An Evaluative Study of the Bornoff and Suzuki String Methods

It is mandatory from the research on the Bornoff and
Suzuki methods that the entire gamut of string education
owe Dr. Bornoff and Mr . Suzuki for their outstanding contributions,
dedication and commitment to the promotion of
strings around the world. Their results are so remarkable
and so convincing that both authors have attracted teachers
and artists from many lands both near and far in an in-depth
study into their methods.
It is through this greater search for knowledge
and understanding that one can become a more successful
teacher.
This study has been undertaken to satisfy the need
for a mora progressive string method or pedagogy in lieu of
outdated string methods used year after year. Such a study
has enabled the author to gain a thorough and in-depth understanding
of the sequential teaching techniques of the Bornoff
String Method and the Suzuki String Method and has helped
her lead her string students to a more continuous and successful
musical achievement.
Research conducted on the philosophy and biography of
Dr. Bornoff and Mr. Suzuki has shed important light on the
"make-up" of their methods. A study of comparisons and
similarities of both approaches was conducted and presented
in Chapter VI. The author utilized information acquired from all
available literature (periodicals, books, reports and music)
and summer workshops along with her teac:bing experience to
construct Chapter V on the teaching techniques of both
methods. In the conclusion, the author reveals her combined
plan of the teaching techniques of both methods, according to
the highest of ideals for developinc one's potential to the
fullest.