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What's your story?

I know we're out there, Suzuki moms - postin' youtubes of last week's recital or retreat.
I am mom to Blake, age 8, highly gifted suzuki piano player and Parker, age 3, who is still being 'musicalized' and has another year or so before he starts an instrument.

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Permalink Reply by Yoroshiku on November 2, 2007 at 7:05pm: I'm Suzuki-cooky here in Nebraska!! I started the Suzuki method when I was around ten years old.......that would have been, um, 25 some-odd years ago! Suzuki (or Zazuki, as my Mom affectionately called it) totally shaped me as a piano player. I should be connecting with other former Suzuki students. Are there any of those around?

So glad to hear that your little ones are using Suzuki!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Cam Dunson on November 2, 2007 at 7:12pm: Hi, Stephanie,
Yes, it's excited to begin to see some suzuki piano students grow into adulthood--especially since it means we're gonna have a much larger pool of suzuki trained, suzuki method using teachers around shortly.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Yoroshiku on November 2, 2007 at 7:21pm: Did you learn the Suzuki method yourself? What type of piano player did you turn out to be. Confession time!! I am (fairly) proficient at playing by ear.......and I am not a good sight reader. I have a good friend who is two years old than me. He is in the exact same boat as I. How about you?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Cam Dunson on November 3, 2007 at 4:45pm: I'm not a piano player at all! I took a year and a half of traditional lessons as a child and failed miserably. I intended to learn along with my son but basically I'm learning just enough to get him through practice.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Marye on November 2, 2007 at 7:34pm: We are not gifted musically, but we have heart. My lady bug started in Suzuki violin when we lived in south Mississippi (5 years ago), but we haven't been able to be in a true Suzuki organization until the last year due to several relocation over the past four years. My Manchild started a year ago and he's coming along. We just finished a Suzuki workshop last weekend and I am still feeling motivated and inspired. Thanks for starting the group.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Elizabeth Coplan on November 16, 2007 at 8:00am: Sorry for the oversized photo. Not sure how to make it smaller.

OMG, I just found your group. I've been a Suzuki mom for 10 years and I am living proof that all the pain and suffering pays off. I wrote a blog post recently about my son. He started piano at the age of 3 as part of his therapy for anxiety. Read all about it at A Wild Ride.

Notice in the picture above how my son is dressed. Now that he is an accomplished pianist, his piano teacher no longer forces him to dress up for recitals. She doesn't like it but she allows it. His normal, daily attire is soccer shorts and T-shirt. Because this particular recital was on Super Bowl Sunday a couple of years ago, he wore his Seahawk jersey. The audience LOVED it! He has performed in three Suzuki recitals at Benaroya Hall, home of the Seattle Symphony. Then he had to dress up. He didn't like it but he did it.

Best of luck -- It's so worth it! Elizabeth; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Cam Dunson on November 16, 2007 at 11:14am: That's great!!
I love the soccer jersey pic!
Thanks for the encouragement, we're really enjoying our adventure so far!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Marye on November 16, 2007 at 11:42am: I recorded both of my darling little ones on the web cam. Something messed up with manchild's sound, but you can watch them "">here and "">here if you like.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Elizabeth Coplan on November 16, 2007 at 2:55pm: How adorable. You know, only a fellow Suzuki mom can appreciate all the work that these kids put into the pieces. Cheers to you MOM!

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