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“I can’t imagine a more logical or fun way to learn to read music -- my students love it.”
--John Feller, Director, Andersonville Suzuki Academy, Chicago, Illinois
“Imagine students being so excited and motivated they actually practice---A LOT! Imagine students learning to read music eagerly and painlessly. These are some of the benefits of this amazing new series. From the very first piece, students experience success with a sense of accomplishment and excitement. Each piece flows effortlessly to the next, sweeping the students forward. With the Family Violin Method, David Tasgal has made an enormous contribution to string education.”
--The American String Teacher Journal Aug 2005
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“These books have motivated my younger students to practice - more than any other singular book I have ever used. It can "stand on its own", or be used alongside any other method book as supplemental material. It has been of immense help to students who struggle with note-reading, intonation, and the desire to practice. The pieces contained in the books teach and reinforce playing skills in a pedagogically sound way. The students love playing the pieces and enjoy the accompaniment CD which comes with the book. These books motivate even the most reluctant students to practice.”
--Joanne Donnellan, String Teacher Ferndale, WA.(Recipient of the Elizabeth A.H. Green School Educator Award in 2001)
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“This elegantly written book has really ignited interest in music reading in our violin students, and it has sparked a renewed interest in practicing, especially in motivationally challenged students. This is hands down the most exciting and accessible introductory violin method book that I have seen in 30 years”
--Donald Becker, Director, the Suzuki Institute of Boston
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"This book shows real heart, a clear understanding of what young people need to get started on the violin, includes a number of styles, and the practice CD is GREAT. The accompaniments are imaginative, fun, supportive, and really dance”
--Julie Lyon Lieberman, author and string clinician
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"I want to tell you how great I think your "Family Violin Method" books are. What a useful, great thing for kids to be able to do with their families!"
--Jaime Laredo
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“My students are having a ball with your books. I'm using them to help supplement the reading stuff we do. The kids are eating it up! One of my little students just convinced her folks to buy her book 1 right now and not wait until Xmas or her birthday (next March) And what I find particularly useful is that the CD keeps going, so the kids learn to keep their eyes looking ahead. And it helps them to feel the pulse better. All and all, it's terrific!”
-- Paula E. Bird, Director, Texas State University Suzuki String Institute
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”Family Violin Book 1 has been a wonderful and fun approach to teaching note reading for my beginning and Suzuki Book 1 violin students. It is extremely well organized and thought out, and presented with such originality and fun that my students very much look forward to all we do in class. One parent told me that he could not get his daughter to stop practicing this past fall, this book was such a new inspiration. The joy of watching them play and sway with the different musical styles is great! Thanks for publishing such a great new violin book.”
--Eloise Lewis, Lexington (KY) Philharmonic Orchestra Member
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“I would like to commend you on your book and CD “Family Violin Method”. I have lots of students, young and old, who really love the easy and fun pieces you have put together. I have supplemented my Suzuki group repertoire with tunes like “Dance of the Ants”, giving my third grade boys something to really groove on! A few parents have told me that your book has made a great difference in both motivation and skills. Bravo!”
--Myra MacLeod, Suzuki Violin Teacher and Fiddle Instigator
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“Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! It's happening just as you said it would! My
three guinea pigs are amazing! They love the book and the music. And
it is so logical that it is easy to teach from. Thanks for creating this series. As far as I'm concerned, this is it.”
--Susan Vergeldt, Private Violin and Piano Teacher
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