Suzuki Piano School, Volume 2

International Edition

By Perf. Seizo Azuma

Item Number: AP.30032

ISBN 9780739051665. English.

The New International Edition of Suzuki Piano School, Volume 2 includes French, German and Spanish translations, new Romantic and 20th-century pieces, as well as a newly recorded CD performed by internationally renowned recording artist Seizo Azuma. Now the book and CD can be purchased together or separately. The contents have changed slightly with minimal reordering of the music. The Mozart Minuet and Bach Musette from the earlier edition were eliminated and replaced with two new 20th-century pieces by Bartók (noted below), and the Bach Minuet in G Minor (from J. S. Bach's Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach) has been moved to Volume 3. Other improvements include a cleaner appearance with less editing and spacious new engravings, as well as more detailed titles that include the keys, sources, composer dates, and catalog numbers.

Titles: Écossaise (Hummel) * A Short Story (Lichner) * The Happy Farmer, from Album for the Young, Op. 68, No. 10 (Schumann) * Minuet in G Major, BWV 822 (Bach) * Minuet in G Major, from Bach's Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (Anonymous) * Minuet in G Minor, BWV 822 (Bach) * Cradle Song, Op. 13, No. 2 (von Weber) * Arietta (W. A. Mozart) * Hungarian Folk Song, from For Children, Sz. 42 (Bartók) * Melody, from Album for the Young, Op. 68, No. 1 (Schumann) * Minuet in G Major, from Bach's Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (Petzold) * Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5 (Moderato, Romance) (Beethoven) * Children at Play, from For Children, Sz. 42 (Bartók).

The International editions include an updated title page that designates the book as the International Edition.

About Suzuki Method

The Suzuki Method is based on the principle that all children possess ability and that this ability can be developed and enhanced through a nurturing environment. All children learn to speak their own language with relative ease and if the same natural learning process is applied in teaching other skills, these can be acquired as successfully. Suzuki referred to the process as the Mother Tongue Method and to the whole system of pedagogy as Talent Education. The important elements of the Suzuki approach to instrumental teaching include the following:an early start (aged 3-4 is normal in most countries); the importance of listening to music; learning to play before learning to read; -the involvement of the parent; a nurturing and positive learning environment; a high standard of teaching by trained teachers; the importance of producing a good sound in a balanced and natural way; core repertoire, used by Suzuki students across the world; social interaction with other children. Suzuki students from all over the world can communicate through the language of music./p