With just a few weeks left in my role as the president of the Mexican Suzuki Association, it felt like a natural time to reflect on what our organization has accomplished. When I became a Suzuki Piano teacher in 2005, I never would have imagined myself serving in such a large role. Back then, the…
Some months ago, the world stopped being the same;we couldn’t measure the magnitude of the changesthat the COVID-19 pandemic would bring. Our livestook a radical turn and with that also the way we teachour individual and group classes. Teachers, students, andparents had to adapt to technology. It wasn’t easy at the beginning, but with the…
Until four years ago, I had never been in a favela. Justlike many other Brazilians, I used to hear a lot aboutlife in the favelas and its challenges, but I didn’tknow the real thing. And that’s where my story begins.In 2016, I was invited to teach flute at Instituto Baccarelli(Baccarelli Institute), an oasis in the…
Translated by Caroline Fraser No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. –…
What a joy to get to the end of concerts, recitals, rehearsals or lessons and receive smiles, hugs and kind words from students, families, and colleagues, all for experiencing unique and happy moments that we all did not want to end. “Is it over? It was so quick today!” “Mr. Alexandre, I can really see…
Grain by grain Filled the ditch That separated them Built the path That would unite them When I was in third grade I wrote stories, and my teachers expressed curiosity as they read my writings and saw how I explained certain subjects to my classmates. Many years later, things started to come together. In the…
In celebration of the lives of Ruby Sneed, and her daughterBrenda Sneed Harvey.Ruby Sneed was a Black Canadian Suzuki piano teacherwho introduced me to the Suzuki Approach in a workshopgiven in Palo Alto, California in 1975. Ruby had gained agrant in 1972 which had enabled her to travel and study inMatsumoto, Japan. Ruby instilled in…
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