The Suzuki Method:
The Life and Times of Dr. Shin’ichi Suzuki
by Fumiyo Kuramochi
Translated by Lili Selden
The ISA is proud to present the first installment from this new biography of Dr. Suzuki by his former student and noted Suzuki pedagogue, Fumiyo Kuramochi. In her capacity as Head of the Textbook Committee for TERI, she has undertaken this important and daunting task of chronicling not only Dr. Suzuki’s work to establish the Talent Education movement, but also an in-depth look at his family and their roots in Japanese society that fostered Dr. Suzuki’s reflections and motivated his pursuit of this idea that has affected so many lives around the world now for generations, and continues to greatly influence not only instrumental pedagogy, but educational philosophy in general.
This initial posting includes the complete Table of Contents for everyone to see what is coming in this publication. The ISA will continue to post further installments as they become available. We anticipate the next chapter to be online by the end of 2025.
Begin your reading of this first installment with the Preface, to gain a personal insight from this author to her subject.
The global Suzuki family owes an immense debt of gratitude to Kuramochi-sensei for her diligence, determination and dedication to this project. We look forward to her bringing us more to read on the life and times of Dr. Suzuki, offering not just perspective of him as an historical figure, but insight into the complete person.
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