Suzukin.
/sʊˈzuːki//səˈzuːki/ Music.
Used attributively, as Suzuki method, Suzuki recital, etc., with reference to a method of teaching the violin (esp. to young children) developed by him, and characterized by exercises involving parental participation in rote learning and musical appreciation. Also extended to the teaching of other instruments.
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1964 Newsweek 23 Mar. 45/1 When Pablo Casals heard a Suzuki recital in Tokyo, he rushed to the stage shouting ‘bravo’, and hugging the children.
1966 Times 28 Feb. (Canada Suppl.) p. ix/4 Last summer, it introduced a course in the Suzuki method of instructing pre-school youngsters in the violin.
1973 H. Mills in Mills & Murphy Suzuki Concept ix. 114 One of the most noticeable characteristics of the Suzuki piano students is the fullness and expressiveness of their tone.
1976 Burnham-on-Sea Gaz. 20 Apr. The ‘Suzuki line’—the imaginary straight line along the nose, ‘E’ string, elbow and foot.
1985 M. Jevons Fatal Equilibrium xiii. 139 Emily..had to be ready..for the car pool to her Suzuki lesson.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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