Recommended Reading (specific to string students and parents) Suzuki Method and Philosophy Nurtured by Love - Dr. Shinichi Suzuki Ability Development from Age Zero - Dr. Shinichi Suzuki Man and Talent: Search into the Unknown - Dr. Shinichi Suzuki The Suzuki Approach - Louise Behrend To Learn With Love: For Suzuki Parents - William & Constance Starr The Suzuki Violinist - William Starr New Pre-Twinkle Book - Merrill and Brandt A Suzuki Parent’s Diary: Or How I Survived My 1st 10,000 Twinkles - C. Morris Teaching from the Balance Point, Edward Kreitman The Suzuki Violinist, William Starr Suzuki Violin Method in American Music Education, John Kendall Other Important Teaching Methods, Pedagogy, and Technique A Comparison of Violin Playing Techniques: Kato Havas, Paul Rolland, and Shinichi Suzuki - Marianne Murray Perkins Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching - Ivan Galamian Basics: Guide to Exercises and Technique - Simon Fischer The Dounis Principles of Violin Playing - Leland Valborg Six Lessons with Yehudi Menuhin - Yehudi Menuhin The Violin and Viola - Yehudi Menuhin Art of Bowing - Robert Gerle The Art of Violin Playing, Books 1 and 2 - Carl Flesch The Simplicity of Playing the Violin - Herber Whone Teaching Stringed Instruments in Classes - Elizabeth Green The Artist’s Technique for Violin Playing - C.D. Dounis Practicing The Art of Practicing the Violin - Robert Gerle The Art of Practicing - Madeline Bruser Helping Parents Practice - Edmund Sprunger How to Get Your Child To Practice Without Resorting to Violence - C. Richards Performance and Health You Are Your Instrument: The Definitive Musician’s Guide to Practice and Performance - Julie Lyonn Lieberman The Performer Prepares - Robert Caldwell The Confident Performer - Dr. David Roland Performance Success: Performing your Best Under Pressure - Don Greene Stage Fright, A New Approach to Violin Playing - Kato Havas Audition Success - Don Greene What Every Musician Needs to Know about the Body: The Practical Application of Body Mapping to Making Music - Barbara Conable The Athletic Musician: A Guide to Playing Without Pain - Barbara Paull and Christine Harrison What Every Violinist Needs to Know About the Body - Jennifer Johnson Mental Practice and Imagery for Musicians - Malva Freymuth Healthy Practice for Musicians - Elizabeth Andrews Inspirations/Other The Art of Interpretation, Pablo Casals Teaching Genius: Dorothy Delay and the Making of a Musician, Barbara Lourie Sand