Shinichi Suzuki Biography

Shinichi Suzuki, Musician
Born asShin'ichi Suzuki
Occup.Musician
FromJapan
BornOctober 17, 1898
Nagoya, Japan
DiedJanuary 26, 1998
Nagoya, Japan
Aged99 years
Shinichi Suzuki (铃 木 镇) was a violinist as well as effective music teacher.

His dad, Masakichi Suzuki, was additionally a violinist and violin manufacturer, and started the first violin manufacturing facility, which quickly had over 1000 employees. Shinichi Suzuki began at the age of 17 years of violin lessons. From 1921 to 1928 he examined with Karl Klingler at the Universität der Künste Berlin. While in Germany, he spent time under the guardianship of Albert Einstein.

In 1930 he returned to Japan with his German spouse and came to be supervisor of Teikoku Music School as well as conductor of the Tokyo String Orchestra.

Dr. Suzuki has achieved terrific fame with his teaching method, originally planned for string tools.

His concept is based upon the following: When a child is already at the age of two to three years can learn something as made complex as language, why should it not also with day-to-day reps to learn a play on a string instrument?

The highlights of the Suzuki method are:
  • Early Start on teaching (at the age of a couple of years).
  • The kid has to listen to much music.Violin video game takes place during the very first year without notes.Involvement of parents in the learning process.A solid basic repertoire.Single guideline combined with joint courses in teams.


  • Our collection contains 14 quotes who is written / told by Shinichi.

    Related authors: Albert Einstein (Physicist)

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14 Famous quotes by Shinichi Suzuki

Small: Man is a child of his environment
"Man is a child of his environment"
Small: When love is deep, much can be accomplished
"When love is deep, much can be accomplished"
Small: It is necessary to be concerned about the importance of educating a really beautiful human spirit
"It is necessary to be concerned about the importance of educating a really beautiful human spirit"
Small: Every child grows everything depends on the teacher
"Every child grows; everything depends on the teacher"
Small: Tone has the living soul
"Tone has the living soul"
Small: Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus ten thousand times is skill
"Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus ten thousand times is skill"
Small: Children learn to smile from their parents
"Children learn to smile from their parents"
Small: Any child can be developed, it depends on how you do it
"Any child can be developed, it depends on how you do it"
Small: The fate of a child is in the hands of his parents
"The fate of a child is in the hands of his parents"
Small: Art exists for the human species. I think that all of the people who love art, those who teach art, and
"Art exists for the human species. I think that all of the people who love art, those who teach art, and all of you should burn with the obligation to save the world"
Small: Art expresses man
"Art expresses man"
Small: What is mans ultimate direction in life? It is to look for love, truth, virtue, and beauty
"What is man's ultimate direction in life? It is to look for love, truth, virtue, and beauty"
Small: Music exists for the purpose of growing an admirable heart
"Music exists for the purpose of growing an admirable heart"
Small: Art is not in some far-off place. A work of art is the expression of a mans whole personality, sensibil
"Art is not in some far-off place. A work of art is the expression of a man's whole personality, sensibility and ability"