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Old 09-28-2012, 06:17 PM   #7 (permalink)
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8 months? I would try Suzuki pieces.
I enjoyed playing Suzuki violin pieces when I was a child, which led me to listen to one of my favorites today:

Dvořák - Humoresque
performed by Itzhak Perlman and Yo Yo Ma.
Violin AND cello! And an orchestra!

I loved playing the simple Suzuki version of this song when I was around ten, but I didn't realize until this week that more complicated arrangements of "Humoresque" exist. A beginning adult violinist might enjoy playing an arrangement such as this one more than the simpler Suzuki version:


Dvo

Contrast with...

The simpler Suzuki version of Humoresque:


Humoresque - YouTube

^ Cheers me to see!
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