Shinichi Suzuki
Shinichi Suzuki
Shinichi Suzukiwas a Japanese musician, philosopher, and educator and the inventor of the international Suzuki method of music education and developed a philosophy for educating people of all ages and abilities. Considered an influential pedagogue in music education of children, he often spoke of the ability of all children to learn things well, especially in the right environment, and of developing the heart and building the character of music students through their music education. Before his time, it was rare...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionTeacher
Date of Birth17 October 1898
CountryJapan
I am mentally preparing myself for the five-year-old mind. I want to come down to their physical limitations and up to their sense of wonder and awe.
Anything you think of doing, however insignificant, should be done immediately. Spur yourself on and carry it through without becoming discouraged. If this becomes an ingrained habit, things you thought were impossible will become possible, and closed doors will open, as you will discover in many ways.
Patience is the absence of expectation.
An unlimited amount of ability can develop when parent and child are having fun together.
If a musician wants to become a finer artist, he must first become a finer person.
Any child can be developed, it depends on how you do it
Music exists for the purpose of growing an admirable heart.
Perhaps it is music that will save the world.
Musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed. Any child who is properly trained can develop musical ability just as all children develop the ability to speak their mother tongue. The potential of every child is unlimited.
If children hear fine music from the day of their birth and learn to play it, they develop sensitivity, discipline and endurance. They get a beautiful heart.
Children learn to smile from their parents.