Supplies: What You'll Need and Where To Order From

Beginner Supplies:

Smallish stickers: for marking the violin and bow

Pencil with a pocket clip

Suzuki Violin School Vol. 1 (revised) repertoire book and CD

3-ring notebook to hold all lesson materials and notes

Transfer Student Supply List: for students who have previously studied with another private teacher, or who are in their second year of orchestra at school.

3-ring notebook to hold all lesson materials and notes

Current Suzuki repertoire book and listening CD

Scale and/or etude books, as assigned

Necessary items for practicing and maintenance:

Good rosin

Tuning fork or metronome with a built-in tuning tone (A=440)

Soft cloth for cleaning the violin after practice

Pencils with erasers

Music stand

Extra strings (in case one breaks)

Suppliers of these (and many other) fine musical things:

Shar Products Company – http://www.sharmusic.com

Young Musicians Inc. -- http://www.ymonline.com

Johnson String Instrument – http://www.johnsonstring.com

Rental Instruments

For Des Moines area local rentals, please go to Becker's -- www.beckerfineinstruments.com

Potter's Violins – www.pottersviolins.com

KC Strings – www.kcstrings.com

Johnson String Instrument – http://www.johnsonstring.com