Suggested Reading List About the
Suzuki String Method

Bauman - In Search of the Japanese Spirit in Talent Education
Cook, Clifford - Suzuki Education in Action
Fink, Lorraine - A Parent's Guide to String Instrument Study
Hermann, Evelyn Shinichi Suzuki: The Man and His Philosophy
Honda, Masaaki - Shinichi Suzuki: Man of Love Suzuki Changed my Life
Kempter, Susan - Between Parent and Teacher
Kendall, John - The Suzuki Violin Method in American Music Education
Kreitman, Edward - Teaching From the Balance Point
Landers, Ray - Talent Education School of Shinichi Suzuki, an analysis
Merrill Kathryn & Jean Brandt - The Pre-Twinkle Book
Mills, Elizabeth - In the Suzuki Style Morris - A Suzuki Parent's Diary
Parkinson, Mary - Mommy, Can we Practice Now?
Richards, C - How to Get Your Child to Practice without Resorting to Violence
Rickman - Orientation Handbook
Slone, Kay Collier - They're Rarely Too Young…
and Never Too Old "to Twinkle"
Starr, William and Constance Starr - To Learn with Love
Sarr, William - The Suzuki Violinist Suzuki,
Shinichi - Ability Development from Age Zero
His Speeches and Essays
Man and Talent
Nurtured by Love
Talent Education for Young Children
Where Love is Deep
Suzuki, Waltraud - My Life with Suzuki
Vorreiter, Vicki - For the Young at Heart From Matsumoto with Love
Wagstaff, Diane - Games and Motivation: for the Suzuki Violin Student
Wickes - The Genius of Simplicity

VSSA has a lending library available to members in which you will find many of these titles. Look for the "VSSA Lending Library"Tat the information table on any given VSSA group lesson day.

These books can also be obtained through your local library on interlibrary loan, or can be purchased from Young Musicans 1(800)826-8648 or www.ymonline.com.