PARTICIPATION STANDARDS
The mission of the Santa Fe Suzuki School is not to produce a fleet of professional string players but rather to impart to our students a healthy sense of the rewards that discipline and hard work can yield. To this end, SFSS expects families to honor these practice and parent involvement standards. Families in the habit of meeting these standards will see not only rapid, deep, and permanent progress, but are also making the best use of their tuition.
Practice Standards
1. Students practice every day of the week, according to their weekly lesson assignment, and if applicable, for the amount of time prescribed.
2. Students listen to their recordings every day of the week.
3. Students consistently attend weekly lessons properly prepared.
2. Students listen to their recordings every day of the week.
3. Students consistently attend weekly lessons properly prepared.
PARent involvement with respect to student age
- Ages 3 - 5: Students in this age-range must have a parent also taking lessons concurrently with his or her child.
- Ages 6 - 8: Students in this age-range must have a parent that attends lessons and actively practices with his or her child daily, but the parent is not required to concurrently study the instrument.
- Ages 9+: Students in this age-range may practice alone if they have previously demonstrated a pattern of excellent weekly lesson preparation. We still encourage active and daily parent involvement, which will greatly increase the child’s success and speed of learning.