My Music&English violin course takes inspiration from famous methods like the Suzuki Method and the Oxford Violin Method. I carefully mix their strengths with our unique approach, creating a complete and effective learning experience.
- The Suzuki Method: Learning Music Like Your First Language: The Suzuki Method, created by Japanese violinist and teacher Shinichi Suzuki, believes you should learn music the way you learn your native language. It focuses on listening, repeating, and a supportive environment where parents are actively involved.
- Similarities with Music&English: Both methods put a big focus on listening skills (our musical ear training), constant, fun repetition (our background music approach), and creating a positive, supportive atmosphere. Suzuki’s focus on making a beautiful sound from the very beginning fits perfectly with our goal of a harmonious body position and precise technique. Just like Suzuki kids learn by hearing and doing, our students learn correct pitch and rhythm through our color-coded music patterns and fun songs.
- The Oxford Violin Method: Building Strong Basics and Reading Music: The Oxford Violin Method is known for its clear, organized steps that help build a strong technical base and develop good sight-reading skills (reading music as you play). It offers logical steps for learning different violin techniques.
- Similarities with Music&English: The Oxford method’s precision in teaching technique matches our focus on geometric shapes and physics to simply explain correct posture and how to hold the bow. My use of visual aids like colors and geometric figures helps make complex technical movements simple, clear, and easy for kids to understand. For example, explaining the perfect bow angle using a “straight line” or a “square” idea makes abstract physics easier to grasp. This organized way ensures that even complex parts of bowing, finger placement, and rhythm are learned very accurately, but always within our fun and engaging framework.
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