Viola Level 2
Suzuki Viola School — Book 1 · ABRSM Grade 2
A curated home-listening list combining the Suzuki method repertoire with the matching ABRSM Performance Grade syllabus. Click each link to hear a quality performance, then sequence your practice with the recordings as your reference.
Suzuki Repertoire
From Suzuki Viola School, Book 1
| Piece Title | Composer | YouTube Link |
|---|---|---|
| Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Variations | Shinichi Suzuki | Listen on YouTube |
| French Folk Song | Folk Song | Listen on YouTube |
| Lightly Row | Folk Song | Listen on YouTube |
| Song of the Wind | Folk Song | Listen on YouTube |
| Go Tell Aunt Rhody | Folk Song | Listen on YouTube |
| O Come, Little Children | Folk Song | Listen on YouTube |
| May Song | Folk Song | Listen on YouTube |
| Long, Long Ago | T. H. Bayly | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegro | Shinichi Suzuki | Listen on YouTube |
| Perpetual Motion | Shinichi Suzuki | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegretto | Shinichi Suzuki | Listen on YouTube |
| Andantino | Shinichi Suzuki | Listen on YouTube |
| Bohemian Folk Song | Folk Song | Listen on YouTube |
| Etude | Shinichi Suzuki | Listen on YouTube |
| Minuet 1 (BWV 822) | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| Minuet 2 (BWV Anh. 116) | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| Minuet 3 (BWV Anh. 114) | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| The Happy Farmer | R. Schumann | Listen on YouTube |
| Gavotte | F. J. Gossec | Listen on YouTube |
ABRSM Performance Grade 2
From the ABRSM Performance Grades — Bowed Strings 2024 syllabus. Candidates choose one piece each from List A, List B, and List C.
| Piece Title | Composer | YouTube Link |
|---|---|---|
| List A | ||
| Rondeau (from Orchestral Suite in B minor, BWV 1067), arr. Lamb & MeredithMore Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 1 (ABRSM) | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| Minuet No. 3, arr. Suzuki & trans. PreucilSuzuki Viola School, Vol. 1 (Alfred) | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| Ballet, arr. BrodszkyEarly Music for Viola (EMB Zeneműkiadó) | Besard | Listen on YouTube |
| Prelude (from Te Deum), arr. K. & D. BlackwellViola Time Runners (OUP) | M.-A. Charpentier | Listen on YouTube |
| BourréeNew Pieces for Viola, Book 1 (ABRSM) | Kenneth Jones | Listen on YouTube |
| March, arr. C. & K. SassmannshausViola Recital Album, Vol. 2 (Bärenreiter) | Krogmann | Link unavailable |
| Gavotte, arr. Wilkinson & HartFirst Repertoire for Viola, Book 2 (Faber) | G. B. Martini | Listen on YouTube |
| Waltz, arr. Wilkinson & HartFirst Repertoire for Viola, Book 2 (Faber) | Weber | Listen on YouTube |
| Hornpipe, arr. LawranceWinners Galore for Viola (Brass Wind) | Trad. | Listen on YouTube |
| Red-Haired Boy, arr. Huws Jones, viola melodyThe Fiddler Playalong Viola Collection (Boosey & Hawkes) | Trad. Irish | Listen on YouTube |
| Rondeau Theme (from Sonata for Flute and Harp), arr. K. & D. BlackwellViola Mix 2 (ABRSM) | Chevalier de Saint-Georges | Listen on YouTube |
| Tip ToeViola Recital Album, Vol. 2 (Bärenreiter) | Christoph Sassmannshaus & Melissa Lusk | Link unavailable |
| List B | ||
| Habañera, arr. Wilkinson & HartFirst Repertoire for Viola, Book 2 (Faber) | Felipe Bajo | Listen on YouTube |
| Farewell to SkyeViola Time Sprinters (OUP) | Kathy & David Blackwell | Listen on YouTube |
| Dark-Haired Marie (No. 2 from Four Love Songs), arr. Otty, piano to end at b. 24A. Clarke: Four Love Songs (SJ Music) | A. Clarke | Listen on YouTube |
| The Misty Isle (No. 7 from Shooting Stars)Katherine & Hugh Colledge: Shooting Stars for Viola (Boosey & Hawkes) | Katherine & Hugh Colledge | Listen on YouTube |
| Andantino (No. 4 from Very Easy Melodious Exercises in the First Position, Op. 22)Elgar: Six Very Easy Pieces in the First Position, Op. 22 (Bosworth) | Elgar | Listen on YouTube |
| Glwysen, arr. Huws Jones, viola melodyThe Fiddler Playalong Viola Collection (Boosey & Hawkes) | Edward Jones | Listen on YouTube |
| Primula veris (No. 2 from Zehn kleine stücke, Op. 213), arr. Kreuzer, grace notes optionalReinecke: Ten Little Pieces for Viola and Piano, Op. 213 (Schott) | Reinecke | Link unavailable |
| To Music, D. 547, arr. Lamb & MeredithMore Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 1 (ABRSM) | Schubert | Listen on YouTube |
| Old French Song (No. 16 from Album pour enfants, Op. 39), arr. SalterStarters for Viola (ABRSM) | Tchaikovsky | Listen on YouTube |
| Simple Gifts, arr. Waterfield & BeachO Shenandoah! for Viola (Faber) | Trad. North American | Listen on YouTube |
| The Sorceress (from Viola Collection I)Barbara Arens: Viola Collection I (Barbara Arens) | Barbara Arens | Listen on YouTube |
| Pierrot and Pierrette (from Children’s Carnival, Op. 25), arr. K. & D. BlackwellViola Mix 2 (ABRSM) | A. Beach | Link unavailable |
| Daydreamer (No. 11 from Top Banana)Celia Cobb & Naomi Yandell: Top Banana for Viola (Stainer & Bell) | Celia Cobb & Naomi Yandell | Listen on YouTube |
| List C | ||
| We’re off to see the wizard (from The Wizard of Oz), arr. Davey, Hussey & SebbaAbracadabra Viola (Third Edition) (Collins Music) | Arlen & Harburg | Listen on YouTube |
| Play Song (No. 9 from 44 Duos), trans. Maurice & BigelowBartók: 44 Duets for Two Violas (EMB Zeneműkiadó) | Bartók | Listen on YouTube |
| Jacob’s DanceViola Time Sprinters (OUP) | Kathy & David Blackwell | Listen on YouTube |
| Morris Dancers (No. 3 from Shooting Stars), with repeatKatherine & Hugh Colledge: Shooting Stars for Viola (Boosey & Hawkes) | Katherine & Hugh Colledge | Listen on YouTube |
| Smooth OperatorVamoosh Viola, Book 2 (Vamoosh) | Thomas Gregory | Listen on YouTube |
| Soldier’s March, arr. C. & K. Sassmannshaus, lower note in double stops optionalViola Recital Album, Vol. 2 (Bärenreiter) | Laubach | Listen on YouTube |
| Pony and TrapSkilful Solos for Viola (Anglo Music) | Philip Sparke | Listen on YouTube |
| Shrove-Tide Fair Themes (from Petrushka), arr. Lamb & MeredithMore Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 1 (ABRSM) | Stravinsky | Link unavailable |
| Mango Walk, arr. NelsonPiece by Piece 2 for Viola (Boosey & Hawkes) | Trad. | Listen on YouTube |
| Old Joe Clark, arr. Waterfield & BeachO Shenandoah! for Viola (Faber) | Trad. American | Listen on YouTube |
| Rainy Daze (from Kansas Memories Suite), arr. CooperViola Music By Women – A Graded Anthology, Vol. 1 (Sleepy Puppy Press) | Hannah M. Bartel | Listen on YouTube |
| Cool Beans (No. 14 from Cool Beans)Celia Cobb & Naomi Yandell: Cool Beans Viola Duets (Stainer & Bell) | Celia Cobb & Naomi Yandell | Listen on YouTube |
| EspièglerieI Love My Alto (Leduc) | Stéphanie Pons | Listen on YouTube |
| Dipidu, arr. K. & D. BlackwellViola Mix 2 (ABRSM) | Trad. Ugandan | Listen on YouTube |
YouTube links curated for high audio/video quality and reliable performance. ABRSM repertoire is drawn from the 2024 Bowed Strings Performance Grade syllabus, organised by List A / B / C as in the official syllabus. Some niche method-book pieces may not have verified YouTube recordings — those rows are marked “Link unavailable.”