Early Childhood Education

September 1, 2012 by Wan Tsai Chen, Lynn McCall

“Dr. Suzuki, you seem to be more interested in the success of the early childhood programs than anything else. Is that right?” Suzuki replied, “Yes. It is so important, the early training. It is difficult to get support for this… Read more ▶

July 20, 2012 by Donald Jones

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July 16, 2012 by Donald Jones

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July 12, 2012 by Dorothy Jones, Sharon Jones

Early Childhood specialist Dorothy Jones and her daughter, ECE Teacher Sharon Jones, share their experiences with the value of pre-natal listening, including both listening music and speech. Their experiences with children who have been listening before birth have convinced them… Read more ▶

June 18, 2012 by Lynn McCall

A closer look at the Suzuki Early Childhood Education zero to 3-year-old class: how the Suzuki triangle is applied to this foundational program, how teachers see the growth and development of children through skill layering, and how we teach parents… Read more ▶

May 11, 2012

Laurel Trainor and David Gerry’s research on very early musical training for babies at McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind has recently been published in Developmental Science and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.
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March 16, 2012

Dear Colleagues, Parents and Friends,
Please join us for the 40th Anniversary Conference in May!
We are looking forward to an exciting program of events at the upcoming 2012 conference! Among our esteemed speakers will be William Starr who will be presenting,… Read more ▶

September 15, 2011

The SAA would like to welcome five new Teacher Trainers:

Amy Matherly
Charlton, MA
Violin

Nightingale Chen
Powell, OH
Piano

Priscilla Jones
Bainbridge Island, WA
Cello

Sharon Jones
London, ON
Suzuki Early Childhood Education

Haukur Hannesson
Uppsala, Sweden
Cello
ESA Level V Trainer, added to SAA Registry
We look forward to their service in this new and… Read more ▶

September 27, 2010 by Alice Joy Lewis

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September 21, 2010 by Nancy Brady

Dorothy’s introduction to the Suzuki Method was in the winter of 1968/69 when daughters Beth and Sharon began Suzuki violin study. Dorothy soon learned about the developments in Suzuki Piano and embarked on her career as an instructor and trainer… Read more ▶