Every child can learn
The journey to your child's musical proficiency starts by creating the ideal environment.
Early beginning
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 too late to begin.
Involving the parents
Parents are encouraged to attend lessons with the child and serve as in-home teachers during the week.
One parent often learns to play before the child, and understands what the child is expected to do.
Listening
Listening to music every day is important.
Children learn words after hearing them spoken hundreds of times by others. Similarly, listening to pieces in the Suzuki repertoire every day allows the child to know them immediately.
Encouragement
The child’s effort to learn an instrument should be met with sincere praise and encouragement.
Each child learns at his or her own rate, building on small steps so each one can be mastered. Children are also encouraged to support each other’s efforts, fostering cooperation.
Learning with other children
Regular performances and social gatherings can boost confidence.
In addition to private lessons, children participate in regular group lessons and performance at which they learn from and are motivated by one another.
Repetition
Constant repetition is essential.
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.
