Note to students: If you're looking for the listening activity, look at last week's post.
(The information below comes from Helping Parents Practice by Edmund Sprunger)
The Suzuki method makes it clear that parents must attend and participate in lessons. You may wonder how you are helping your child by sitting there and taking notes. Here are some of the benefits:
1. You will be able to develop an idea of what your child does (and does not) need to practice.
The teacher's assignments are intended to help your child grow.
Good notes ensure that the fine details of assignments don't get lost between the lesson and home.
2. You will learn, over time, how to practice.
Frequently, the function of lessons is to learn new ways of practicing the things you already know.
3. It protects your child from the unfair burden of inappropriate parental expectations.
Children are relieved from the burden of communicating to their parents what the teacher said in the lesson, and can then focus entirely on being present in the lesson.
4. It gives you an opportunity to grow along with your child.
You can enjoy watching your child learn, and learn a lot about your child and yourself.
Mr. Sprunger says: "There is much more to practicing than getting the music down. It also involves learning about your child and how to work with him or her. Sure, practicing is about developing musical skills, but it's also about developing the parent-child relationship - the soil in which those skills grow."
What have you observed about how your child learns or about your relationship with your child through Suzuki lessons?
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