A lecture and demonstration lesson on tone given by Shin'ichi Suzuki at the American Suzuki Institute, Stevens Point, WI., August, 1976

This is a condensation of lectures and lessons recorded at the 1976 Summer Institute at the University of WI.--Stevens Point. Part II: Dr. Suzuki discusses various timbres produced by bowing in different areas. Various timbres can be produced by bowing in different regions between the bridge and fingerboard. The bow can draw out soft tones near the fingerboard or deep and vibrant sounds towards the bridge. Dr. Suzuki calls these areas Tone Color Highways. Students are taught how to control and change highways by drawing the bow across the appropriate spot on the string. To project deep tone quality, one should play on the Kreisler Highway, the region which is one-half inch away from the bridge. It is suggested that students watch the tip of the bow to remain within this highway. A relaxed bow hand is also necessary for best results. In this tape, Dr. Suzuki describes two places on the string where one can produce harmonics--soft harmonics are played by the fingerboard, loud ones are pl