Shinichi Suzuki

Este extracto de Cuando el amor es profundo se tradujo en el Festival de Lima, Perú, 2011.

No solo en la música, sino en todas las áreas, el éxito o el fracaso de la educación dependen de si cumples o no el “principio de la fomentación de la habilidad”.

Después de que un estudiante aprendió a tocar una pieza, le digo durante la lección, “Ahora que tu preparación está completa, vamos a practicar para poder desarrollar tu habilidad. La lección recién comienza.” Lo dejo practicar comparando su interpretación con la grabación, o tocando junto con ella. Esto sirve para, gradualmente, fomentar el…

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Prelude and Berceuse, performed by Shinichi Suzuki and Julian Leviton

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Excerpted from Nurtured by Love, pp 95-96.

We encourage them to think of violin training as fun

We begin by training the parent rather than the child. Although we accept infants, at first we do not have them play the violin. First we teach the mother to play one piece so that she will be a good teacher at home. As for the child, we first have him simply listen at home to a record of the piece he will be learning. Children are really educated in the home,…

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Although the following excerpt is from a brochure by Shinichi Suzuki titled “How to Teach Suzuki Piano,” it speaks to every parent and teacher, regardless of what instrument they may deal with, about the principles of the Suzuki method which form the foundation for all instruction. He expresses his own personal philosophy which then guides parents and teachers as they introduce the specific technical musical concepts applying to various instruments.

The Use of Musical…

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