Level 2: Beginner (Minuets Suzuki 1-Witches’ Dance Suzuki 2)

Skills

• Continued refinement of violin position as student grows
• Development of slurs and fluent bow use throughout the whole bow
• Progressions of dynamics, style, and early development of phrasing
• Especial attention to violin arm/hand use as we extend to all strings and many different finger patterns
• Development of accurate intonation in many keys
• Confident reading of all notes and accidentals, dotted and tied rhythms, and 16^th notes
• 2-octave scales and arpeggios: G major, A major, Bb major, and C major mastered; g, a, and d minor scales introduced (including “theory” of major/minor relationships)
• Beginning shifting and possibly vibrato introduced

Core Repertoire

• Suzuki books 1-2
• Solos for Young Violinists book 1 (Barber) OR Smart Violin Method books 1-2 (Herrault)