While I remain 100% committed to Dr. Suzuki's mother tongue approach to the study of music, it very well may be that the single most important side effect of this method is community.
We spent a week in Beaver Creek at the Colorado Suzuki Institute with Matthew and Erica. Ella and Úna spent the week at the Chicago Suzuki Institute. Now we are here with Preston, Nandani, Walt, Úna, Ella, Britta and Mary at the MacPhail Suzuki Institute. And I get to work with Vivian and Gabriella and Natalie, Michael, Saanvi, Phillip, Natalia, Ben and Caden.
I get to perform with Annette and Adrianna and Fay.
There is so much good music going on but beyond that. . .
We get to know each other.
This is it folks. As Jen Hatmaker says. . . I can't even.
Kids. Marriage. Music. It's just not always easy. Every kid is unique, every parent is unique, every marriage is unique and when push comes to shove we're just here for each other. That's even more important than the music.
Most people have some big challenge.
OK. . . everybody has some big challenge.
You work with families long enough you pretty much figure out what their challenge is. While you are working on your own.
So tonight. . . God bless the Suzuki families. God be with Walt who is not feeling good. . . and with everybody and their deal.
Amen.
Blessings to you.
ReplyDeleteGoodness. This doesn't say it was written for me ... but if it was, I'm cool with it. Thank you for all of your help through my itsy bitsy challenge; I had no idea that taking care of the baby 24/7 would be the easiest thing about having a baby. The community support is certainly a blessing.
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