Around town: Concert venues for London families
Online resources
British Suzuki Music Association
- www.britishsuzuki.com Teachers, workshop & concert listings. Further info on Suzuki philosophy and methodology.
European Suzuki Association
A good place to find workshops Europe-wide
Suzuki Association of the Americas
Parent and teacher forums, summer institute listings, videos
Other Recommended Suzuki websites:
- www.corkybird.com Fantastic practice charts, advice and more from Carey Beth Hockett
- www.southcroydonsuzukigroup.co.uk More practice charts and advice can be found on the ‘Practice Help’ page
- www.musicinpractice.com Tons of practicing resources from LSG teacher Sue Hunt
- https://www.suzukihub.com/ Some advice for parents
Classical Music Websites
- www.classicsforkids.com Children’s classical music website with music to listen to, music history etc.
- www.youtube.com YouTube
- www.bachtrack.com/for-kids Concert listings, CD recommendations and more
- www.bachtobaby.com
- www.littlecellist.com
Recommended Reading
- Suzuki Education
- Nurtured by Love – Shinichi Suzuki
- Ability Development from Age Zero – Shinichi Suzuki
- Helping Parents Practice – Edmund Sprunger
- Teaching from the Balance Point – Edward Kreitman
- Teaching With an Open Heart – Edward Kreitman
- To Learn With Love – William and Constance Starr
- Winning Ways, Strategies for Suzuki Parents
- Successful Practising. A handbook for pupils, parents and music teachers – Jenny Macmillan
Parenting
- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk – Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (1980)
- Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting – Noel Janis-Norton (2012)
- A Piaget Primer: How a Child Thinks – Dorothy G. Singer and Tracey A. Revenson (Revised edition, 1996)
- The Magic Years – Selma H. Friaber (1959)
- Nurtureshock: Why Everything We Think About Raising Our Children is Wrong – Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman (2009)
Further reading
Current research shows that Suzuki was indeed ahead of his time when he formulated his philosophy on Talent Education. His emphasis on nurturing talent in the very young, the value of repetition, and step-by-step mastery can be seen in the following publications:
- Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell (Penguin, 2008)
- Mindset – Carol C Dweck (Ballantine, 2006)
- The Talent Code: Greatness isn’t Born, it’s Grown – Daniel Coyle (2009)
- Talent is Overrated – Geoff Colvin (2008)
- Bounce: How Champions are Made – Matthew Syed (2010)
- The Creative Habit – Twyla Tharp (2003)
- Emotional Intelligence (Why it can matter more than IQ) – Daniel Goleman (Bloomsbury)
Around town: Concert venues for London families
Taking your child to live music will enrich their learning experience. There are many concert and education projects around London. The website www.bachtrack.com/for-kids also provides a comprehensive list of family events around the UK.
Arthur Davison Family Concerts, Fairfield Halls, Croydon
Bach to Baby Concerts bachtobaby.com Barbican Centre, Silk St, EC2
Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Rd, SE3
www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/blackheath-halls
Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1
‘Saturday Spectacular’ family concerts with Southbank Sinfonia
Cavatina Trust cavatinaconcerts.net
Free concerts
Kings Place, 90 York Way, N1
www.kingsplace.co.uk/music/family-events
LSO St Lukes, 161 Old St, EC1
Website includes details of Family Concerts at the Barbican Centre
www.lso.co.uk/page/3/LSO+Discovery
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1
LPO ‘Funharmonics’ concert series and other family events held here
www.lpo.co.uk/education/family.html
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/family
St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square, WC2
‘Mini Maestro’ family concerts
St John’s Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore St, W1
Events for children age 2+