Suzuki noticed that children imitate their parent's mannerisms, accents, inflections, interests and hobbies. The parents are the primary educators of young children. Each child has a very strong heart-bond with his or her parents. In the Suzuki Method, we create a learning triangle of parent, student and teacher. The parent attends all lessons and classes and practices every day with the child.
Most parents also learn the first songs that the child is studying.
This approach assures a more complete understanding of the technical points involved in learning to play and motivates the child to imitate what he or she sees the parent doing. It can also help the parent understand the difficulties involved in learning to play an instrument and increase their patience with the learning process. Musical ability is developed at a very young age. Children enjoy and respond to music from before birth. They can immediately benefit from a musical environment.