(part 3 of 6 from the article Reading Music) When will my student start learning to read? Believe it or not, your student actually began the reading process at the first lesson. Exercises and games are included right away to help develop rhythm skills, a fluency with the musical alphabet, and …
To stop training as soon as one can do something does not mean that it is truly absorbed. One must continue to practice until it is natural and easy. –Shinichi Suzuki Hang in there with those review pieces! Proficency involves ease, comfort, a natural way of playing. Give yourself and …
(part 2 of 6 from the article Reading Music) Why don’t you give written music right away? Music is sound—an auditory experience, not a visual one. Students should be exposed to good-sounding music from the very beginning. They can recreate beautiful sounds, just as they recreated spoken words, long before they …
(part 1 of 6 from the article Reading Music) A common criticism of the Suzuki Method is that students play everything by …
Free-scores.com calls itself the Sheet Music World Center. It features free Adobe pdf files of sheet music for a wide variety of instruments. …
(The Lending Library posts are intended to highlight an item that I have purchased for my studio library. I am happy to …
(part 6 of 6 from the article Parent Focus) Do I still attend lessons when my child is in college?!! Of course not!! …
(part 5 of 6 from the article Parent Focus) What if I’m having trouble? If we’re going to build a successful triangle, all …
(part 4 of 6 from the article Parent Focus) What do I do at home? Your most important jobs at home are those …
(part 3 of 6 from the article Parent Focus) What should I do at the lesson? Although your role will change over time, …
