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When teaching piano, the first most important consideration is that God gave children natural ability. For each and every student, you museach. When I was teaching Seizo Azuma as a young child, I kept telling myself not to break the nature of a child. I am still doing that. This is a basic of all human beingst not go against this or destroy it. When teaching technique, it is easy to make students a little tense. Please make sure-make a promise to God-to tell yourself not to break the nature of children when you teach. It is all right if you do not learn many pieces quickly. Some people think that Suzuki method is for children who play difficult pieces. This is incorrect. The most important thing is not to break the student's nature. It is a rule of nature. The saddest thing is when you try so hard when you teach, and the result is that you are causing your students to be stiff and unnatural.

Dr. Suzuki liked to joke, saying it is easy to be a Suzuki teacher because all you have to do is say the same thing over and over. When I heard this about 30 years ago, I really thought it was a joke, but now I do not think so at all. I know he was very, very serious. What you say to a Book 1 student is the same thing you should be saying to an advanced student.