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Learning by Listening

         
         Young musicians learn best when they hear a piece of music and play it back, similarly to learning a language.  Dr. Suzuki realized this idea and called his method the "mother-tongue approach.'' Listening is a critical part of the Suzuki method, and continuous listening to recordings has many positive effects on students.

Dedicated listening to recordings:

o      Promotes an increase in memory, not only in music, but in all aspects of students' lives.

o      Enables students to have improved pitch, tone, and confidence in their playing.

o      Solidifies the concept of accurate intonation.

o      Provides great examples of tone, vibrato, and musical phrasing.

o      Allows students to get creative and begin developing their own solos, later resulting in 
        improvisation and composition!

o      Greatly shortens the time necessary for learning a new piece.

o      Provides a road map when learning repertoire.

o      Promotes quick memorizing.

o      Enables easy internalization of the music. 

o      Provides lessons with the artists.

o      Surrounds the student with music. 

o      Lessens the chance of developing performance nerves.  

o      Promotes constant repetition. Repetition is essential in learning to play an instrument.  
        Similarly to language learning, children learn a new musical concept and add it to their 

        vocabulary, gradually using it in new and more sophisticated ways.

Source:  Adapted from "The Suzuki Twinkler" (SAA) _______________________________________________________________
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