Editing Suzuki method (section)

===Violin===
The violin method was compiled and edited by Suzuki in ten volumes, beginning with Suzuki's [[Variation (music)|Variations]] on "[[Twinkle Twinkle Little Star]]" and ending with two [[Mozart]] concertos.

The first three volumes are mostly graded [[arrangements]] of music not originally written for violin, although the first volume contains several original compositions by Suzuki for violin and piano. These arrangements are drawn from folk tunes and from composers such as [[Bach]], [[Antonín Dvořák|Dvořák]], [[Beethoven]], [[Handel]], [[Paganini]], [[Boccherini]] and [[Brahms]]. Volumes 4 to 10 continue the graded selection by incorporating 'standard' or 'traditional' student violin solos by composers such as [[Fritz Seitz|Seitz]], [[Antonio Vivaldi|Vivaldi]], [[Bach]], [[Veracini]], [[Arcangelo Corelli|Corelli]], [[Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf|Dittersdorf]], [[Rameau]], [[Handel]], [[Mozart]] and [[Fiocco]].

The Suzuki violin repertoire is currently{{When|date=January 2024}} in the process of being revised by the International Suzuki Association, and as part of the revision process, each regional Suzuki Association provides a recommended list of supplemental repertoire appropriate for students in volumes 6 to 8. The Suzuki Association of the Americas' supplemental repertoire list includes pieces by composers such as Bach, [[Fritz Kreisler|Kreisler]], [[Edward Elgar|Elgar]], [[Béla Bartók|Bartok]], [[Dmitri Shostakovich|Shostakovich]] and [[Aaron Copland|Copland]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lieb |first=Allen |last2=Cole |first2=Ronda |last3=Fink |first3=Lorraine |last4=Kimmett |first4=Karen |last5=Reuning |first5=Sandy |date=May 2013 |title=Suggested Supplementary Repertoire for Revised Violin Books 6, 7 & 8 |url=https://suzukiassociation.org/download/news/Suggested_Supplementary_Repertoire_Violin_6_7_8.pdf |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Suzuki Association of the Americas}}</ref>

The first three volumes were recorded by [[Hilary Hahn]] and released in 2020. Audio recordings for the first four volumes are also available in separate albums by artists such as [[David Nadien]], [[David Cerone]], Yukari Tate and Suzuki himself. Revised editions and recordings of the first four volumes were released in 2007 and recorded by William Preucil, Jr. Recordings for volumes 5 to 8 have been made by [[Koji Toyoda]], although many of the pieces can be found separately on other artists' albums. In 2008, [[Takako Nishizaki]] made a complete set of recordings of volumes 1 to 8 for [[Naxos Records]].

There are no official recordings of volumes 9 and 10. However, since these volumes contain Mozart's [[Violin Concerto No. 5 (Mozart)|A major]] and [[Violin Concerto No. 4 (Mozart)|D major]] violin concertos respectively, they have readily-available recordings by various violinists. Completing the 10 volumes is not the end of the Suzuki journey, as many Suzuki violin teachers traditionally continue with the [[Max Bruch|Bruch]] and [[Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn)|Mendelssohn]] concertos, along with pieces from other composers such as [[Maria Theresa von Paradis|Paradis]], [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]], and [[Fritz Kreisler|Kreisler]].