![]() ![]() The potential of every child is unlimited.” The Suzuki method of teaching music advocates that children should actually learn to play music by listening first and then learn to read musical notes. Any child who is properly trained can develop musical ability, just as all children develop the ability to speak their mother tongue. Shinichi Suzuki, a Japanese violinist who revolutionized music education across the globe, introduced a new approach on the belief that - “Musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed. Music learning needs to be nourished by constant encouragement and listening material. ‘Listening to music’ initiates the process of learning the language of music. Similarly, ‘Listening to music’ starts when a child listens to the mother humming tunes! ‘Listening to music’ starts when music is played at home. Eventually, this listening initiates learner’s participation in a conversation. The process of learning is effective only when the learner has constant exposure to the environment where the language is spoken and the conversations can be heard. How can a language be best learnt? Is it by teaching alphabets formally? Well, it’s just a part of the process. Listening literally means ‘hearing a sound with attention’. Even a 3-year-old can start humming or singing the song he listens to again and again – it’s nothing but ‘exposure effect’. ![]() Chaitra Sontakke, Hindustani Curriculum Coordinator, Shankar Mahadevan AcademyĮver wondered why some people have the innate ability to play or sing anything they’ve just heard, while others struggle to decipher? Are they the chosen ones or blessed with some magical powers? Of course not! In fact the ability to ‘play by ear’ or ‘sing by ear’ can be developed by anyone in a very short span of time, probably quicker than learning from a ‘sheet of notes’ or trying to read music. "Listening to music is about experiencing the joy of music. Written by Shalini Saxena on 05 November 2016
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