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October 19, 2009 / , , , /

Ask the Experts, part 1: Note Reading and Spanish Books

Last summer, focus groups at summer Institutes were asked to submit questions for a panel of “Suzuki Experts” to answer. Here are the first two:

How do we help our students learn to read music without deterioration of their technique?

First of all, teachers need to be sure that a student’s posture and technique are well set and secure before introducing a music reading method book. There are a lot of pre-reading exercises and activities that can prepare a student for reading, in much the same way that language reading is prepared before language reading is formally taught.…

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A Mother Tongue Approach to Reading


September 2009 · ASJ 37.4, page 55

Lessons in Note Reading from a Tenor Viol Expert


September 2009 · ASJ 37.4, page 54

March 7, 2008 / ASJ 36.2 / , , /

The music examples from “Establishing Minor Scale Patterns for Long Term Success” by Winifred Crock in American Suzuki Journal 36.2 were inadvertently omitted. Please download this PDF of the article which includes the figures.

Establishing Minor Scale Patterns for Long Term Success

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March 2008 · ASJ 36.2, page 19

A Suzuki Teacher’s thoughts on Music Reading, Part 3


May 2004 · ASJ 32.3, page 57

A Suzuki Teacher’s thoughts on Music Reading, Part 2


February 2004 · ASJ 32.2, page 34

Before the Reading Book…

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February 2004 · ASJ 32.2, page 31

Masterful Sight-Reading: A Few Notes

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November 2003 · ASJ 32.1, page 72

A Suzuki Teacher’s thoughts on Music Reading


November 2003 · ASJ 32.1, page 24

A Suzuki Reading Method

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February 2003 · ASJ 31.2, page 36

Making Reading Fun!

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February 2003 · ASJ 31.2, page 32

Sight Reading


May 2002 · ASJ 30.3, page 68

Informal Sight Reading of Chamber Music

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February 2002 · ASJ 30.2, page 23

Sight-Reading

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November 2001 · ASJ 30.1, page 31

Suzuki Piano and Reading

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August 2001 · ASJ 29.4, page 28

June 1, 2000 / ASJ 28.5 / , /

Is your child frustrated when playing in orchestra at a Suzuki Institute? The note reading skills of some Suzuki students do not match their wonderful playing skills. Since students have different ways of learning, some will learn to read music with very little effort, while for others it is a tremendous struggle.

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Reading Skills


May 2000 · ASJ 28.3, page 52

Teaching Reading


June 1999 · ASJ 27.5, page 3

When Johnny Can’t Read Music

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February 1998 · ASJ 26.2, page 42

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