Somer Streed Memorial Library

NOTE:  Due to the construction of Russel Hall, all materials listed will not be available until we are moved back into Russell Hall.  Some of the frequently used materials are available.  Please contact Suzuki Coordinator, Cathy Craig to make arrangements to see what materials are available and how to check out materials.

Usually materials are available for check out from the library on Tuesday and Thursday during group time or by special arrangement.  Newest materials may not be included on this list.

 Suzuki Books   (listed alphabetically by title)

Ability Development from Age Zero by S. Suzuki--Suzuki's thoughts, anecdotes, in his own words.

 The Best of Suzuki World by Ability Development--Treasury of articles from no longer published Suzuki World from 1982 - 1987

 The Genius of Simplicity by Linda Wickes--Suzuki method Symposium           

In the Suzuki Style-- Manual for raising the musical consciousness in children 

Journey Down the Kreisler Highway by Craig Timmerman-- Reflections on the teachings of Suzuki 

Nurtured by Love by S. Suzuki--Autobiography describing the discovery of philosophy and principle of the Suzuki method 

Shinichi Suzuki by Dr. Suzuki-- Translated writings of Dr. Suzuki 

Shinichi Suzuki: The Man and His Philosophy by E. Hermann--Biography, techniques and teaching procedures 

Shinichi Suzuki: Man of Love by Masaaki Honda-- Biography 

Suzuki Changed My Life by Masaaki Honda-- Notes about Suzuki tours and Suzuki influences 

The Suzuki Concept by Elizabeth Mills-- Suzuki method is explained, how to teach it, and why it works 

A Suzuki Parent's Diary  (or How I Survived My First 10,000 Twinkles) by Carroll Morris --The ups and downs of being a Suzuki parent 

Suzuki Education in Action by Clifford Cook--Analysis and endorsement of Suzuki method in U.S. 

The Suzuki Violin Method in American Music Education by John Kendall-- A Symposium 

The Suzuki Violinist by William Starr-- Details of violin technique for each piece in book 1 - 5, includes vibrato and shifting 

Talent Education for Young Children by S. Suzuki --Suzuki's thoughts and ideas on his philosophy  

Teaching form the Balance Point by Ed Kreitman --for teachers and students 

They're Rarely Too Young…and Never Too Old to Twinkle by Kay Slone--How Suzuki method develops the whole child and teaching insights into the world of beginning violin.

To Learn With Love by William and Constance Starr--Practical, usable information for successful Suzuki study 

Where Love is Deep by S. Suzuki--deepen understanding of Talent Education 

RELATED TOPICS

The Amadeus Book of the Violin by Walter Kolneder--Construction, history and music 

Child Art by Hilda Present Lewis--World's observers of children's art comment 

Classical Music for Everybody by Dhun Sethna-- A listener's guide 

Dare to Discipline by Dr James Dobson--For parents & teachers, a healthy approach to discipline 

Everybody Wins by Jeffrey Sobel--Non-competitive games for children 

The Inner Game of Music by B. Green and T. Gallway--Sports principles applied to music 

Introduction to Music Education by Charles Hoffer -- college text for introduction to music  education classes, used at UNI 

Learn to Read Music by Howard Shanet--Learn to read music in four hours 

The Mind's Ear by Bruce Adolphe-- Exercises for improving the musical imagination for performers, listeners and composers 

Musical Prodigies by Claude Kenneson--Perilous journeys, remarkable lives 

The Musician's Survival Manual by Richard Norris, MD--preventing & treating injuries of musicians 

The New PreTwinkle Book by Kathryn Merrill & Jean Brandt -- words to early Suzuki pieces 

The NPR Classical Music Companion by Mile Hoffman--terms and concepts from A to Z 

One Step Up by David Basch and Daniel Whitman--A buyer's guide to stringed instruments  

A Parent's Guide to String Study by Lorraine Fink-- Helpful information for families with children studying string instruments.                                   

Playing the String Game by P. Young--Creative teaching games for cellists  

Stage Fright by K. Havas--aspects of stage fright with specific exercises  

The String Teacher's Handbook by T. Henkle -- Stresses form    

Teaching Genius by Barbara Sand--Dorothy Delay and the making of a musician                                                           

Walk on the North Side: Memoirs of a Violist by Wm Primrose--Memoirs of a violist 

A Young Musician's Guide by Amy Nathan-advice for young musicians from other students and professionals 

Your Child's Self-Esteem by Dorothy Corkille Briggs --Step-by-step guidelines for raising responsible, productive, happy children 

ADULT FICTION

Antonietta by John Hersey –Historical fiction about a Stradivari violin 

Canone Inverso by Paolo Maurensig – A complex tale of a violin and its owners. 

The Soloist by Mark Salzman – Portrait of a young cellist in transition. 

Violin by Anne Rice – Science fiction about a violin and its past owner who returns as a ghost. 

CHILDREN AND YOUTH BOOKS 

The Amazing Pop-Up Music Book by Kate Petty and Jenny Maizels--working keyboard, sections on rhythm, notes, time signatures, staff, scales and harmony 

Anatole and the Piano by Eve Titus  -- Piano playing mouse in France 

The Bat Boy and His Violin by Gavin Curtis –Illustrated tale- young violinist and a baseball team. 

Bramble Brown Bear & His Twinkle Adventure by Kathryn Merrill -- Little bear's adventure 

The Cello of Mr. O by Jane Cutler – A story about a persistent cellist in war torn village. 

Donald Plays the Violin by Karen Patch  --  Illustrated story for budding violinists 

The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt by Patricia MacLachlan –Young cellist wishes for vibrato. 

The Fiddler’s Secret by Lois Walfrid Johnson – Part of the Riverboat Adventure Series. 

Fiddlin’ Sam by Mariana Dengler – Illustrated story about Appalachian legend. 

I Can Play my Violin As Well As Jeremy Can by Margaret Keith -- Young student begins playing the violin 

If This and that Then What by Lyn McClure Butrick  --  Reasoning skills 

Meet the Orchestra by Ann Hayes -- Children's picture book features animal orchestra 

Mole Music by David McPhail--a story about a mole learning to play violin and the joy it brings to          others           

The Mozart Season by Virginia Euwer Wolff--a young violinist preparing for a competition 

Nadja-On My Way Now by Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg – Autobiography of violinist.

Stories of Composers for Young Musicians and More Stories of Composers for Young Musicians by Catherine Wolff Kendall --Inspiring biographies of composers, including those featured in Suzuki  repertoire. 

Music in the Wood by Cornelia Cornelissen--   A black and white photo journey through the making of a cello, included CD. 

The Music Pack by Ron Van Der Meer and Michael Berkeley--Three dimensional tour through the creation of music over the centuries (requires parent supervision) 

The Remarkable Farkle McBride by John Lithgow--A musical genius finds his true calling 

The Sandy Bottom Orchestra by Garrison Keillor and Jenny Lind Nilsson-- A fictional story about a 14 year old violinist in Wisconsin (recommended for ages 10+)

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf – -classic tale of a pacifist bull.  See accompanying CD. 

Trissy's Violin by Evangeline Chell  --  A young child's story of her first violin lesson           

Twinkle Twinkle , a Goldenbook  --  Sounds story  

When Can I Clap, Daddy by Margaret Keith  --  Child's guide to attending an orchestra concert 

Yang the Youngest and his Terrible Ear by Lensey Namioka --Trails of a young beginning musician 

Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin by Lloyd Moss--   This counting book features colorful pictures and introduces students to different instruments and groups.                                                                                                           

MUSIC ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN  

 I Love to Practice by P. Steiner and Y. Halls  -- 63 games and activities designed to help in practice sessions. 

Mommy, Can We Practice, Now?  by Marie Parkinson--Games and Activities to enrich practice time 

My Scale Book by Jacqueline Maurer --  Explanation of scales 

No H in Snake: Music theory for Children by Michiko Yurko -- Music games and ideas for teaching theory 

The Pretwinkle Book of Poems by Kathryn Merrill and J. Brandt--Words for Suzuki pieces 

Twelve Minute Trip and 3 Minute Stretches by Jacqueline Maurer--Suggestions for review and warm ups 

Work is Play if you Practice My Way by Margaret Keith-- Practical tips for motivating practice

You Can’t Reach a Goal You’ve Never Had by Margaret Keith --Child’s story about practice goals 

OTHER MATERIALS: 

PUZZLE:            String Instruments puzzle  (not for young children)

PUZZLE:            Musical Instruments puzzle  (not for young children) 

FANDEX SERIES:  Family Field Guide to Composers – Brief biographical info and picture of composers from Vivaldi to Britten 

FLASH CARDS:   Composers 

FLASH CARDS:   Available for violin, viola, cello  

GAME:               Music Match (185 cards can be adapted for numerous games) 

PUBLICATIONS:  Suzuki Association of the Americas quarterly Journal & directory 

From Internet:   Dr. Suzuki’s Memorial 

String Explorer Notebook – 1983-1987; collection of newsletters for young musicians; games stories on composers and performers, articles about instruments 

Piano accompaniment for Suzuki violin, volumes 1, 2 & 3 

UNI Suzuki School-project by Peter Behroozi. 

The library also has a collection of audio and video recordings available for check out.  A complete list is on the library cart.                                                                                       

MUSIC STORY RECORDINGS

 Mr. Bach Comes to Call

Beethoven Lives Upstairs (2)

Hallelujah Handel

Mozart's Magic Fantasy

Tchaikovsky Discovers America

Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery

Ferdinand & Friends                                                                                    

Children's recordings

KIDZ Sing Along Book and cassette 

COLLECTIONS

Dynamic Duos    Various instruments combined in duets           

 Morning Moods-Peer Gynt, Four Seasons, Thais           

 Serenades and Romance             

Romances for Violin and Orchestra - Beethoven             

Seranado for String - Tchaikovsky              

Concerto #1, 2^nd mvt. - Bruch              

Concert for two violins - Bach                               

Serenade for Strings - Dvorak               

Stern, Zukerman, Perlman & Mehta/Bach Double, Vivaldi for 3 violins, Mozart in Eb Sinfonia Concertante               

Violin Encores                               

Sarasate/Malaguena                               

Sarasate/Carmen Fantasy for violin                               

 Sarasate/Navarra, Spanish Dances                              

 Kroll/Banjo and Fiddle                               

Debussy/Beau Soir                               

 Kreisler/Liebeslied                               

Novacek/Perpetuum Mobile                               

 Saint Saens/intro and rondo Capriceoso                               

Saint Saens/havanaise for Vln an d Orch.                              

 Bach/Air for Strings                               

Wienlawski/Polonaise de Concert in D               

Waltzes

Major Works listed by Composer         

 Bach/Brandenburg Concertos 1,2, 3 by the Boston Symphony           

Bach/Brandenburg Concertos  4,5,6 by the Boston Symphony         

 Britten/Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra          

 Beethoven/ Symphony #9 by the Cleveland Orchestra

Copeland/ Appalachian Spring, Fanfare for the Common Man, El Salon    Mexico, Danson Cubano

Mozart/Symphony #39 and 41 by the Cleveland Orchestra

Mozart/Symphony #35 & 40 by the Cleveland Orchestra=

Mozart/Eine Kleine Nacht Musik, Jupiter Symphony #41 by the Boston Symphony

Pachelbel; Canon in D, Organ Works and Choral selections

Pachelbel; Music for Meditation

Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf

Orff/Carmina Burana

Saint Saens/Symphony # 3, Carnival of the Animals, Lullaby for Organ

Tchaikovsky/Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty by Royal Philharmonic

Tchaikovsky/Overture 1812, Romeo and Juliet

Vivaldi/Four Seasons by Karl Munchinger

Violin Concerti Listed by Performer        

Bell/Mozart Concerto in G and A               

Francescatti/Sibelius Violin Concerto and Bruch Violin Conc. #1               

Hiefetz/Bruch No. 2, Wieniawski No.2, Tchaikovsky Seranade Melangolique         

Matousek/Brahms and Bruch               

 Melkus; Tartini Concerti in D and G majors              

  Menhuhin/Lalo Symphonie Espagnole               

 Perlman/Plays Kreisler #1              

  Perlman/Plays Kreisler #2               

 Perlman; Easy Winners-Joplin and Ragtime               

 Perlman/Encores               

 Perlman; Paganini Caprices               

 Rabin/Selections by Kreisler, Massenet, Sarasate, paganini, Rimsky Korsakov and Saint Saens        

  Rosand/Lalo Symphonie Espagnole and Saint Saens Violin conc.         

Shaham/Violin concerto               

Sonnenberg/mendelssohn, Saint Saens Havanaise, Massenet Meditation from Thais               

Stern; Mozart Concerto in D and A Majors               

 Stern;Bach Concerto for two violins and Back Conc. #'s 1 and 2               

Oistrakh/Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto                                                                                             

VIOLA SELECTIONS         

Guarneri Quartet/Mozart Viola Quintets               

 Hillyer/Bartock, Hindemith Der Schwanendreher               

Tree/Sonata in F and Sonata in Bb by Brahms               

Wallfisch/Stamitz Conc. in D and Sinfonia Concertante for Vln & Vla                     

 ?/Weber, Stamitz, Telemann         

CELLO SELECTIONS         

Cassado/Dvorak Cello Concerto in B Minor              

 Harrell/Haydn Cello Concerti               

 YoYoMa/Boccherini and Bach               

 YoYoMa/Bach Sonatas               

 YoYoMa/Portrait of Yo Yo Ma, includes Paganini, Haydn, Saint Saens etc.               

 YoYoMa/Saint Saens Cello Conc. #1 and others               

YoYoMa/& Bobbi McFerrin "Hush" 

FLUTE SELECTIONS         

 Rampal/Bach, Corrette, Telemann               

 Rampal/3 Concerti for flute               

 Collection includes Tartini, Pokorny, Boccherini, Mercadante, Vivaldi 

PIANO SELECTIONS         

3 volumes of Van Cilburn 

MISC.        

  I Got the Music in Me by the Hoover Music Dept, Waterloo, Iowa               

 UNI Suzuki School tapes for Ashokan Farewell, Japanese Folk Song and other school favorites               

 85 and Still Swinging-Stephane' Grappelli Live at Carnegie Hall               

The Fiddle Series (tape 1 & 2)               

Corky Siegel Chamber Blues               

P.D.Q. Bach-A Little Nightmare Music               

The Frontier Fiddle Band               

Leroy Anderson-Greatest Hits with Boston Pops               

Nurtured by Love, documentary about Dr. Suzuki           

Marsalis on Music (4 videos)                       

    Sousa to Satchmo                       

    Tackling the Monster                       

    Listening for Clues                       

    Why Toes Tap

Mr. Holland's Opus           

On the Day You Were Born  by Note Alive Music Series (Minn. Orch.)           

Suzuki Association of the Americas Annual Conference in Chicago, 1996                

     6  videos featuring concerts and master classes           

 UNI Halloween Hoopla with Suzuki students           

 UNI Suzuki School's spring concert           

UNI Suzuki School's recitals        

  Midori and Friends & Mehuin and Friends           

Small Wonders           

 KODO               

 YoYo Ma and the Bushman           

Elmo/Sesame Street and Peter and the Wolf           

Rhythm of Life           

The Philharmonic

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