any.
You can slow down, speed up, play the metronome, and many other options! To see the full capabilities of SoundSlice and to learn more in-depth how to use it, click here for my tutorial.
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Solos, Duets, Trios and Quartet arrangements. Play one part, play them all! Play them with others!
You'll find Multi-Level Ensemble Pieces that range in difficulty through these levels:
Absolute Beginner, Beginner, Late Beginner, Early Intermediate and Intermediate.
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Ashokan Farewell
Best for: Late Beginners or Beginners who are comfortable reading sheet music.
Soundslice play-along. Click [View full version] for best display. The notes are synced with the video! Adjust the speed, loop sections and more.
Ashokan Farewell PDF
From Ken Burns' The Civil War.
Simple solo part.
(Ensemble version available in Song Library.).
Over the Rainbow
Best for: Late Beginners or Beginners who are comfortable reading sheet music.Video Play-Along. For isolated parts play-along, click here.
Over the Rainbow PDF
From The Wizard of Oz
Trio Score & Part Sheet Music
Violin I: Beginner, Late Beginner
Violin II: Late Beginner
Solo: Late Beginner, Early Intermediate
Lux Aeterna PDF
From Requiem for a Dream
Quartet Score & Parts Sheet Music
Violin I: Late Beginner, Early Intermediate
Violin II: Beginner
Viola: Late Beginner
Cello: Beginner
Canon in D
Best for: Late Beginners, Early Intermediate, Intermediate
Soundslice play-along. Click [View full version] for best display. The notes are synced with the video! Adjust the speed, loop sections and more.
Canon in D PDF
The famous Pachelbel's Canon, based on the original score and arranged into multi-level parts!
Quartet Score & Parts Sheet Music
Violin I: Intermediate
Violin II: Late Beginner, Early Intermediate
Violin III: Late Beginner
Cello: Beginner
On The Nature of Daylight
Best for: Late Beginners
Video Play-Along.
On the Nature of Daylight PDF
From the movie Arrival
Adapted for easier playing
Solo part Sheet Music
(Ensemble version available in Song Library.)
Game of Thrones
Best for: Early Intermediate, Intermediate Beginners
Sheet Music Video Play-Along.
Game of Thrones PDF
Theme Song
Trio Score & Parts Sheet Music
Violin I: Intermediate
Violin II: Late Beginner, Early Intermediate
Cello: Beginner
Eine Kleine
Best for: Late Beginners, Early Intermediate
Video Play-Along.
Eine Kleine Nachtmusick PDF
The famous Eine Kleine (Movement 1)
Duet Score & Parts Sheet Music
Violin I: Early Intermediate
Violin II: Early Intermediate
Chopsticks
Adapted for violin
Video coming soon.
Best for: Beginners and Late Beginners
Duet Score & Parts
Violin I & II: Beginner
Solo: Late Beginner
Stand by Me
Adapted for violin
Video coming soon.
Best for: Late Beginners or Beginners who are comfortable reading sheet music.
Duet Score & Parts
Violin I: Late Beginner
Violin II: Beginner, Late Beginner
Free eBooks & Lessons
Absolute Beginner Violin Method Book 1 Sample
Best for: Absolute Beginners and those returning to playing after a long time who want help brushing up on the basics, such as violin and bow hold, bowing open strings.
Also Includes: How to Tune, How to Use an Electronic Tuner, Music Terms Glossary
Deciphering Sheet Music Crash Course eBook
Best for: Absolute Beginners and Beginners and Late Beginners who can't read sheet music. If you have been playing for years but still feel shaky on the basics, grab this book
Learn Every Note Lesson Sample
Best for: Late Beginners and those who have been playing a while but don't feel comfortable naming the notes and calling them by letter.
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Resources
Over the years, I have accumulated many websites I can go to for sheet music. There are a lot more than this, and I will try to update it from time to time. My absolute favorite sites that I go to time and again are underlined.
Honorable mention goes out to sheetmusicplus.com and sheetmusicdirect.com which I have purchased from many times. You can also go to You can also go to YouTube and watch Hal Leonard's ScorePlay videos.
Tuning
Tune your violin using this electronic tuner, TunerNinja. You will need to enable microphone permissions so it can hear you.
Classical Music
MusOpen.com, e.g. Christmas Carols
MutopiaProject.org, e.g. bunch of violin stuff
HathiTrust.org, e.g. 15 Duos, Mazas
Contemporary Music
Free Books
Archive.org
A Dictionary of Music and Muscians - look up any term in the search bar, e.g. "tremolo".
Musical Symbol Dictionary. eg. fz
Google Books:
The Art of Violin Playing, Frederick H. Martens
Gutenburg Project:
Violin Mastery, by Frederick H. Martens
