Recommended Reading List

Essential to understanding Suzuki Philosophy

Nurtured by Love – Shinichi Suzuki (also available in Spanish)

To Learn With Love, A Companion for Suzuki Parents – William and Constance Starr

They’re Rarely Too Young…and Never Too Old to Twinkle – Kay Collier Slone

Companion Suzuki Materials

Helping Parents Practice – Ideas for Making it Easier – Edmund Sprunger

First Class Tips for Suzuki Parents – A Collection of Articles from the American Suzuki Journal

A Suzuki Parent’s Diary – Carroll Morris

Teaching from the Balance Point – Edward Kreitman (also available in Spanish)

The Suzuki Concept – Ed. by Elizabeth Mills, Sr. Therese Cecile Murphy

Everything Depends on How We Raise Them

Educating Young Children by the Suzuki Method – Shigeki Tanaka

Violin Verses – Judy Gilligan and Diane Wagstaff

The New Pre-Twinkle Book – Kathryn Merrill and Jean Brandt

Additional Books and DVD’s

How to Get Your Child to Practice…Without Resorting to Violence!! – Cynthia Richards (also available in Spanish)

Kids Are Worth It! Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline – Barbara Coloroso

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk – Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Nurtured By Love – DVD – available from www.suzukiassociation.org

Parents as Partners – various DVD’s available from www.suzukiassociation.org Recommended 

These items can be purchased at www.suzukiassociation.org, www.amazon.com,, www.sharmusic.com, or www.swstrings.com.