Solvang Conservatory

Supplies

Reading

            Nurtured by Love – Suzuki

            How to Get Your Child to Practice Without Resorting to Violence – Richards ( Ithaca )

 

Music Books and CDs

            Suzuki Violin School Book 1 and CD (Nadien)

            The American Fiddle Method, Vol.1, by Brian Wicklund (comes with CD)

            Adventures in Violinland, IB

 

More Books and CDs – to complete Group A

            Adventures in Violinland, 1D

            I Can Read Music, Bk. 1, by Joanne Martin

            Tunes You Know, Bk 1, by Shiela Nelson

 

Tuner, Metronome, & Tone Generator

            Sabine “3-in-1”       SCT90

 

Music Stand – folding stand – K&M “Deluxe” stand – black  XKM-DB

            Young Musicians (800) 826-8648     www.ymonline.com

 

Shar Products (800) 248-7427   www.sharmusic.com

            unless otherwise indicated – all supplies can be ordered through SHAR

 

Violin Rental   Ithaca Talent Education (800) 338-7483

            ask them to put on a new set of Dominant Strings – they will charge for this

            ask for string adjusters on each string, if available – an instrument with a thomastic

            tailpiece.

 

Southwest Strings (800) 528-3430  www.swstrings.com

#110D Klaus Mueller Etude Violin with upgrade to Wittner Tailpiece and Dominant Strings

 

Concord Musical Supplies (201) 261-3871   www.concordmusic.com

            usually the least expensive place to order new strings

            Thomastic Dominant

            E  steel (not wound)

            A  Aluminum on perlon

            D  Aluminum on perlon

            G  Silver on perlon

            specify ball end on the E string, all strings mittel, not weich or stark