Comments on: What do you think of Suzuki violin lessons?

By: brian777999

brian777999 — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:39:46 +0000

I love the way the parent has to learn as well as the child. In Japan some of the mothers go on to a very advanced level after starting from scratch with their child.
I think that is great.

By: pancakeparty

pancakeparty — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:15:44 +0000

I played music from the Suzuki Cello book.

It’s really, really good.

By: korinmcglennon

korinmcglennon — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:31:49 +0000

i took suzuki violin lessons when I was younger I think they were great the teacher was excellent and I really learned alot

By: Rachel_S165

Rachel_S165 — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:47:17 +0000

I don’t have any kids — but I’ve heard good things about the Suzuki method of music instruction.

As I understand it, the method works, at least in the beginning, by making violin playing into a fun, non-intimidating, game — keeping lessons short, and getting the child to imitate the teacher and learn by ear and by rote. They don’t get into music reading for at least a couple of years or so, until the child has developed a basic proficiency on their instrument.

One of the features of the Suzuki method that you should be aware of is that a parent or other adult is required to take the lessons alongside their child (parent and child each have their own violin) — so that the parent can practice with the child at home everyday between lessons. If you’ve ever had a secret desire to learn to play the violin yourself, this is a good thing :-) Even if you haven’t, I would imagine that this daily parent-child music making time would be a good thing for both of you.

By: Warrick Hunt

Warrick Hunt — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:55:42 +0000

You are taking violin lessons on a motorbike!!!!???