Eri Hotta's book Suzuki: The Man and His Dream to Teach the Children of the World offers us new insight to the story of Dr. Shinichi Suzuki along with a beautiful reminder of his conviction that all children have a tremendous capacity to learn. Dr. Suzuki's story offers not only a fresh perspective on early childhood education but also a gateway to the fraught history of musical border-drawing and to the makings of a globally influential life in Japan’s tumultuous twentieth century. Join Eri, along with Kristen Krauss, her daughter's own Suzuki teacher, in conversation about the book, its relevance, and how we can continue to build Dr. Suzuki's dream. 

01:20 - 09:33 - Introductions/brief history of Dr. Suzuki's life
09:35 - 12:34 - Table of contents/overview of book
12:35 - 15:10 - Perspectives of the book from a Suzuki teacher and pedagogical implications
15:15 - 28:45 - For the Sake of Beautiful Tone (Chapter 5) - Discussion of the Suzuki method emphasis on tone production.
28:45- 41:45 - "No Such Thing as a Born Genius" (Chapter 6) - Discussion of the Suzuki philosophy that all children can learn and the aversion to labeling students as "genius" or "prodigy". What is the role of competition within the Suzuki method?
41:50 - 52:26 - Q and A; joined by Angelica Cortez, Executive Director of the Suzuki Association of the Americas

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