I would like to encourage everyone to listen a LOT to their Suzuki CD's and other good classical and fiddle music. Listening to our songs makes our progress go much faster. Students do not have problems with the rhythm, intonation, tone, and memorization when they listen on a regular basis.
Two kinds of listening are Passive Listening and Active Listening.
Passive Listening is hearing what is in our environment. We do not consciously respond to it, but it streams into our subconscious. Your child masters the skills of passive learning very early in life. Even when you think he is sleeping or doing another activity his ears are taking in information in the passive mode. Putting on music when your child is doing homework or sleeping will store it in the subconscious brain for later retrieval.
Active Listening involves a more concentrated effort. Listening actively helps us correct mistakes, figure out how to play a difficult section, and pay particular attention to how we want the finished piece to sound. Active Listening causes a conscious awareness of the music that creates a response in the body. We may want to tap our toes, fingers, clap, or dance. Watching the music while listening connects our visual and auditory senses. A child who listens learns to read music easier than those who do not listen. Let's get listening!!
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