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What is the Suzuki Method? ... It is a methodology based on the fact that children can learn to speak their native language by listening to the surrounding sounds of the language repeatedly as they grow. The method uses several key ingredients: parent involvement, weekly lessons, daily listening, love, encouragement and praise from the teacher and parent, group activities, repetition , imitation of superior examples, etc. Parents are considered as "home teachers", and they are the examples that a child follows. It is well known that a parent often learns to play before the child, attends the weekly child's lesson and both practice at home. It is important that children should start listening to music at birth and training lessons at 3 or 4. However, is never too late to begin. A child should be exposed to the music on a daily basis and also by attending recitals and concerts. Daily listening to recordings of the music being studied is encouraged. With this method, the student repeats the pieces that has learned, and gradually develops a repertoire based on the skills learned from previous musical pieces. Allowing them to build up a confidence which will carry them to higher levels. All pieces are learned by memory. An when the student knows the sounds of the notes to be studied, learning is much easier. On the other hand, each step. however small, is encouraged and praised. It is important to consider that each child learns at his/her own rate. An atmosphere of supports is developed when they interact in group. Each child also learns by observing the effort of other more advanced students. Students have regular group and ensemble lessons in addition to the individual lessons.
Samples | Method | Questions & Answers | Album | Benefit Concert  The Solano Suzuki Strings Board
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