Suzuki Association of Washington State: Welcome!

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Links

Suzuki Association of the Americas

Brain Music? A transcript of PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer segment highlighting Suzuki philosophy and teaching

Music Education: Music reading basics, "this day in music history" and more!

Music and Science Information Computer Archive: Scholarly reports on music as related to behavior, the brain and allied fields 

Japan-Seattle Institute

Walla Walla Suzuki Institute

Video Library

SAWS members are encouraged to take advantage of our video library. We are pleased to offer our members the following inspiring VHS tapes.

  • Nurturing Children Through Music
  • Variations on a Theme by Mozart (SAA-produced documentary)
  • Matsumoto Summer School 1988 Recital
  • Matsumoto 10 Piano Concert
  • Which Way to Carnegie Hall
  • Ideas for Violin Teaching (2 volumes, featuring John Kendall)
  • Young People's Concerts (3 volumes, featuring Leonard Bernstein)
    • Volume 1:  What is Classical Music and What is Symphonic Music?
    • Volume 2:  What Does Music Mean and What is the Sonata Form?
    • Volume 3:  The Sound of an Orchestra and What is Melody?
  • Nurtured By Love

Here's how to borrow a tape. Contact the Video Chair to confirm availability of desired videotape. Two checks are then sent to the Video Chair: the first is a $25 deposit check made out to SAWS.  (This check is torn up upon return of the videos.)  The second check for $3.20 is made out to Video Chair Gaye Detzer to cover priority postage.

SAWS members can borrow these tapes by contacting Video Chair Gaye Detzer at 206/567-5193 or gayedetzer@hotmail.com


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