This level is equivalent to the second half of Suzuki Book 1, RCM/ABRSM Level 1. Adult students may benefit from faster-paced, comprehensive methods such as Leopold Auer or Maia Bang. If you would like a seamless transition between levels, most of the method books listed in Level 1 continue up through advanced levels. This level is still in first position. All four strings are now in use, and dotted rhythms and sixteenth notes are added.

Grade 2 Violin Method Books

Kuchler, Violin Method, Book 1, Part 2
Sevcik, Violin School Op. 6, Part 3
Bang, Violin Method, Book 2
Auer, Graded Course of Violin Playing, Book 2
Amman, Violin School, Book 1, Part 2
Sassmannshaus, Early Start on the Violin, Book 2

Hohmann, Practical Violin School, Book 2
Pracht, Album of Easy Pieces
Greene, Blue Book of Violin Tunes
Doflein, Violin Method, Book 1
Brodsky, Old Music for Violin
Blackwell, Fiddle Time Joggers
Tucker, ABCs of Violin
Lumsden, Musicland Violin, Book 2
Davey, Abracadabara Violin Book 1
Suzuki, Violin School, Book 1
ABRSM Violin Grade 1
Wartburg, Step by Step
Hahn, Play Violin Today, Books 1 & 2
Applebaum, String Builder, Book 1
Herfuth, A Tune a Day, Book 2
Crickboom, The Violin, Book 2
Martin, I Can Read Music, Vol. 2

Grade 2 Violin Etudes, Scales and Exercises

Metz, 25 Melodic Studies, Book 1
Kuchler, 100 Etudes Op. 6, Part 1
Sitt, 100 Violin Etudes
Wohlfahrt, 60 Etudes Op. 45, Part 1
Wohlfahrt, 40 Etudes Op. 54
Wohlfahrt, 50 Etudes, Op. 74
Crickboom, The Masters of the Violin, Book 1
Seybold, New Violin Study School, Book 1
Depas, Etudes Preliminaires
Peters, Violin School, Vol.1
Carse, Scales and Arpeggios, Book 1
Boehmer, 75 Studies in Intonation for the Violin
Olof, Rhythmicon
Cohen, Falling Asleep in the Rocking Chair (Superstart Violin)
Cohen, Gliding Along at the Octopus Ball (Superstudies for Violin)
Cohen, Rocking Rowboats (Superstudies for Violin)
Cohen, Space Walk (Superstudies for Violin)

Donkin, Crowsnest Pass (Get Fiddlin!)
Donkin, Nojack (Get Fiddlin!)
Entezami, The Little Eel (Melodious Etudes in First Position)
Givens, The Mountain Train (Adventures in Violinland)
Givens, Tuning Up! (Adventures in Vioinland)
Harris, Amusement Arcade (Improve Your Scales!)
Harris, Apish Antics (Improve Your Scales!)
Harris, Gentle Genie (Improve Your Scales!)
Keyser, Chugging Along (Violin Playtime Studies)
Keyser, Courageous Crotchets (Violin Playtime Studies)
Keyser, Legato Leaps (Violin Playtime Studies)
Keyser, Puppet on Two Strings (Violin Playtime Studies)
Keyser, Rowing On the Lake (Violin Playtime Studies)
Keyser, The See-Saw (Violin Playtime Studies)
Ross, Archway (Connecting Some Dots)
Telfer, Little Red Sportscar (Ready To Go?)
Wohlfahrt, March in C Major (Easiest Violin Method for Beginners)

Grade 2 Performance Pieces (violin and piano)

Metz, From Everywhere
Badings, Fiddler and His Mate 2 & 3
Crickboom, Chants et Morceaux, Vol. 2
Carse, Fiddle Fancies
Dalmaine, The Old Man’s Hour
Tansman, Six Petites Pieces Faciles
Carroll, The Enchanted Isle
Palmer-Best, Tuning Up
Mould, Old Melodie
Traditional, All Through the Night (Solos for Young Violinists)
Traditional, On the Wing (Bravo! Violin)
Szelenyi, Children’s World on Four Strings
Diabelli, Andante Cantabile
Palaschko, Picture Book Op. 63
Haywood, Fiddle Tunes and Dances
Benoy, The Violinist’s Book of Carols 1 and 2
Forbes, Classical and Romantic Pieces, Book 1
Handel/Radmall, Gavotte
Helyer, At Daybreak
Bartok, Andante (For Children)
Birston, March of the Elephants (Excursions for Violin)
Carse, Bluebell Chimes (Fiddle Fancies)
Carse, Sweet Sorrow (Fiddle Fancies)
Cofalik, The Bear (At the Zoo)
Colledge, Bow Ties! (Waggon Wheels)
Colledge, Full Moon (Waggon Wheels)
Coulthard, Grandfather Tells a Witch Story (A La Jeunesse)
Coulthard, A Song for Bedtime (A La Jeunesse)
Cui, From My Homeland (The Young Violinist’s Repertoire)
Donkin, The Sasquatch (Costume Party)
Donkin, The Tooth Fairy (Costume Party)
Elgar, Andante in C Major (Six Very Easy Pieces in the First Position)
Gutierrez y Espinoza, La Despedida (Music by Black Composers)
Huws Jones, Skye (The Really Easy Violin Book)
Kabalevsky, A Song (20 Pieces for Violin and Piano)
Krogmann, The Little Prince (The Sassmannshaus Tradition: Violin Recital Album First Position)
Norton, Garden Piece
Popp, Out on a Limb
Popp, The Plucky Snake (arr. Christine Gale)
Rae, Marvo the Wondrous Magician (Violin Debut)
Rowley, Kavatine (10 Easy Pieces)
Sugar, Song and Dance (Violin Music for Beginners)
Telfer, The Lonely Sunflower (If Flowers Could Speak)
Anonymous, Contredanse (Violin Playtime)
Anonymous, Minuet (Bravo! Violin)
Althaus, March of the Little Soldiers (The Sassmannshaus Tradition: Violin Recital Album First Position)
Archer, Jig (12 Miniatures)
Bartok, Allegro non Troppo (For Children)
Bartok, Dance (For Children)
Carse, At Dawn (The Fiddler’s Nursery)
Carse, Dance Steps (The Fiddler’s Nursery)
Carse, Minute (The Fiddler’s Nursery)
Cofalik, The Kangaroos (At the Zoo)
Cofalik, Two Little Donkeys (At the Zoo)
Cohen, Brother Jack Eats Hot Croissants by the Light of the Moon (Superstart Violin, Revised Edition)
Colledge, Hallowe’en (Fast Forward)
Colledge, Lollipop Man (Waggon Wheels)
Donkin, The Cowboy (Costume Party)
Donkin, The Magician (Costume Party)
Donkin, The Pirate (Costume Party)
Elgar, Allegretto in C Major (Six Very Easy Pieces in the First Position)
Fleming, Scotty Lad
Gotay, Just So in the North (Music by Black Composers)
Gotay, La Puertorriquena (Music by Black Composers)
Greaves, Frolic (Four Easy Pieces in Folk Style)
Groening, Rainy Days (Kansas Memories Suite)
Huws Jones, Boogie (The Really Easy Violin Book)
Huws Jones, Pipe and Tabor (The Really Easy Violin Book)
Hyslop, Romanian Dance
Janacek, Moravian Dance (Mahrische Tanze fur Violine und Klavier)
Kabalevsky, Dance Song (20 Pieces for Violin and Piano)
Kabalevsky, Games (20 Pieces for Violin and Piano)
Kabalevsky, March (20 Pieces for Violin and Piano)
Kafui, Mele Sue (Music by Black Composers)
Lumsden, Casting a Spell (Wizard’s Potion)
Lumsden, Cool Witches’ Hat! (Wizard’s Potion)
Lumsden, Dizzy Lizzy Lightweight (Wizard’s Potion)
Lumsden, Jump Slimy Toad (Wizard’s Potion)
Mackay, Cha-Cha (Four Modern Dance Tunes)
Matz, With Friends (A Spring Day, Seven Short Pieces)
Nelson, Whirlpool Waltz (Piece by Piece)
Nelson, Dance of the Minor Thirds (Piece by Piece)
Nelson, Merry Go Round (Piece by Piece)
Norton, Snooker Table (Microjazz Violin Collection)
Ogungbe, Feeling the Pulse (Music by Black Composers)
Rae, Moonlight Waltz (Violin Debut)
Rich, Mountain Creek
Sassmannshaus, Tip Toe (The Sassmannshaus Tradition: Violin Recital Album First Position)

Grade 2 Violin Concertos and Concertinos

Kuchler, Concertino in G Op. 11
Rieding, Concerto in G, Op. 34
Rieding, Concerto in B Op. 35
Rieding, Concerto in D Op. 36
Rieding, Concertino in D Op. 5
Huber, Concertino in F Op. 7
Huber, Concertino in G Op. 8
Beer, Concertino in E Op. 47
Beer, Concertino in D Op. 81
Portnoff, Concertino in E Op. 13

Grade 2 Violin Sonatas

Pepusch, Sonatina in g minor
Hook, Sonata in G
Arato, Sonatina
Jardanyi, Sonatina
Hauptmann, Three Sonatinas Op. 10
Sitt, Sonatina in C Op. 109 No. 1
Sitt, Sonatina in G Op. 109 No. 2

Grade 2 Violin Solo Pieces (unaccompanied)

Vlught, Songs and Dances in Israel

Grade 2 Chamber Music and Play Together

2 Violins

Szelenyi, Fifteen Easy Violin Duos
Pleyel, Six Violin Duos, Op. 8
Crickboom, Progressive Duos, Book 1
Hedges, Fiddlesticks
Boskovich, With Joy and Gladness
Bebauer, Violin Duos, Op. 10
Kalliwoda, Easy Duos, Op. 178, 179, & 180
Suzuki, Violin Duets, Vol. 1-3
Twarz, Duette Alter Meister
Doflein, Bicinia
Dancla, Three Duos, Op. 15
Widdicombe, Six Inventions for Violin Classes
Carse, Three Easy Duets
Auer, Graded Course of Ensemble Playing

2 Violins and Piano

Dalmaine, Three Easy Trios
Widdicombe, Ten Easy Pieces for Violins

Violin and Viola

Wholfahrt, 28 Little Duets

Violin, Cello, Piano

Tansman, Nous Jouons Pour Maman

Three Violins

Alma, Kleine Altfranzosische Weisen
Hedges, Fiddlesticks
Hall, Twelve Traditional Carol Melodies
Beekum, Two Sonatinas
Bryan, Ten Violin Trios
Dalmaine, Six Trios
Handel-Patzold, Easy Marches and Dances
Twinn, Fiddlers Three
Vale, A Suite of Six Simple Pieces
Carse, King Cole’s Fiddle, Book 1
Moffatt, Six Easy Pieces Op. 39

Four Violins

Farmer, Four Violins at Play
Hoffmann, Merry Dances from Old Masters