Suzuki Guitar
Please note that Suzuki Method is one style of teaching music and that a less "intense" form of teaching a young child is possible.
What is the Suzuki Method?
-The Suzuki method applies the basic principles of language acquisition to the learning of music, and is called the mother-tongue approach. The ideas of parent responsibility, loving encouragement, constant repetition, etc., are some of the special features of the Suzuki approach.
Parent Involvement
-Parents are heavily involved in the musical learning of their child. They attend lessons and are the "home teachers" during the week. Some parents decide to learn to play before the child so they understand what the child is expected to do. Parents work with the teacher to create an enjoyable learning environment.
Early Beginning
-Th early years are crucial for developing mental processes and muscle coordination. Listening to music should begin at birth;formal training may begin at age three or four, but it is never to late to begin.
Listening
-Children learn words after hearing them spoken hundreds of times by others. Listening to music every day is important, especially listening to pieces in the Suzuki repertoire so the child knows them immediately.
Repetition
-Constant repetition is essential in learning to play an instrument. Children do not learn a word or piece of music and then discard it. They add it to their vocabulary or repertoire, gradually using it in new and more sophisticated ways.
Encouragement
-Children's effort to learn an instrument should be met with sincere praise & encouragement. Each child learns at their own rate, building on small steps so that each one can be mastered. Children are also encouraged to support each other's efforts, fostering an attitude of generosity & cooperation.
Learning With Other Children
-In addition to private lessons, children participate in regular group lessons & performances at which they learn from and are motivated by each other.
Grade Repertoire
-Children do not practice exercises to learn to talk, but use language for its natural purpose of communication and self-expression. Pieces in the Suzuki repertoire are designed to present technical problems to be learned in the context of the music rather than through dry technical exercises.
Delayed Reading
-Children learn to read after their ability to talk has been well established. In the same way, children should develop basic technical competence on their instruments before being taught to read music.
What is the Suzuki Method?
-The Suzuki method applies the basic principles of language acquisition to the learning of music, and is called the mother-tongue approach. The ideas of parent responsibility, loving encouragement, constant repetition, etc., are some of the special features of the Suzuki approach.
Parent Involvement
-Parents are heavily involved in the musical learning of their child. They attend lessons and are the "home teachers" during the week. Some parents decide to learn to play before the child so they understand what the child is expected to do. Parents work with the teacher to create an enjoyable learning environment.
Early Beginning
-Th early years are crucial for developing mental processes and muscle coordination. Listening to music should begin at birth;formal training may begin at age three or four, but it is never to late to begin.
Listening
-Children learn words after hearing them spoken hundreds of times by others. Listening to music every day is important, especially listening to pieces in the Suzuki repertoire so the child knows them immediately.
Repetition
-Constant repetition is essential in learning to play an instrument. Children do not learn a word or piece of music and then discard it. They add it to their vocabulary or repertoire, gradually using it in new and more sophisticated ways.
Encouragement
-Children's effort to learn an instrument should be met with sincere praise & encouragement. Each child learns at their own rate, building on small steps so that each one can be mastered. Children are also encouraged to support each other's efforts, fostering an attitude of generosity & cooperation.
Learning With Other Children
-In addition to private lessons, children participate in regular group lessons & performances at which they learn from and are motivated by each other.
Grade Repertoire
-Children do not practice exercises to learn to talk, but use language for its natural purpose of communication and self-expression. Pieces in the Suzuki repertoire are designed to present technical problems to be learned in the context of the music rather than through dry technical exercises.
Delayed Reading
-Children learn to read after their ability to talk has been well established. In the same way, children should develop basic technical competence on their instruments before being taught to read music.