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 — Fate of the Child"

This episode of the Teach Suzuki podcast looks at a listener question and discusses how to ask questions to find out relevant information to solve the problem. If you have questions that you think would be pertinent to ask to resolve the listener question, or you would like to comment or leave me a voice … Continue reading "030 TSP I Hate the Violin"

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 — Hindering Characteristics"

This episode of the Teach Suzuki podcast looks at habits and suggests some small habits to develop toward Aristotle’s goal of “excellence.” In this episode, I referenced the Squares of 8 game. Here is a link to the blog article about the game, and a link to the template for the game. If you would like to … Continue reading "029 TSP Excellence is a Habit"

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 — Failure Does Not Exist"

This episode of the Teach Suzuki podcast looks at that time when a student or child appears nonresponsive, daydreamy, and “foggy.” The episode explores the question of what may be happening, why, and what techniques might help parents and teachers survive this period of development. If you would like to comment or leave me a … Continue reading "028 TSP Aliens Abducted My Child!"

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 — Heal the Hurt"

This episode of the Teach Suzuki podcast looks at when it is appropriate for a student to become an independent learner at lessons and what the steps to independence might look like. During the episode, I referenced an excellent book by Ron Clark, called The Essential 55. Here is an affiliate link to that book: Remember, … Continue reading "027 TSP Can My Child Go It Alone?"

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 — Trained Personality"

This episode of the Teach Suzuki podcast looks at where a new parent to the Suzuki studio might start to gather the information that would help the parent on the Suzuki music lesson journey. The episode also spends a little bit of time talking about the important roles parents play in the happiness of their … Continue reading "026 TSP Where do I Start?"