Join Our MNjcc Suzuki Program – Since 1992
Gretchen Paxson-Abberger Artistic Director, Suzuki 416-466-0208 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Parent Information Evening September 15 at 7:00 PM
Learn about our fun and inclusive program as well as the benefits of the Suzuki Method of music! Meet some of our teachers & students & tour our facility.
SAA (Suzuki Association of the Americas) Certified instruction in violin, viola, cello
Weekly
- private lessons
- instrumental group classes
- musicianship or theory classes
- reading ensembles
- chamber music classes
- parent orchestra
Learn with us
- start at an early age
- nurturing & positive environment
- flexible timetable for learning
- build concentration skills
- develop discipline and endurance
- build confi dence in performing
What is the Suzuki method?
The Suzuki Method of music education is based on the philosophy and teaching methods developed by the Japanese violinist, pedagogue, educator and humanitarian, Dr. Shinichi Suzuki.
Dr. Suzuki believed in the great potential of music to enrich children's lives. He developed a method of music education to enable children to play music to their highest possible level of ability. His method was derived from his observation of the ease and facility with which young children learn to speak their own language. He analysed and adapted these precepts of language development into a system of music education which was aptly named the ‘mother tongue' approach. He began to teach using these methods and soon set up an institute of music in Matsumoto, Japan. In 1964, Suzuki took his first group of musicians to play in the United States. The musicianship and confidence of these young students playing demanding solo repertoire astounded the audiences who heard them.
Today, there are more than 8,000 Suzuki teachers with over 250,000 students across 40 countries.
