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The Suzuki method (スズキ・メソード, Suzuki mesōdo, also called Talent Education, mother-tongue method, or Suzuki movement) is an educational philosophy which strives to create "high ability" and beautiful character in its students through a nurturing environment. Its primary vehicle for achieving this is music education on a specific instrument (often violin or piano, but see below for a more complete list). The 'nurture' involved in the movement is modeled on a concept of early childhood education that focuses on factors which Shinichi Suzuki observed in native language acquisition, such as immersion, encouragement, small steps, and an unforced timetable for learning material based on each person's developmental readiness to imitate examples, internalize principles, and contribute novel ideas. The term "Suzuki method" is also sometimes used to refer solely to the Suzuki repertoire of sheet music books and/or audio recordings which have been published as part of its music education method. From Wikipedia under the
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What are the advantages of Suzuki music lessons over conventional lessons? Q. How does learning the Suzuki method of an instrument effect the child later on when they learn to read music? Only serious answers, please. Thank you. Asked by Arse B - Mon Apr 16 18:39:33 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Well the Suzuki method pairs the fingering and the notes together which helped for me (I've been taking violin lessons for a year). However, I had taken piano lessons for about 7 years before that. I would still suggest having your child take piano lessons so they can learn the basics of music-reading notes, etc. so when they start playing another instrument they have those fundamentals to build off of. Answered by jellydudette3337 - Mon Apr 16 21:54:27 2007 Does anyone know where to find info about the Suzuki Music Method? Q. A friend of mine wants to start doing this with her daughter. Is there somewhere on the web she can find actual details? I can only find sites for schools... Asked by angie - Fri Oct 13 11:15:47 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. The Suzuki method is a teaching system developed by the Japanese violinist and educator Shinichi Suzuki (1898-1998) and disseminated after World War II under the name Talent Education (Sai-no-Kyoiku). The essentials of the Suzuki method are an early beginning, parental participation, and rote learning. The children look, listen, and imitate. There are regular private lessons and periodic group lessons. Children as young as two-and-a-half or three years old are accepted without any preselection, and introduced to music one step at a time. It is a highly individualistic method in that no child proceeds to the next step until the previous one has been fully mastered, no matter how long it takes. Children trained in the Suzuki method learn to… [cont.] Answered by londongal - Fri Oct 13 11:20:46 2006 Where to continue piano with books?
Q. Well, I quit piano at an early age. I recently tuned my piano, and want to pick it up again. I can play several two-handed pieces such as Chopsticks and Moonlight Sonata 1st mvt, however, There are also a ton of other classical pieces I can't even touch. Is there a good piano method book to follow? (As for violinist, most would reccomend the suzuki method books) What are other pieces to further advance my skills? Asked by mx_pi - Mon Jan 7 23:47:03 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. For warm-ups, a book of Hannon is traditionally almost a necessity to keep your fingers in prime shape for any kind of piano playing. For music, just try looking for some of your favorite songs, or songs you may have heard in books at stores near you that sell piano music, or even just online. Browsing the web may also help, as some people put scans up of any kind of music. If you want to keep playing classics but don't want as much of the challenge, look for the music in simplified form or in an arrangement other than the orignal composer. Those tend to be easier to play, and still sound great. As for example composers, I find Chopin and Wagner to have both beautiful and not too difficult pieces, that still keep that classical feel. Answered by Angie - Tue Jan 8 01:02:40 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Suzuki Method" |
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