Kerstin Wartberg’s Practice Resources – Violin 2A (Audio + PDF)
Step by Step Practice Materials for Suzuki Violin Students – All in One Place
This collection brings together practice recordings, piano accompaniments, preparatory exercises, and musical notation for Violin 2A.
The materials support students working on the first half of Suzuki Violin School, Volume 2 and are based on Step by Step, Volume 2A by Kerstin Wartberg.
The Material Includes
1. Audio Recordings
- Practice recordings for the Suzuki pieces in Violin 2A
- Preparatory exercises and additional pieces
- Violin and piano recordings in different tempi
- Piano accompaniments for independent practice
- Technical studies and tonalization exercises
2. Practice Resources (PDF)
- Musical notation for selected preparatory exercises and additional pieces
- Practical exercises for developing violin technique
- Selected teaching and practice suggestions
- PDF resources accompanying the eight sections listed below
Please note: The accompanying PDFs contain selected exercises and additional pieces, not the complete musical notation for all audio tracks.
Audio Tracks Contents
Green highlight = Musical notation included in the accompanying PDF.
00 – Whole-Bow Training (Tonalization)
01 – The Tuning Notes E – A – D – G (A = 441 Hertz)
01a – A string
01b – D string
01c – G string
01d – E string
02 – The Bell Song (Tonalization) with Rests
Violin, Piano, Drum
01 – Chorus from “Judas Maccabaeus” – G. F. Handel
03 – Chorus – in performance tempo
Violin and Piano
04 – The First Section with Portato Strokes
Violin and Piano
05 – The First Section – in a slow practice tempo
Violin and Piano
06 – Preparation for the Second Section
Violin, Piano, Drum
07 – The Second Section – in a slow practice tempo
Violin, Piano, Drum
08 – Chorus – in performance tempo
Piano Accompaniment
09 – The Bell Song (Tonalization) Without Rests
Violin and Piano
02 – Musette – J. S. Bach
10 – Musette – in performance tempo
Violin and Piano
11 – The First Section – in a slow practice tempo
Violin and Piano
12 – The Second Section – in a slow practice tempo
Violin and Piano
13 – Musette – in a medium practice tempo
Piano Accompaniment
14 – Musette – in performance tempo
Piano Accompaniment
15 – The Happy Squirrel
Three Violins and Piano
03 – Hunters’ Chorus – C. M. von Weber
16 – Hunters’ Chorus – in performance tempo
Violin and Piano
17 – Hunters in the Woods
Violin, Piano, Drum
18 – Hunters’ Chorus – in a slow practice tempo (measures 1–8)
Violin and Piano
19 – Hunters’ Chorus – in a slow practice tempo (measures 9–23)
Violin and Piano
20 – Hunters’ Chorus – in a slow practice tempo (measures 24–34)
Violin and Piano
21 – Hunters’ Chorus – in a medium practice tempo
Piano Accompaniment
22 – Hunters’ Chorus – in performance tempo
Piano Accompaniment
23 – My First Dance with Double Stops
Violin and Piano
04 – Long, Long Ago and Variation – C. T. H. Bayly
24 – Long, Long Ago – in performance tempo
Violin and Piano
25 – Long, Long Ago (Variation) – in a slow practice tempo
Violin and Piano
26 – Long, Long Ago (Variation) – in a medium practice tempo
Piano Accompaniment
27 – Long, Long Ago – in performance tempo
Piano Accompaniment
28 – The Bell Song (Tonalization) in G Minor
Violin and Piano
05 – Waltz – J. Brahms
29 – Waltz on the Open E String
Violin and Piano
30 – Waltz – in performance tempo
Violin and Piano
31 – Waltz – in performance tempo
Piano Accompaniment
32 – The Woodpecker
Violin, Piano, Drum
06 – Bourrée – G. F. Handel
33 – Bourrée – in performance tempo
Violin and Piano
34 – The First Section (with the First Sunrise Passage) – in a slow practice tempo
Violin and Piano
35 – The First Sunrise Passage as an Exercise for Dexterity
Violin, Piano, Drum
36 – The Middle Section – in a slow practice tempo
Violin and Piano
37 – The First Section (with the Second Sunrise Passage) – in a slow practice tempo
Violin and Piano
38 – The Second Sunrise Passage as an Exercise for Dexterity
Violin, Piano, Drum
39 – Bourrée – in a medium practice tempo (measures 1–8)
Piano Accompaniment
40 – Bourrée – in a medium practice tempo (measures 9–24)
Piano Accompaniment
41 – Bourrée – in performance tempo
Piano Accompaniment
07 – The Two Grenadiers – R. Schumann
42 – March in D Minor
Violin and Piano
43 – The Two Grenadiers – in performance tempo
Violin and Piano
44 – The First Section – in a slow practice tempo
Violin and Piano
45 – The Second Section – in a slow practice tempo
Violin and Piano
46 – The Third Section – in a slow practice tempo
Violin and Piano
47 – The Fourth Section – in a slow practice tempo
Violin and Piano
48 – The Fifth Section – in a slow practice tempo
Violin and Piano
49 – The Two Grenadiers – in a medium practice tempo
Piano Accompaniment
50 – The Two Grenadiers – in performance tempo
Piano Accompaniment
Further Teaching Resources
For many more preparatory exercises, technical studies, and detailed teaching explanations, please refer to Step by Step, Volume 2A by Kerstin Wartberg, published by Alfred.
This volume provides practice materials for the first half of Suzuki Violin School, Volume 2.
Musicians
Rudolf Gaehler – violin
David Andruss – piano
Gino Romero Ramirez – djembé
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