Suzuki Teaches American Children And Their Mothers

An explanation of the Suzuki method of violin instruction with elements of his philosophy of music education. This method starts the child very young, and relies on simplified, rote-learned pieces. Suzuki claims it is based on the method by which children naturally learn their mother-tongue. Filmed during his tour of this country in 1964.

Credits

Script
Dr. Paul Rolland, Dr. John Kendall
Photography
Jesse Barr
Assisted by
Arnold Baskin, Michael Swigert
Editing
Milt Roberts
Sound
Michael Wiese, Milt Roberts
Cast
Shinichi Suzuki and violin students from East St. Louis
Narrators
Virginia Farmer, Mark A. Anderson, Kiyohiko Munakata
Subject Matter
Dr. Paul Rolland.
Complete catalog record
Shinichi Suzuki, founder of the Talent Education Institute, Japan, demonstrates his teaching method for the violin, in which children learn to play by ear as they relate to what they have heard to what they already know.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, format, sound, catalog record
  2. Representative University Produced Films 1964-1967 (Journal of the University Film Producers Association, Vol.19 No.3/4, 1967) — title, year, creator, length, color, description, credits
  3. 16mm Filmography editors — video