Shinichi Suzuki Quotes

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Musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed. Any child who is properly trained can develop musical ability just as all children develop the ability to speak their mother tongue. The potential of every child is unlimited.

Shinichi Suzuki

Inspirational, Music, Mother

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Music is the language of the heart without words.

Shinichi Suzuki

Heart, Language, Music Is

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If children hear fine music from the day of their birth and learn to play it, they develop sensitivity, discipline and endurance. They get a beautiful heart.

Shinichi Suzuki

Beautiful, Children, Heart

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Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus ten thousand times is skill.

Shinichi Suzuki

Inspirational, Skills, Plus

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Where love is deep,
much can be accomplished.

Shinichi Suzuki

Love Is, Accomplished, Violinist

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Music exists for the purpose of growing an admirable heart.

Shinichi Suzuki

Heart, Purpose, Growing

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An unlimited amount of ability can develop when parent and child are having fun together.

Shinichi Suzuki

Children, Fun, Parent

Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, Mary Louise Nagata (2014). “Ability Development from Age Zero”, p.24, Alfred Music

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The heart that feels music will feel people

Shinichi Suzuki

Heart, People, Feels

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Practise only as many times as you have breakfast.

Shinichi Suzuki

Breakfast, Practise

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Perhaps it is music that will save the world.

Shinichi Suzuki

World, Save The World

Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, Waltraud Suzuki (1983). “Nurtured by Love: The Classic Approach to Talent Education”, p.101, Alfred Music

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To make a resolution and act accordingly is to live with hope. There may be difficulties and hardships, but not disappointment or despair if you follow the path steadily. Do not hurry. This is a fundamental rule. If you hurry and collapse or tumble down, nothing is achieved. DO not rest in your efforts; this is another fundamental rule. Without stopping, without haste, carefully taking a step at a time forward will surely get you there.

Shinichi Suzuki

Disappointment, Effort, Despair

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It is in our power to educate all the children of the world to become a little better as people, a little happier.

Shinichi Suzuki

Children, People, World

Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, Waltraud Suzuki (1983). “Nurtured by Love: The Classic Approach to Talent Education”, p.82, Alfred Music

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Children learn to smile from their parents.

Shinichi Suzuki

Smile, Children, Father

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I have come to the definite conclusion that musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed.

Shinichi Suzuki

Musical Ability, Talent, Conclusion

Dr. Shinichi Suzuki (1995). “Suzuki Harp School - Volume 1: Harp Part”, p.4, Alfred Music

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I am mentally preparing myself for the five-year-old mind. I want to come down to their physical limitations and up to their sense of wonder and awe.

Shinichi Suzuki

Years, Mind, Want

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Patience is the absence of expectation.

Shinichi Suzuki

Expectations, Absence

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Anything you think of doing, however insignificant, should be done immediately. Spur yourself on and carry it through without becoming discouraged. If this becomes an ingrained habit, things you thought were impossible will become possible, and closed doors will open, as you will discover in many ways.

Shinichi Suzuki

Thinking, Doors, Becoming

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If a musician wants to become a finer artist, he must first become a finer person.

Shinichi Suzuki

Artist, Musician, Want

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It is necessary to be concerned about the importance of educating a really beautiful human spirit

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Beautiful, Spirit, Importance

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Live by looking for things to do for other people.

Shinichi Suzuki

People, Live By, Things To Do

Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, Mary Louise Nagata (2014). “Ability Development from Age Zero”, p.50, Alfred Music

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Any child can be developed, it depends on how you do it

Shinichi Suzuki

Children, Depends

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The fate of a child is in the hands of his parents.

Shinichi Suzuki

Children, Fate, Hands

Dr. Shinichi Suzuki (1998). “Shinichi Suzuki: His Speeches and Essays”, p.51, Alfred Music

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The real essence of art turned out to be not something high up and far off - it was right inside my ordinary daily self - If a musician wants to become a finer artist, he must first become a finer person.

Shinichi Suzuki

Art, Real, Self

Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, Waltraud Suzuki (1983). “Nurtured by Love: The Classic Approach to Talent Education”, p.82, Alfred Music

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Man is a child of his environment

Shinichi Suzuki

Children, Men, Environmental

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What is man's ultimate direction in life? It is to look for love, truth, virtue, and beauty.

Shinichi Suzuki

Life, Wisdom, Men

Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, Waltraud Suzuki (1983). “Nurtured by Love: The Classic Approach to Talent Education”, p.5, Alfred Music

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Born: October 17, 1898
Died: January 26, 1998
Occupation: Music pedagogue
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