Suzuki-trained violinist and teacher Meghan Faw speaks to online editor Davina about How to tailor the Suzuki Method to different students – after all, all pupils are different and not one single approach is going to fit them all! Meghan speaks about her personal experiences with the method, and what she’s learnt throughout her career implementing the method in her teaching.

Find out more about Meghan's work at learnviolinonline.org and on Instagram @suzukiviolinteacher.

Read her article How to adapt the Suzuki Method for adult learners - violinist Meghan Faw

Read our article in our September 2024 issue: Mother tongues: Global Suzuki Method

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Listen: The Strad Podcast: How to hold a masterclass with violinist Paul Huang

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Andante - Sonata no.2

Bach

Meghan Faw, violin

Violinist Paul Huang speaks to online editor Davina about How he holds a masterclass, fresh from attending the Music@Menlo Summer Festival in August 2024. What do masterclasses mean to Paul, and should we even call them masterclasses? Paul talks about his methods of conducting classes to ensure that not only students get the most out of the shared experience, but the teacher as well.

Stay tuned for our next episode: how adapt the Suzuki Method with violinist Meghan Faw.

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Serenade Espagnole

Chaminade

Paul Huang, violin

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Violinist Annie Fullard speaks to online editor Davina Shum about how she teaches collaborative skills in her capacity as a chamber music teacher at various institutes and also as a member of the Cavani Quartet. She is the co-author of the upcoming book The Art of Collaboration: Chamber Music Rehearsal Techniques & Teambuilding which will be published by Oxford University Press this autumn.

Listen to why she believes curiosity and openness is key to creating a good chamber musician – and person – as well as why she thinks we should live in a chamber music world.

Stay tuned for our next episode: how to hold a masterclass with violinist Paul Huang.

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String Quartet no.2 in A minor, op.13 – I: Adagio – Allegro vivace

Felix Mendelssohn

Cavani Quartet