Contact: gregoryguaymusic@gmail.com or (843) 324-0452
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SPRING 2013 PERFORMANCESMay 12th, Noon, College of Charleston, Cato Center for the Arts, Rm 234. 161 Calhoun St., Charleston
May 18th, 10:30-1:30 Charleston Farmers Market w/ LowCo Suzuki Guitar & Les Amis May 21st, 4-7pm, Mt Pleasant Farmers Market w/ LowCo Suzuki Guitar & Les Amis June 5th, Noon, College of Charleston, Piccolo Spoleto Young Artist Series. Guitar/Violin/Cello. Simons Recital Hall. w/ Yuhong Tu. |
The Suzuki Approach:
- Parent Involvement
- Parents will have an important role as "home teachers" as a child learns an instrument. In the beginning, one parent will learn to play before the child, so that he/she understands what the child is expected to do. The parent attends the child's lessons and the two practice daily at home. This allows a parent to gain an understanding of what the child will go through and participate as a “home teacher”.
- Early Years
- The early years are crucial for developing mental processes and muscle coordination in the young child. Children's aural capacities are also at their peak during the years of language acquisition, and this is an excellent time to establish musical sensitivity.
- Listening & Repetition
- The Children will absorb the language of music just as they absorb the sounds of their native language. With repeated listening to the pieces they will be learning, children become familiar with them and learn them easily.
- Encouragement
- As with language, the child's efforts to learn an instrument should be met with sincere praise and encouragement. Each child learns at his/her own rate, building on small steps so that each one can be mastered. This creates an environment of enjoyment for child, parent and teacher.
- Learning with Other Children
- Music promotes healthy social interaction, and children are highly motivated by participating in group lessons and performances in addition to their own individual lessons.
- Graded Repertoire
- The Suzuki repertoire for each instrument presents a careful sequence of building blocks for technical and musical development.
- Delayed Reading
- Children are taught to read only after their ability to speak has been well established. In the same way, Suzuki students develop basic competence on their instruments before being taught to read music. This sequence of instruction enables both teacher and student to focus on the development of good posture, beautiful tone, accurate intonation, and musical phrasing.
http://suzukiassociation.org
- Parents will have an important role as "home teachers" as a child learns an instrument. In the beginning, one parent will learn to play before the child, so that he/she understands what the child is expected to do. The parent attends the child's lessons and the two practice daily at home. This allows a parent to gain an understanding of what the child will go through and participate as a “home teacher”.
- The early years are crucial for developing mental processes and muscle coordination in the young child. Children's aural capacities are also at their peak during the years of language acquisition, and this is an excellent time to establish musical sensitivity.
- The Children will absorb the language of music just as they absorb the sounds of their native language. With repeated listening to the pieces they will be learning, children become familiar with them and learn them easily.
- As with language, the child's efforts to learn an instrument should be met with sincere praise and encouragement. Each child learns at his/her own rate, building on small steps so that each one can be mastered. This creates an environment of enjoyment for child, parent and teacher.
- Music promotes healthy social interaction, and children are highly motivated by participating in group lessons and performances in addition to their own individual lessons.
- The Suzuki repertoire for each instrument presents a careful sequence of building blocks for technical and musical development.
- Children are taught to read only after their ability to speak has been well established. In the same way, Suzuki students develop basic competence on their instruments before being taught to read music. This sequence of instruction enables both teacher and student to focus on the development of good posture, beautiful tone, accurate intonation, and musical phrasing.