“Is that a recorder? But it sounds so beautiful!” I hear this exclamation time and again, following Suzuki group or solo concerts. Or, I’ll hear an incredulous observer from the non-Suzuki recorder community such as the American Recorder Society, saying, “How old is that little student?! Can you really teach a child that young?”
These are just two examples of what is happening with Suzuki recorder—the Suzuki community’s recognition that this instrument is a fascinating, ancient and beautiful voice from the past, which has an important place alongside other Suzuki instruments; and the growing awareness in groups such as the American…
