Suzuki Talent Education
If you would like further information about the Suzuki Talent Education Program in Brandon, Manitoba, contact Michelle Bouchard, STEP Director at 204-571-8526.
The Suzuki Philosophy
The Suzuki method was developed in post-war Japan by violinist Shinichi Suzuki.
Music is learned by the “mother tongue approach,” the same way children learn their language.
Suzuki is a method based on the premise that children learn by absorbing what is in their environment. Students listen to tapes and CDs of the Suzuki repertoire from the time they are born.
Children learn to break down skills into small, easily mastered steps.
Suzuki students develop musical skills and artistic sensitivity.
Suzuki students learn how to react quickly, follow instructions, focus their attention, be good followers and leaders.
Children study and perform a common repertoire of European traditional folksongs, baroque dances and standard works. The standard Suzuki repertoire is often supplemented with scales, etudes, exercises, and additional repertoire of varying styles.
Man is the son of his environment. For the sake of our children let us educate them from the cradle to have a noble mind, a high sense of values, and a splendid ability.
-Shinichi Suzuki.
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The Students
Students attend one private lesson and one group class each week, plus frequent play-ins, recitals, and workshops.
At the private lessons, students and parents are carefully guided by the teacher.
Group classes enhance the strong sense of community amongst parents and students.
Ages 3 and up
The Parents
Parents actively participate in the learning and instructional process. Parents attend private and group lessons, and other musical activities involving their children such as workshops and concerts. They take notes, learn the basic technique of the instrument and how to teach their child at home.
Parents learn how to nurture their child’s musical development with creative repetition and positive reinforcement. Parents are responsible for playing the taped repertoire every day.
Parents help to implement the program’s artistic and educational goals, by sharing responsibilities as supporters, organizers, and supervisors.