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Mixing Suzuki and classical lessons

Quillo · 2018-06-20 17:49:08

Hi, My 5 year old daughter has been taking Suzuki violin lessons for over a year now and is making good progress. She has expressed an interest in piano (her sister just completed grade 6) and I was wondering if anyone has experience of a student taking lessons in the Suzuki tradition on one instrument and a more classical…

20-06-2018 5:49pm

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Quillo

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Hi,

My 5 year old daughter has been taking Suzuki violin lessons for over a year now and is making good progress. She has expressed an interest in piano (her sister just completed grade 6) and I was wondering if anyone has experience of a student taking lessons in the Suzuki tradition on one instrument and a more classical approach on another instrument ?

My concern would be the immediate emphasis on reading music in the classical approach compared to the slower ear-based approach in Suzuki where reading music comes later.

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