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Summer Break: how to keep the music playing
Holidays can feel like a long time without lessons, but there is so much to be done in those times, use them to reset and find your...
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eleanor tagart
- Feb 2, 2022
- 2 min
Musings on Metronomes
A metronome is a solid tool for any musician. It provides a consistent tempo to base our playing on, helps to keep that playing...
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eleanor tagart
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
Why listen? Five reasons to listen (and keep listening) to music
Listening is central to the Suzuki Philosophy, we teach music as a mother-tongue, which means we immerse ourselves in the sounds. I...
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eleanor tagart
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
Please don't bring your kids to me when they're sick.
If the last 18 months has taught us anything, it's that viruses affect different people in different ways: a "little cold" for a child is...
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eleanor tagart
- Oct 29, 2021
- 2 min
Roles of the nucleus
Following up on the most recent post about the Suzuki triangle/electron cloud, I wanted to discuss the three roles central to the method....
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eleanor tagart
- Oct 29, 2021
- 2 min
The Suzuki cloud (the triangle reinvented)
When I was first starting out teaching, the "Suzuki triangle" was a main point that kept getting made. To be honest, it got made so many...
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eleanor tagart
- Sep 25, 2021
- 3 min
What is the Suzuki Method? Six Reflections.
Ask this question at a Suzuki teacher's conference and you'll get as many answers as there are people there. If you ask parents the same...
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eleanor tagart
- Sep 10, 2021
- 2 min
Building Practice Habits
Playing the piano, or mastering any other skill for that matter, requires regular and consistent practice. This means doing it. Very...
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eleanor tagart
- Sep 10, 2021
- 2 min
A Word on (Kittens and) Listening
Announcing the arrival of Jim, Claude and Hercules, a trio of gorgeous babies who came to live with us last week. They're small and...
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eleanor tagart
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
A Word on Notebooks from Helen
Hi Everyone, welcome to, what I hope, will become a great place for people to share ideas and information on all things music and Suzuki....
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