Pandora Bryce
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 | Just a few weeks ago at a student’s graduation recital, while talking with some guests of the student’s family, I was surprised to hear that yet again, the child’s high performance level was being ... |
Sat, 18 Sep 2010 03:49:44 +1200
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| "When Can I Start the Next Piece?" In the absence of a simple answer, I am going to default to a response that would stand up in court if you had to defend it under cross-examination: “It depends.”..... |
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:00:25 +1200
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| Most musicians are familiar with Suzuki violin, and have seen media images of tiny tots with even tinier violins. Less wellknown is the Suzuki Method™ applied to the flute, despite more than thirty yea... |
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:48:27 +1200
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| It takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert at anything. However, the investment of time is only part of the story; the practice must be meaningful and mindful. The Suzuki Method includes by de... |
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +1300
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As teachers, we want our students to know what to do and how to do it right. Sometimes this gets in the way of helping them learn to think the way a musician thinks. One of the best ways to do this is ... |
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +1300
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| “Beautiful tone, beautiful heart”: being more than a role model" “Beautiful tone, beautiful heart” is a phrase that Dr. Suzuki wrote in calligraphy on certificates given to teachers who studied a... |
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:13:05 +1200
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| Imagine learning French without ever hearing it spoken. Imagine next that you travel to Paris to test out your new skill. Will you be able to manage in French? Will your pronunciation and inflections be ... |
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +1200
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 | As a young performer, I practised a lot (6–10 hours a day), which was highly productive in some ways, but also rather unhealthy because I developed tendonitis. As a result I had to find other ways ... |
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +1300
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| Do you ever wonder why your student Brittany doesn’t practise the things you ask her to, things that will make her a better flute player? Or why you end up spending Peter’s lesson time on the same ... |
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +1300
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