TEACH SUZUKI

Recently I had an unusual experience and made an interesting discovery with one of my students. I would like to share the process with you. ...

written by Paula E. Bird, copyright 2014 One of my favorite university classes is my section of String Techniques classes that includes no...

Written by Paula E. Bird ©2013 I wrote last week about a parent report card [here is the article  link ], and I promised to provide a teach...

I helped a student today on Vivaldi’s Concerto in A minor, op. 3, no. 6, in the revised edition of Suzuki Violin Volume 4. We discussed some...

Teaching is not a mystery. Teaching is something that we can all do. Before we had the ability to print books, we learned by emulation and i...

I am going to tell you a teaching and parenting story from my real life studio archives. This story I am about to share with you illustrates...

Before beginning a practice session, a performance, or any other endeavor, I believe your student will have greater success if he or she mak...

Napoleon Hill tells a story of a homeless, destitute man who visits Hill's office one day. The man tells an interesting story of how he ...

Diane Allen http://www.myviolinvideos.com In this post, I would like to introduce you to my friend and Suzuki colleague Diane Allen from...

When I first began teaching, I found that introducing a new song could seem daunting. Over the years I have picked up a few ideas here and t...

I have identified seven stages of learning related to acquiring the ability or skills for each repertoire piece. Some of the following to...