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Dear Suzuki Parents,

The musical journey you are taking with your child, while challenging, can be one of the most rewarding experiences in parenting.

The Suzuki Association of the Americas has published a number of helpful materials to help Suzuki parents on the journey. There are articles on how to practice more effectively with your child, get more out of the Suzuki experience, and have a happier relationship with your child. Below, we have linked to a number of our favorite SAA online articles to help you in this respect.

The majority of SAA articles are not online -- they are published in the wonderful quarterly Suzuki Journal. HASSA invites all Suzuki parents to become Associate Members of the SAA. Among other benefits, you will receive this invaluable publication.

The SAA also has a bookstore online with many highly recommended Suzuki resources.

Parents and teachers, please submit your ideas to continue expanding this list.

Sincerely,

HASSA

Suzuki Parenting 101, Philosophy and General Topics

Suzuki Twinkler. A primer on the Suzuki Method and what is expected from the parent and teacher.

Shinichi Suzuki: A Living Legacy by Michele Higa George

25 Nonviolent Discipline Options by Pam Kemp

Your Lesson

Making Use of the Lesson (audio) by Edmund Sprunger

Taking Notes at Lessons: Practical Tips for Parents by Heidi Ehle

The ABC’s of Group Experience by Jacqueline Maurer

Listening

Daily “Chore” or “Joy?” Why Listen? by Janice Peters

Practice

I Love to Practice! by Joanne Bath

101 Ways to Practice One Note, One Measure, One Line... by Sue Evans

Ask the Experts #6: Practicing and Psychological Development by Edmund Sprunger

Review

Baby Songs by Pamela DeWall

Early Childhood

Suzuki Early Childhood Education by Dorothy Jones

Progress

The Ins and Outs of Progress by Lamar Blum

Summer Institutes

Find an Institute

Summer Suzuki Institutes: Planning for a Positive Experience by Marie Kusters

Be Prepared for Summer Institutes by Teri Einfeldt

Lead with a Smile! Making the Most of a Suzuki Institute by Joanne Bath, Pamela Bath Kelly

Thoughts on the Institute Experience by Jan McClure

Teens

Ask the Experts #8: Teens by Teri Einfeldt