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Suzuki Teachers as Suzuki Parents: Faculty Q&A
with Beth Novak, Sarah Torrenga, Vicki Szczepaniak, & Ryan Caparella In our second Faculty Q&A Podcast, we feature three of our faculty...
Apr 30, 20221 min read
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Faculty Chamber Music Recital
Dear Suzuki Families, I am delighted to tell you that our amazing faculty is going to play a concert….just for you! It has been several...
Feb 9, 20221 min read
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Independent Practicing: A Faculty Q&A
Our first Faculty Q&A, on the ever-important topic of Independent Practicing
Feb 9, 20221 min read
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Letter from the Director | Summer 2021
Dear Suzuki families and friends. It has been some time since we have published the Suzuki Triangle Newsletter. As you might imagine,...
Jul 25, 20212 min read
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What is Chamber Music, Anyway?
Ryan Caparella | Involving small groups of players without a conductor, chamber music falls in a specific niche between orchestral and...
Feb 3, 20203 min read
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Long Term Benefits of Suzuki Study
Janis Wittrig | What was your vision when you enrolled your child for lessons at our school? Out of your own love of music, did you...
Apr 30, 20192 min read
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Neuroscience and Suzuki:Brain Development from Age Zero, and the Impact of Early Childhood Music Ed
Maeve O'Hara & Victoria Szczepaniak | “Limitless potential.” “Ability begins from age zero.” “Every child can.” How many times have we...
Jan 13, 20196 min read
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A Multi-dimensional Suzuki Triangle!
Lauren Cless | A few years ago, a parent in my studio inquired whether there might be an older student in our program who could...
Nov 9, 20183 min read
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The Leaky Bucket: Consistency in Practice
Ryan Caparella | To best understand the relationship between the amount of time spent practicing and the commensurate results, it is...
Oct 13, 20183 min read
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Strategies to Help students Develop Ownership and Persistence
Nancy Jackson | Thoughts from my presentation at the Suzuki Association of the Americas Conference I have often been amazed at the...
Jun 3, 20184 min read
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Cellissimo: A Student Perspective
Maeve Masterson | Years ago, I remember peering wide-eyed into cellissimo rehearsals, listening to a depth and strength of sound I had...
Apr 12, 20181 min read
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Seeing the Suzuki Method Through the Eyes of both Parent and Teacher
Sarah Torrenga | There’s an image we use in the Suzuki Method to help parents understand the work involved in the method. We call it a...
Mar 10, 20183 min read
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Learning to Love Practicing (or at least like it more)
Alex Revoal | Daily practice is not something we have to do, it’s something we get to do. Let’s be honest; for students, parents and...
Dec 6, 20176 min read
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Triangle Communication Lines
Sally Gross | I think Suzuki teachers have the best jobs in the world! We work one on one with committed students and parents and can...
Nov 10, 20172 min read
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Summer Suzuki Institutes
Nancy Jackson | Well, it is that time again. No, not thinking about your New Year resolutions list; thinking about attending a Summer...
Jan 18, 20173 min read
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Suzuki Institute - Totally Worth It!
Crystal Forbes | Being a musician since age 5 and dedicating my life's work to music education, I was thrilled when my oldest daughter...
Dec 16, 20163 min read
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Words, Growth Mindset, and Grit. What this means for a child’s success.
Victoria Szczepaniak | I recently read Dr. Dana Suskin’s book, Thirty Million Words, a fantastic resource for early brain development as it
Dec 6, 20164 min read
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Creating the Environment: the Core of the Suzuki Method
Maeve O'Hara | One of the core tenets behind the Suzuki Method is that every child can learn. We know this to be true because every child l
Apr 8, 20167 min read
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Crafting Constructive Positive Feedback
Alex Revoal | Consider the following scenario: You have been working on a research project at work for a while now, and you present your fi
Mar 9, 20165 min read
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The Wonder of the Suzuki Triangle
Sally Gross |
I am a child.
I have come into your world
about which I know nothing.
I am curious.
I am interested.
Mar 1, 20164 min read
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