Commentary

Remarks at the SAA Annual Meeting, May 2007

As I prepare to leave the SAA Board after six years of service and reflect on what I have observed over the years I have been involved with Suzuki, I realize that I have a unique perspective on the Suzuki movement. Even though I am not in the age group of our original pioneers, I have been actively involved since 1964 as the child and violin student of two of the pioneers, Sandy and Joan Reuning, and have been active myself as a teacher for thirty-four years.

From this vantage point I see…

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“Music is the only source of energy that I have know in my life that gives humans a chance to be instantly transformed into spirit.”
—David Darling

Inspiration in music, inspiration through music, inspiration with music, inspiration from music… It has to do with insights, feelings, ideas, energy and hearing music in our minds. Where does inspiration come from? Why are some people more receptive to creative ideas than others? In Mastery of Music I interviewed the distinguished composer Terry Riley, considered to be one of the founding fathers of New Age music. Riley talked about the source of musical inspiration residing in a universal spirit or consciousness.

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