When it comes to violin lessons, kids have a short term goal.   Learn more new songs.  Period.  If that was all I wanted for your children, I wouldn’t need to write this message.

Long term goals are what makes the difference between a kid scratching away at a violin and someone you want to listen to.  It takes a parent to make long term goals happen.

Lets start with an easy one this week.  This is for parents of kids reading music.  Make sure they bring their reading book to their lesson this week and every week.  I want to cycle through these books and teach these kids to read music.  Thanks.

50 years ago and more there were very few amazing, young violin players scattered around the world.  Prodigies.  Dr Suzuki realized that these were the kids with access to violins to play, parents with enthusiasm,  and the means to hear good music performed.

Dr Suzuki set out to make this available to everyone.   He is the reason why we have violins made to fit young children.  He collected the music we play and made it available on 33rpm records in the 1960’s so everyone can listen.  Because of Suzuki, if a child plays every day, reviews his polished songs correctly, has interested parents and plays with other children he will succeed at violin.

We don’t have prodigies anymore.  Every Child Can.