Nitty Music performs on Cello Andantino from Book 01 of the Suzuki Cello Method.
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The musical piece presented here was created by a man named Shinichi Suzuki, who was not only an exceptional musician but also a philosopher and educator.
In fact, Suzuki is the founder of the famous Suzuki music teaching method, which has been used worldwide to teach people of all ages and abilities how to play classical music instruments.
Suzuki had a passion for the violin and wanted to help as many children as possible learn to play this instrument as well as he did.
As a result, he spent much of his life developing and perfecting his teaching method, which is based on the idea that all children have the potential to learn to play a classical instrument if they are taught in the right way.
He was an influential pedagogue in the musical education of children, often speaking of the ability of all children to learn things well, especially in the proper environment, and of developing and building students’ character through their musical education.
Before his time, it was rare for children to be formally taught classical instruments at an early age and even rarer for children to be accepted by a music teacher without an audition or entrance exam.
He not only strove to teach children to play the violin from early childhood, but his school in Matsumoto did not evaluate applicants based on their ability upon entering.
In addition, Suzuki believed that musical education could help build students’ character and that it was important to teach children from an early age so that they could develop their musical ability and self-confidence.
Therefore, his teaching method focuses on teaching children to play by ear and through repetition, which allows them to learn to play a musical piece from memory before learning to read sheet music.
It is important to note that Suzuki not only taught children to play the violin, but he was also responsible for the initial training of some of the first Japanese violinists who became prominent members of Western classical music organizations.
During his lifetime, Suzuki received numerous honors and recognitions for his work in music education, including several honorary doctorates in music.
He was named a Living National Treasure of Japan and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his work in promoting music education and world peace.
In summary, the musical piece presented here is just an example of Shinichi Suzuki’s enduring legacy and his innovative and influential teaching method.