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Suzuki at ESQ is an after-school music program offered to children from the ESQ community* grades 1 through Grade 5. Students in this program attend weekly half-hour private lessons with teachers of their instrument as well as monthly group lessons in the Suzuki style, culminating in concerts in December and June. The instruments offered are violin and cello.
* Priority is given to ESQ students and registration is first-come first-serve, but students from other schools are welcome to apply.
Important registration information is available here, tuition and fees are here, and rules and regulations are here.
ABOUT THE SUZUKI METHOD:
More than fifty years ago, Japanese violinist Shinichi Suzuki realized the implications of the fact that children the world over learn to speak their native language with ease. He began to apply the basic principles of language acquisition to the learning of music and called his method the mother-tongue approach to enable all children to learn music.
Some Suzuki Pedagogical Concepts:
- Parent Involvement: parents attend the lessons with the child and serve as “home teachers” during the week
- Listening and Repetition: Listening to music every day is important, especially listening to pieces in the Suzuki repertoire so the child knows them immediately.
- Learning with others: Group classes and performances allow students to learn from and be motivated by each other
Want to know more about The Suzuki Method? Click here.