Shinichi Suzuki: The Man and His Philosophy (Revised)
[Shinichi Suzuki] By Evelyn Hermann Book Item: 00-0589
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Shinichi Suzuki has been described as a humanitarian as well as an educator and musician. As a young man, he observed that children absorbed their spoken language based on their environment. This led him to adapt his teaching of music to the same method, that which is called the "Mother Tongue Approach." Through listening to the sound of music, very young children soon imitate the tones they hear. Suzuki believes that talent is not inherited, but is a product of environment, and that every child can perform music just as he or she has learned to speak, if the proper teaching approach is used. Revised in 1995, The Man and His Philosophy contains many new photos, some of them depicting the many "firsts" in the Suzuki world, such as Dr. Suzuki with his first students, plus many more. This is a complete history of the Suzuki movement, in words and pictures, from its beginnings to the present day.
Contents
| Title | |
| PART 1 SHINICHI SUZUKI: THE MAN | |
| Prologue | |
| 1. Man Is the Son of His Environment (1859-1919) | |
| Background | |
| Suzuki Enters Commercial School | |
| The Marquis Tokugawa | |
| Influence of Tolstoy and Dogan | |
| 2. Good Environmental Conditions Produce Superior Ability (1919-1928) | |
| The Voyage | |
| Encouragement to Study | |
| To Europe to Study | |
| Suzuki Plays for Klingler | |
| Dr. Michaelis and Dr. Einstein | |
| 3. Waltraud (1920-1928) | |
| In Berlin | |
| An Elegant Wedding | |
| To Japan by Train | |
| 4. Out of the Ashes of Depression and War (1929-1945) | |
| The Suzuki Quartet | |
| Suzuki's Teaching Attracts Attention | |
| The War Intensifies | |
| Koji Toyoda Comes to Live | |
| 5. The Move to Matsumoto-shi (1945-1948) | |
| Talent Education Is Established | |
| Illness Then Insight | |
| 6. In Ten Years Anything Is Possible (1945-1955) | |
| Business in Earnest | |
| Summer Institutes, Graduations Initiated | |
| Sound Has Life and Soul without Form | |
| Annual Concerts Begin | |
| 7. We Amaze the World (1961-1963) | |
| Casals Pays a Visit | |
| Increasing Recognition | |
| 8. Talent Education Goes to America (1952-1967) | |
| Film Impresses Americans | |
| Talent Education Is Outlined | |
| First United States Tour | |
| Concert without Rehearsal | |
| Concert for the Music Educators National Conference | |
| Workshops Become Popular | |
| Matsumoto's Talent Education Building | |
| 9. Dreams Materialize (1967-1970) | |
| New Building Is Dedicated | |
| Waltraud Is an Active Aid to Suzuki | |
| Progress Has Been Made | |
| 10. For the Happiness of All Children (1970-1980) | |
| Suzuki Continues Study and Growth | |
| First European Tour | |
| American Suzuki Institute | |
| Early Development Association | |
| More Tours to Japan | |
| The First International Suzuki Teachers Conference | |
| Special Birthday Celebration | |
| More Workshops and Conferences | |
| Golden Wedding Anniversary | |
| More Dreams Are Realized | |
| 11. International Suzuki Conference and the Formation of the International Suzuki Association (1980s) | |
| ISA Is Founded | |
| Suzuki's Daily Schedule | |
| ISA Conferences | |
| ISA Moves Its Headquarters to Japan | |
| Other Meetings | |
| 12. A Time to Reap the Fruits of Labor (1990s) | |
| Suzuki Begins to Lighten His Schedule | |
| Adelaide, Victoria, Australia 1991 | |
| ISA Assumes Greater Responsibilities | |
| Seoul, Korea 1993 | |
| Other Areas of Talent Education | |
| A Lifetime of Altruistic Love | |
| 13. Awards | |
| Awards -- National Governments | |
| Humanity Awards | |
| Rotary and 500 | |
| Musical Recognition | |
| Citizenship, Keys | |
| PHOTO GALLERY | |
| PART 2 SHINICHI SUZUKI: HIS PHILOSOPHY | |
| 14. Suzuki's Writings | |
| The Suzuki Method: A Philosophy for Life Education by Evelyn Hermann | |
| The Law of Ability and the Mother Tongue Method of Education by Shinichi Suzuki | |
| The Law of Ability by Shinichi Suzuki | |
| Early Development from Birth by Shinichi Suzuki | |
| Any Child Can Be Tone-Deaf by Shinichi Suzuki | |
| A Revolution in Education through a Method by Which Every Child Can Learn (A Plea to Elementary School Teachers of the World) by Shinichi Suzuki | |
| 15. Suzuki's "New Ideas" for Playing the Violin | |
| 10 Points for Talent Education | |
| Vital Points for Lesson and Homework of This Year 1971 | |
| Teaching Points for 1976 | |
| Tonalization for Nurturing a Beautiful Good Tone | |
| 4 New Teaching Points of the Suzuki Method | |
| A Suzuki Method Report on Violin Playing | |
| My New Theory | |
| Developing Children's Ability Using the Suzuki Teaching Method -- How We Are Doing Now | |
| Summary | |
| 16. Dr. Shinichi Suzuki Life-Time Achievements |
Additional Information
| Author: | Shinichi Suzuki, Evelyn Hermann |
| Format: | Book |
| Page Count: | 232 |
| Item Number: | 00-0589 |
| ISBN 10: | 0-87487-589-7 |
| ISBN 13: | 978-0-87487-589-8 |
| UPC: | 029156148527 |
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