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This Painting from Suzuki Sensei means (in my translation) “People become the child of their environments” or as it is more often translated, “Man is the son of his environment”
This has been my shikishi forever. Every time I received a painting from Dr. Suzuki, it said that phrase out of the hundreds of quotes [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Dr. Shinichi Suzuki’
September 5, 2008
Ideas from Cleo Brimhall – tension is the enemy of tone.
“Tension is the enemy of tone” ~ Cleo
In Three Areas -
These areas are :
1) Tension in the world – World Association of Suzuki Method (ISA and affiliates on down) Tension between governments…
2) Tension in the Family Units (Grandparents, Parents, Children – teacher, student, in the Educational Unit the teaching… classroom or family whichever – tension [...]
August 5, 2008
Book 1 Practice Video Suzuki with CD (Matsumoto Tempo)
I am so amazed and honored! SAA Published my article “Panda” in the Suzuki Journal! Quite exciting!!! Also a bit embarrassing as they published the old unedited version which is much longer that the one that appears here… (see Spring 2008 ASJ) If anyone out there has corrections for my section involving anatomy and physiology [...]
May 13, 2008
Practice and study
I have been practicing everyday very hard towards the dvd I must make for Candidacy for SAA Teacher Trainer Status. I know that there are many teacher trainers who have something against me for some reason, (Japanese training?) but I must try despite the odds. It is supposed to be a fair process [...]
May 6, 2008
Wonderful Video of Violin Book 10 with Cadenza by Zino Francescatti
I just found this last night!!! In Dr. Suzuki’s Great Violinists Vol. 7 – there is a recording of Dr. Suzuki performing Frank Sonata (Real Audio – just a small clip) -
Anyway – Zino Francescatti was in Paris when Dr. Suzuki was in germany and he probably heard him… Has anyone [...]
April 30, 2008
LingLing dies at age 22
LingLing, the Panda Bear Dr. Suzuki named his own Panda bow technique after, passed away today at age 22.
It is in the news….
May 27, 2007
25 hours of Videos of Dr. Suzuki from 1976
Translated
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/Arts/subcollections/SuzukiAbout.shtml
February 28, 2007
progress
Today I played the Mozart A Major concerto at 96 = quarter and the Cadenza for the first time all from memory. Listening WORKS! I used to know it… now I’m getting to where I know it again. I also received the book “The Magic of Matsumoto” in the mail and it [...]
February 26, 2007
Practicing again
Progress on the project – I finally practiced again. Mr. Bear has gone to the shop and I always do better when he’s gone. It’s back down to 91 beats per minute from 94 but I haven’t lost that much after 3 days. I can work it up again. The cadenza is coming nicely – [...]
