All books shown below are available for loan at the teacher’s studio
Nurtured by Love – by Shinichi Suzuki
This book is highly recommended by most music teachers and musicians.
In this trailblazing book, world-renowned violinist and teacher Shinichi Suzuki presents the philosophy and principles of his teaching methods for developing the natural abilities of every child. He illustrates by examples the amazing success of his work with young pupils at his music school in Japan, which has attracted the attention of educators from every major nation.
Professor Suzuki presents convincing evidence to substantiate his view, basic to his method called Talent Education, that every child is born with ability. Accordingly, a child’s slowness in any subject indicates a deficiency in his environment, educational or otherwise.
The author writes, “If Einstein, Goethe and Beethoven had been born during the Stone Age, wouldn’t they likewise have had only the cultural ability and education of men of the Stone Age? The converse is also true; if I were to receive a suckling babe of the Stone Age and educate him, before long he would be able to play a violin sonata by Beethoven as well as any young person of today.”
According to Professor Suzuki, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child’s potential so that he can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. In Nurtured by Love, the author relates many meaningful experiences in his career and the circumstances which bought about his discovery of the Talent Education method.
Professor Suzuki has achieved worldwide acclaim, and his students, under his direction, have performed internationally, including appearances at the UN, the Julliard School of Music, and numerous places throughout the United States.
How to Grow a Young Music Lover – by Cheri Fuller
From playtime to bedtime, music builds children’s cognitive, motor, and creative development and adds joy and beauty to their lives. Experts believe that children’s exposure to music in the early years determine both their musical ability and their capacity to enjoy music. Regardless of a child’s age or your own musical background, you can learn How to Grow a Young Music Lover who will have a passion for music that lasts a lifetime. In this book you will discover:
- The musical activities a child needs at each age
- The best rhymes and recordings for children
- The link between musical enjoyment and school achievement
- and many more practical, insightful, and fun ways to teach children about music!
*Includes a “Classics Month-by-Month” chapter offering a full year of music curriculum for the parent or teacher.
Raising An Amazing Musician
This self-help guide is essential reading for any parent or carer wishing to know more about bringing music into the life of their child. 20 short chapters, which assume no musical knowledge, are packed with expert advise on how to support your child through every stage of musical development, from birth through early childhood.
Helpful advise is included on:
- music-making with the very young
- recognising and encouraging musicality
- choosing the right instrument
- getting the most out of music lessons
- encouraging practice
- public performance
- music exams
Whatever stage of learning your child has reached, Raising an Amazing Musician will empower you to make the right decisions for your young musician, and enrich their experience of music as an enjoyable life-enhancing activity.
The Practice Revloution
This book is actually for teachers, but for parents who are ambitious and keen to help more in your child’s practice, you might want to read this book. Otherwise you can also consider a shorter version of this book meant for students – Not Until You’ve Done Your Practice!
Music students have to be taught how to work by themselves… because for six days in every seven, they have to work alone.
Instead of the traditional obsession with how much practice students do, The Practice Revolution looks at how students practice in the first place. With over 320 pages of what works, what doesn’t and why, it’s the most ambitious, comprehensive and approachable guide to practicing ever undertaken, aiming to turn professional music teachers into nothing short of practicing experts….
…so that they can then help their students become practicing experts too…
And for today’s students, who are busier than ever before, making sure that the time they do spend practicing actually produces results is one of the best lessons they’ll ever learn.
The Mozart Effect for Children
In his groundbreaking book, The Mozart Effect, Don Campbell revealed the enormous healing powers of classical music. Now he slows you how to help the children in your life experience the same benefits.
You don’t have to be an expert on classical music to use this wise and compassionate book. focusing each chapter on a particular age – from prenatal through age ten – Don Campbell explains how music is the perfect tool to improve children’s language, movement, and social skills at home, school, and play. He presents dynamic, inventive ways to invigorate a child’s imagination, and supplies simple exercises, musical menus, and entertaining games that will improve your child’s memory. At once practical and profound, The Mozart Effect for Children is an invaluable resource for all parents and educators who want to help their children imagine, achieve, and grow in every aspect of their lives.
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