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
Teaching music is not my main purpose. I want to make good citizens. 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.
The fate of a child is in the hands of his parents.
A child's slowness in any subject indicates a deficiency in his environment, educational or otherwise.
Man is the Child of his Environment
Every child grows; everything depends on the teacher.
Man is a child of his environment
I cannot live without children.
I play with children so that I can learn from them.
It is in our power to educate all the children of the world to become a little better as people, a little happier.
An unlimited amount of ability can develop when parent and child are having fun together.
Any child can be developed, it depends on how you do it
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.