Suzuki Violin Level 1
Suzuki Violin School — Book 1 · ABRSM Grade 1
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 Violin School, Book 1
| Piece Title | Composer | YouTube Link |
|---|---|---|
| Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Variations | Shinichi Suzuki | 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 |
| 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 1
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 | ||
| The Sword Knott (from Minuets, Cotillons and Country Dances)Violin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 1 (ABRSM) | Sancho | Listen on YouTube |
| Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet, arr. SalterViolin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 1 (ABRSM) | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| The Wind that Shakes the Barley, arr. LittenViolin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 1 (ABRSM) | Trad. Irish | Listen on YouTube |
| Mattachins, arr. Huws JonesEncore Violin, Book 1 (ABRSM) | Arbeau | Listen on YouTube |
| Patrick’s ReelFiddle Time Joggers (OUP) | Kathy & David Blackwell | Listen on YouTube |
| Minuet (from The Fiddler’s Nursery)Carse: The Fiddler’s Nursery for Violin (Stainer & Bell) | Carse | Link unavailable |
| SinfoniaVamoosh Violin, Book 1.5 (Vamoosh) | Thomas Gregory | Listen on YouTube |
| Rigadoon, arr. Nelson, with repeatPiece by Piece 1 for Violin (Boosey & Hawkes) | Purcell | Listen on YouTube |
| AndantinoSuzuki Violin School, Vol. 1 (Alfred) | Suzuki | Link unavailable |
| John Ryan’s Polka, arr. Huws JonesViolin Star 2 (ABRSM) | Trad. Irish | Listen on YouTube |
| Chevalier’s Rondeau (from String Quartet, Op. 1 No. 3), arr. K. & D. BlackwellViolin Mix 1 (ABRSM) | Chevalier de Saint-Georges | Listen on YouTube |
| An Old World MinuetViolin Music By Women, A Graded Anthology, Vol. 1 Beginning (Sleepy Puppy Press) | Eve Hungerford | Listen on YouTube |
| Rasa Sayang, arr. Harris & O’LearyFlexi Violin, Book 1 (Faber) | Trad. Indonesian | Listen on YouTube |
| List B | ||
| Moonrise (No. 1 from A Fairy Ring)Violin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 1 (ABRSM) | B. Shore | Listen on YouTube |
| An Coineachan, arr. BullardViolin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 1 (ABRSM) | Trad. Scottish | Listen on YouTube |
| Tumbalalaika, arr. GrittonViolin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 1 (ABRSM) | Trad. Yiddish | Listen on YouTube |
| Rocking HorseFiddle Time Joggers (OUP) | Kathy & David Blackwell | Listen on YouTube |
| Full Moon (No. 22 from Waggon Wheels)Katherine & Hugh Colledge: Waggon Wheels for Violin (Boosey & Hawkes) | Katherine & Hugh Colledge | Listen on YouTube |
| Waltz (from The Merry Widow), arr. Huws JonesGoing Solo for Violin (Faber) or The Best of Grade 1 Violin (Faber) | Lehár | Listen on YouTube |
| Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music), arr. Davey, Hussey & SebbaAbracadabra Violin (Third Edition) (Collins Music) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Listen on YouTube |
| Cradle Song, arr. NelsonTunes You Know 1 for Violin Duet (Boosey & Hawkes) | Schubert | Link unavailable |
| The Leaving of Liverpool, arr. Huws Jones, violin melodyThe Seafaring Fiddler (Boosey & Hawkes) | Trad. | Link unavailable |
| A North Country Lass, arr. Huws JonesViolin Star 2 (ABRSM) | Trad. English | Listen on YouTube |
| Song Without WordsCarse: First String Tunes (Stainer & Bell) | Carse | Listen on YouTube |
| CavatineI Love My Violon (Leduc) | A. Mendelssohn | Link unavailable |
| First Solo, arr. Harris & O’LearyFlexi Violin, Book 1 (Faber) | Sitt | Listen on YouTube |
| List C | ||
| The Flintstones, arr. IlesViolin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 1 (ABRSM) | Barbera, Hanna & Curtin | Listen on YouTube |
| Hoe Down (from Little Suite No. 3)Violin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 1 (ABRSM) | Peter Martin | Listen on YouTube |
| Siyahamba, arr. IlesViolin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 1 (ABRSM) | Trad. Zulu | Listen on YouTube |
| He’s a Pirate (from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), arr. Galliford & Neuburg, with repeat; ending 1st beat of b. 22Top Hits from TV, Movies & Musicals for Violin (Alfred) | Klaus Badelt & Hans Zimmer | Link unavailable |
| Fiery Fiddler, with repeatsVamoosh Violin, Book 1 (Vamoosh) | Thomas Gregory | Listen on YouTube |
| SharksGoing Solo for Violin (Faber) or The Best of Grade 1 Violin (Faber) | Huws Jones | Listen on YouTube |
| Jasmine Flower (No. 4), arr. O’LearyNo. 4 from 80 Graded Studies for Violin, Book 1 (Faber) | Trad. Chinese | Listen on YouTube |
| Rocking, arr. NelsonTunes You Know 1 for Violin Duet (Boosey & Hawkes) | Trad. Czech | Listen on YouTube |
| Minor GrooveEasy Tunes for Tamariki for Violin (Wellington Branch IRMTNZ) | Judith Bell | Listen on YouTube |
| Gliding Along at the Octopus Ball (No. 9 from Superstudies for Violin, Book 1)Mary Cohen: Superstudies for Violin, Book 1 (Faber) | Mary Cohen | Listen on YouTube |
| The Hippopotamus, arr. K. & D. BlackwellViolin Mix 2 (ABRSM) | Flanders & Swann | Link unavailable |
| Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (from Mary Poppins), arr. K. & D. BlackwellViolin Mix 1 (ABRSM) | R. & R. Sherman | Listen on YouTube |
| Casey Jones, arr. Huws JonesViolin Star 2 (ABRSM) | Trad. American | 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.”