This episode is part of the “Reflections” series of podcast episodes, which are short, minutes long reflections about a quote or other thought from Dr. Shinichi Suzuki’s philosophy or writing. The purpose of these reflections is to give parents and teachers a chance to spend a few minutes thinking about how great the impact might … Continue reading "Reflections — Exceptional Talent, Exceptional Heart"

This episode of the Teach Suzuki podcast looks at the reasons why students might forget how to play the songs they have learned. Listen and see if the suggestions to address forgetfulness might work for you. If you have questions or answers or you would like to comment or leave me a voice mail, you … Continue reading "035 TSP I Forget!"

This episode is part of the “Reflections” series of podcast episodes, which are short, minutes long reflections about a quote or other thought from Dr. Shinichi Suzuki’s philosophy or writing. The purpose of these reflections is to give parents and teachers a chance to spend a few minutes thinking about how great the impact might … Continue reading "Reflections — Gratitude and Thankfulness"

This episode of the Teach Suzuki podcast recounts my experiences at the 8th annual conference of the International Suzuki Teachers Exchange in Remscheid, Germany at the end of October 2016. I relate details of the events that I attended and the people that I met and learned from, and I offer a suggestion about why … Continue reading "034 TSP The Crazy Driver (ISTEX Conference)"

This episode is part of the “Reflections” series of podcast episodes, which are short, minutes long reflections about a quote or other thought from Dr. Shinichi Suzuki’s philosophy or writing. The purpose of these reflections is to give parents and teachers a chance to spend a few minutes thinking about how great the impact might … Continue reading "Reflections — The Mission of a Parent"

This episode of the Teach Suzuki podcast looks at issues that teachers may have with parents and asks the more important, fundamental question: how big is your why. How big is your purpose and reason for teaching? This episode explores how the answer to that question may help to eliminate problem parent issues. If you … Continue reading "033 TSP How Big is Your Why"

This episode is part of the “Reflections” series of podcast episodes, which are short, minutes long reflections about a quote or other thought from Dr. Shinichi Suzuki’s philosophy or writing. The purpose of these reflections is to give parents and teachers a chance to spend a few minutes thinking about how great the impact might … Continue reading "Reflections – Express Your Love"

This episode of the Teach Suzuki podcast looks at some common student problems, such as wiggles and silliness, flimsy posture, playing things too fast, crooked bows, and imprecise intonation. The episode considers what the root causes of these problems are and offers some solutions aimed at the underlying reasons for these issues. If you have … Continue reading "032 TSP Common Student Problems"

This episode is part of the “Reflections” series of podcast episodes, which are short, minutes long reflections about a quote or other thought from Dr. Shinichi Suzuki’s philosophy or writing. The purpose of these reflections is to give parents and teachers a chance to spend a few minutes thinking about how great the impact might … Continue reading "Reflections — Build the Right Environment"

This episode of the Teach Suzuki podcast looks at the studio life and discusses the ingredients to a successful studio life from a teacher’s perspective. Parents and teachers may gain a deeper understanding of the difficulties a teacher faces with scheduling, community, organization, and various other areas as the parents hear the different considerations a … Continue reading "031 TSP The Studio Life"