Kathleen Spring

Why do we as Suzuki teachers plan those extra activities for our students? Activities that may range from holiday cookies after group lessons to a group outing to a concert of the local symphony. Occasionally the extra grows to be an activity such as a concert tour and international travel. The question remains, regardless of the activity’s magnitude, why do we add these extras…

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Last summer, focus groups at summer Institutes were asked to submit questions for a panel of “Suzuki Experts” to answer. This is the 14th installment.

How can teachers train less involved parents to be more committed to the Suzuki Method?

I believe that “training” parents, and perhaps anyone about anything, involves at least three things: Expectations, Motivation, Content.

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One of the benefits of being a teacher of young children is having a good reason to indulge in a weakness for attractive children’s books. The waiting students need books to look at and/or read, right? Of course being a Suzuki teacher means that children’s books dealing with music are particularly attractive. The Adventures of a Harp Mouse by Diane E. Dunn certainly falls into this category. The book came to the Suzuki Association’s attention by a chance internet exchange. This is particularly appropriate because harp mouse’s…

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