Six years ago, I did something unimaginable: I quit a full-time university job. My friends were concerned, my family was considering an intervention, my colleagues were aghast. Comments were whispered in hallways and classrooms about my mental health. “He is too old for a midlife crisis but. . . .” “What is he thinking . . .?” “How could he even…
The idea of the Suzuki Practice immediately conjures the idea of cycles. First, there’s the daily grind, the ritual of coming back to our instrument and our practice helper, to that space where we do the diligent work of breaking things down into tiny pieces, repeating them, incorporating, polishing, reviewing old friends, and listening to…
In the early 1990s, my husband and I chose a beautiful, rural mountain valley in north-central Washington state to make our home. The valley’s proximity to nature and the promise of a tight-knit community seemed like the perfect place to raise a family. We brought with us diverse musical education and experiences. I studied violin…
If we haven’t experienced or seen systemic racism upclose and personal, it may be hard to believe it exists.The SAA Board’s original response to the internationalprotests after George Floyd’s murder generated a largeamount of criticism from members for failing to adequatelyaddress racism, inclusion and diversity in the Suzukicommunity. That’s why the two listening sessions whichthe…
It’s now year three after I set up a brand-new Suzukiguitar studio in a new city without contacts or asupport network for student referrals. Here’s whatI’m noticing: the kids who started six to twelve months agoare catching up to the kids who started two years ago. Inaddition, the “batches” phenomenon—where kids all movealong together and…
There is an idea that the dedication Dr. Shinichi Suzuki showed to his teaching was solely focused on producing great, highly trained musicians. If we study his philosophy, however, it becomes clear that he was designing a blueprint for living a wonderfully rich and balanced life. He wanted not only his students but all children…
Back in my early 20s, when I started teaching, I felt proud of the fact that I was making a living by doing something I truly liked. A few years later, those feelings have not wavered, but what did change was the growing interest in getting out there and setting up my own studio. But…
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