Dr. Suzuki said that life was practice, and he advised us to practice moving into action as soon as we thought about doing something. This reflection discusses the power of this advice. If you have a comment or suggestion, you can leave me a voice message on my voicemail line at 512-537-6356 or send me … Continue reading "Reflections — Move Into Action"

Today’s episode looks at Dr. Suzuki’s advice about parents’ arranging for an orange crate concert in the home and how this little idea could be a powerful way to add joy and inspiration to the household. I discussed several other podcast episodes on topics that related to this episode: Asking the Right Questions Activation Energy … Continue reading "085 TSP The Orange Crate Concert"

“Act when you think.” Dr. Suzuki thought this was the one quality that was common to successful people. Why? If you have a comment or suggestion, you can leave me a voice message on my voicemail line at 512-537-6356 or send me an email at [email protected]. For more information and articles, visit my blog at: … Continue reading "Reflections — Act When You Think"

Today’s episode looks at the arguments for having parents in the students’ lessons and discusses reasons to include parents as well as potential problems. ********************************** If you are a parent of a beginning violin student and looking for help in between lessons, consider my book The Twinkle Project as a resource of teaching points, learning steps, and games and … Continue reading "084 TSP Parents in the Lesson"

How can we understand Dr. Suzuki when he says that when education is our goal that we warp a child’s development? If you have a comment or suggestion, you can leave me a voice message on my voicemail line at 512-537-6356 or send me an email at [email protected]. For more information and articles, visit my … Continue reading "Reflections — How to Warp a Child’s Development"

Today’s episode discusses the impact that divorce and separation have on children and the Suzuki process. Children suffer the most in these situations. Are there helpful strategies? What can parents do when faced with these difficult challenges?   ********************************** If you are a parent of a beginning violin student and looking for help in between lessons, consider … Continue reading "083 Divorce and Separation"

How do we cultivate the talent to remember something after hearing it only once? How do we master and internalize what we learn? If you have a comment or suggestion, you can leave me a voice message on my voicemail line at 512-537-6356 or send me an email at [email protected]. For more information and articles, … Continue reading "Reflections — Internalization & Mastery"

Today’s episode discusses the importance of attitude and focusing on four types of strengths: apparent, perceived, aspirational, and attitudinal. What are some helpful strategies to help us become more teachable as teachers and parents? I mentioned a book resource in the episode. The resource link below is an affiliate link, which means that if you … Continue reading "082 Being Teachable"

Childhood is a fleeting moment in time. How can a parent slow down this passage of time? If you have a comment or suggestion, you can leave me a voice message on my voicemail line at 512-537-6356 or send me an email at [email protected]. For more information and articles, visit my blog at: http://teachsuzuki.blogspot.com. Until … Continue reading "Reflections — Slow Down Childhood"

Does it matter what we think? At one time Dr. Suzuki believed that he did not have enough talent to be great. Later he believed that talent was not inborn. What are the ramifications of either belief? I mentioned several resources in the episode. Some of these links may be affiliate links, which means that … Continue reading "081 TSP It Matters What You Think"