***TOP SECRET*** TEACHING POINTS FOR SUZUKI VIOLIN TEACHERS

<body> <table border cols=1 width="100%" bgcolor="#F2F5FF" > <tr> <td> <center><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica" size="7" color="#666699">**TOP SECRET** </font></b> <br><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><b>TEACHING POINTS</b> </font> <br><b><font size=+2>FOR SUZUKI VIOLIN TEACHERS</font></b></center> </td> </tr> </table> <table border cellpadding=20 cols=1 width="100%" bgcolor="#F9FFFF" > <tr> <td><font face="Arial,Helvetica">The pages of <b> **TOP SECRET ** SUZUKI VIOLIN TEACHING POINTS</b> appear exclusively on<b> <a href="http://www.Suzuki-Violin.com/" target="http://www.Suzuki-Violin.com/">SUZUKI VIOLIN TEACHERS CENTRAL</a></b>, produced by the <a href="http://www.SuzukiMusicAcademy.com/" target="http://www.SuzukiMusicAcademy.com/"><b>Suzuki Music Academy</b></a>. </font> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"> Those who have received teacher training with Suzuki will find the Teaching Points pages to be a review of Suzuki's special approach to teaching and playing violin. The Suzuki Violin teacher who never had the chance to work with Suzuki may be surprised by the teaching points Suzuki practiced and taught, and may be surprised too, by how ingenious the teaching points are. </font></p> <p><font size="3"><font face="Arial,Helvetica"> Suzuki Violin teachers can submit questions and comments at the <a href="http://www.suzuki-violin.com/Suzuki-Violin-Teachers-points-index.html" target="http://www.suzuki-violin.com/Suzuki-Violin-Teachers-points-index.html">SUZUKI VIOLIN TEACHERS FORUM</a> and submit articles to</font> <a href="mailto:SuzukiFind@aol.com">SuzukiFind@aol.com</a> -</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <center> <p><a name="====== Page Contents"></a><b><font size=+1>**Table of Contents**</font></b></center> <p align="left"><b><font size=-2><a href="#intro">1. SUZUKI VIOLIN TEACHING POINTS: INTRODUCTION</a></font></b> <p align="left"><b><font size=-2><a href="#???? TOP SECRET TEACHING POINTS">2. ????<i>"TOP SECRET" TEACHING POINTS</i>????</a></font></b> <p align="left"><b><font size=-2><a href="#DON'T ACCEPT (L)">3. DON'T ACCEPT (L) IMITATIONS</a></font></b> <p align="left"><b><font size=-2><a href="#GETTING THE WORD">4. GETTING THE WORD OUT</a></font></b> <p align="left"><b><font size=-2><a href="#ACKNOWLEDGEMENT">5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS</a></font></b> <hr> <center> <p><a name="intro"> </a><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><b>1. SUZUKI VIOLIN TEACHING POINTS: INTRODUCTION</b></font></center> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica" size="3">Throughout his life, Suzuki gave teachers Suzuki violin teaching points - specific instructions that are essential to the Suzuki Violin Method. Each of these focuses on a single aspect of violin study. Suzuki's violin teaching points are truly remarkable contributions to classical violin pedagogy, and reflect his ingenious approach to the mastery of, what are after all, highly demanding skills.</font> <hr> <p><center><a name="???? TOP SECRET TEACHING POINTS"></a><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica">2. ????<i>"TOP SECRET"</i>TEACHING POINTS ????</font></b></center> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica" size="3">Why are these teaching points called "top secret"? Suzuki did not intend for these to be secret at all. Quite the contrary. He made a great effort to make his teaching points known. Ironically, while he made it a point to instruct Suzuki violin teachers to master these and to teach them to their students, critical teaching points are virtually "top secret", in the sense that they are rarely taught or espoused by Suzuki violin teachers.</font> <p><font size="3"><font face="Arial,Helvetica">Few Suzuki violin teachers even know of the most important of these! As a consequence, "Suzuki violin" and the "Suzuki Violin Method", as Suzuki himself defined and practiced it, is taught without the benefit of technical points that are key to his teachings. These teaching points form the basis</font> <font face="Arial,Helvetica">of the technical innovations that he applied to the study of the violin, with astonishing results.</font></font> <div align=right><a href="#====== Page Contents">Table of Contents</a></div> <hr> <p><center><a name="DON'T ACCEPT (L)"></a><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica">3. DON'T ACCEPT (L) IMITATIONS</font></b></center> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica" size="3">Suzuki did not exclude the teaching ideas of others. During his lifetime, he encouraged teachers to contribute ideas. Ms. Mori, Mr. Takahashi, Dr. Denda and Dr. Kataoka are among those who made significant contributions to the Suzuki method. But Suzuki was clearly less than satisfied with those Suzuki violin teachers who "adapted" or "modified" his approach in a superficial way, without due consideration of violin teaching points. Suzuki expressed this concern to me, from the time when I began work with him in the 1960's.</font> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica" size="3">Because so few Suzuki violin teachers have learned and applied the techniques found in the teaching points, there have been unfortunate consequences. The Suzuki Method has, too often, been poorly represented, his powerful ideas about violin training have remained unexamined, and there has been much unwarranted criticism of Suzuki's very special approach to the violin. But even more importantly, students have been routinely deprived of an important aspect of the superior training that the Suzuki Method can provide.</font> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica" size="3">Suzuki's standards were very high. He expected Suzuki violin students and Suzuki violin teachers to diligently apply the violin teaching points. When showing me his violin teaching points, Suzuki would add, "Please master what I am showing you. Please teach these to other teachers. Please teach these to your students".</font> <div align=right><a href="#====== Page Contents">Table of Contents</a></div> <center> <hr> <p><a name="GETTING THE WORD"></a><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica">4. GETTING THE WORD OUT</font></b></center> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica" size="3">Suzuki's teaching points and his instructions to "get the word out" about his teaching points were on my mind, when I founded the Suzuki Music Academy, over a decade ago. The Academy program has trained hundreds of teachers and students to gain a deeper, more meaningful understanding of Suzuki's approach and of his teaching points.</font> <p><font size="3"><font face="Arial,Helvetica">To view the teaching point currently featured, click on the </font><a href="http://www.suzuki-violin.com/Suzuki-Violin-Teaching-Point-38.html"><b>**TOP SECRET** TEACHING POINT - #43</b></a><font face="Arial,Helvetica">. Master Suzuki violin teaching points. Teach these to your students. Your students have put their trust in you. They deserve the very best instruction you can provide. With Suzuki's passing, in early 1998, "getting the word" out takes on new meaning.</font></font> <div align=right><a href="#====== Page Contents">Table of Contents</a></div> <center> <hr><font size=-2>/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/</font> <p><a name="ACKNOWLEDGEMENT"></a><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica">5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS</font></b></center> </p> <p><font size="3">I wish to acknowledge help and inspiration I have received from Cathy Hargrave Williams, Bruce Anderson, Jay Gilbertson, and Carol Sykes. They are superb and dedicated Suzuki Method teachers whose work has helped me to maintain my connection with Suzuki. Also, my indebtedness to Yuko Mori, Mitsumasa Denda, Haruko Kataoka, Toshio Takahashi, and other teachers based at the authoritative Talent Education Institute, in Matsumoto, Japan. I have learned much from these teachers. I admire their work with students. This seems to show the highest standards for Suzuki Method Teachers.</font> <p><font size="3">Rhonda Harrison Shimano, an outstanding Suzuki Method teacher, knew and worked closely with Suzuki for years, is also on the list of superb and dedicated teachers who have carried out Suzuki's work. She deserves a special acknowledgment for her generosity and for her valuable guidance.</font> <p><font size="3">This site is dedicated to the teachers mentioned above. The work of Shinichi Suzuki, Haruko Kataoka, Toshio Takahashi, and their colleagues, dramatically raised the standard of classical music education. <br> </font><b> <div align=right><font face="Times New Roman,Times">- Richard Coff, Director</font> <br><font face="Times New Roman,Times">Suzuki Music Academy </font><a name="Suzuki-Violin-Top-Secret"></a></div> <center> <p><br><font size=-2>/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;//;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/</font> <p><a name="**TOP SECRET** TEACHING POINT"></a><font size=+1><a href="http://www.suzuki-violin.com/Suzuki-Violin-Teaching-Point-38.html">**TOP SECRET** TEACHING POINT  #43</a></font> <br> <font size=+1>#4 of Bow-hold Series</font> <br> <font size=+1>"Seesaw Bow"</font> <p><font size=-2>/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;//;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/</font> <p><a name="SUZUKI VIOLIN TEACHERS FORUM"></a><font size=+1><a href="http://www.suzuki-violin.com/Suzuki-Violin-Teachers-Forum.html">SUZUKI VIOLIN TEACHERS FORUM<br> </a></font> <br></center> <font size=-1>The first forum of its kind, designed for the Suzuki Violin teaching professional. The application of Suzuki Violin Method and related issues are the the focus of this online resource.</font> <center><font size=-2>/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;/;//;/;/</font> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.suzuki-method.com/Suzuki-MethodDirIndex.html" target="http://www.suzuki-method.com/Suzuki-MethodDirIndex.html"><font face="Arial Black">SUZUKI TEACHERS : WWW DIRECTORY<br> YEAR 2002 EDITION</font></a> </center> <p align="left"><font face="Arial">Suzuki Violin Teachers can now apply to have their listings posted in the directory, the first of its kind. Teachers applying to be listed need to complete the form found on the directory's <a href="http://www.suzuki-method.com/TeachersSubmitForm.htm" target="http://www.Suzuki-method.com/TeachersSubmitIndex.html">submissions</a> page. 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