By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org What if your child's music practice this Thanksgiving could do more than just build skills — what if it could also build a beautiful heart? Dr. Shinichi Suzuki believed exactly that. He famously said, "Teaching music is not my main purpose. I want to make good citizens, noble human beings. If a child hears fine music from the day of his birth, and learns to play it himself, he develops sensitivity, discipline and endurance

By Christy | the Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Hey! Can I share something with you that's going to change the way you think about teaching music? Right now, you might be focused on getting your students to practice more, drilling technique, pushing through repertoire. But what if I told you there's something even more powerful you could be doing - and it only takes five or more minutes a day? Why Your Students Need to Listen First Here's what Dr. Suzuki figured out in t

By Christy | the Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org You know how sometimes you watch a child at the piano and they're doing this awkward thing where they refuse to let their left hand cross over to the right side of the keyboard? Or maybe you've noticed your violin student gets all tangled up when they try to bow across different strings? Well, there's actually a really fascinating reason behind this, and once you understand it, so many things about children and what they ne