Suzuki piano method

[danny elfboy]

I wonder if you know the Suzuki piano method and what you think of it?
I'm getting interested in it because I've seen that when approaching more advanced pieces there are students who have no problem at all with speed (it's not a mental barrier for them) grasp immediately the rythm, are accurated from the principle, grasp easily the melody and the bass pattern or the different parts in counterpoint music with more voices

The majority, coming from their beginners and less advanced training, have lot of problem (mostly mental barriers) with these fundamental components of piano playing as if they had just played like robots translating in music the instruction from the sheet but have never really grasped the components of music and their meaning

What I found out is that the students who had no problems at all all came from Suzuki training, Suzuki teachers or Suzuki school

I'd really like to learn more about this

Thanks

[shortyshort]

I don't know much about the Suzuki Method. I believe it's when you get taught to learn pieces of music before you start learning to actually read music.

I taught my 2 daughters for about 1 year before they had any real piano lessons. I tried teaching them to read music, but they weren't interested. So I just taught them pieces they liked and wanted to learn.

They both now have proper piano lessons and are flying through. They already knew their way around the keyboard, had good hand coordination, knew how and when to move their hands to cope with scales, had good rythm etc.

I think that it's a good way to get people interested in playing the piano, and to stay interested. Once they're hooked, then it's time for the boring task of learning to read the dots.

If this is not what you're talking about, sorry. 

Shorty

[alzado]

I am familiar with Suzuki method.

Persons can be taught an an earlier age -- as early as 4 or 5. 

People begin by playing.  They hear and they respond and they play.   They can sometimes progress amazingly quickly.

Sometimes when Suzuki students are far along in the graded books, they are behind in reading music and in sight-reading. 

There's a great regimentation in the pieces played and the books. 

I have great respect for the method.  Like anything else, there are a few pros and cons.