Suzuki - The Man and His Dream to Teach the Children of the World

Shinichi Suzuki, of the eponymous Suzuki Method, debunked Western stereotypes about "authentic" classical performance while transforming music education globally. Yet as Eri Hotta shows, his movement was about much more than developing music skills. A committed humanist, he aspired to nurture the potential, musical or otherwise, in every child.

Info autore

Eri Hotta is the author of Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy, a history of the attack on Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective. She has taught at the University of Oxford, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo. She writes on a variety of subjects for Japanese and English-language readerships.

Riassunto

Shinichi Suzuki, of the eponymous Suzuki Method, debunked Western stereotypes about “authentic” classical performance while transforming music education globally. Yet as Eri Hotta shows, his movement was about much more than developing music skills. A committed humanist, he aspired to nurture the potential, musical or otherwise, in every child.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Eri Hotta
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9780674238237
• ISBN: 978-0-674-23823-7
• Pagine: 272
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Teoria musicale, didattica musicale; HISTORY / Asia / Japan, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Educators, MUSIC / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Biography: arts & entertainment, Theory of music & musicology, Asian History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Biography: arts and entertainment, Theory of music and musicology, String instruments, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General