ASA Conference in Taiwan

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1.Greeting From Lee Tseng Wen-fui
2.Greeting From Yasuki Nakamura
3.Greeting From
Mary Ko
4.Greeting From Ai-Li Chang

Greeting From Lee Tseng Wen-fui

Congratulatory Message to the 2 nd Asia Suzuki Conference

Lee Tseng Wen-fui

To the 2 nd Asia Suzuki Conference in Taiwan:

ˇ@I am delighted to learn that Taiwan will be hosting the 2 nd Asia Suzuki Conference. This is a major event not only for the Taiwan Suzuki Association but also for the whole Taiwan music field, and I sincerely extend my congratulations.

ˇ@Influenced by his father, Dr. Shinichi Suzuki began to love music at a young age and made outstanding contributions to music education throughout his lifetime. From his own learning experience, he discovered the importance of a nurturing environment toward developing children's music abilities and pioneered the profoundly unique Suzuki Teaching Method . Dr. Suzuki once said: ˇ§Any child can be developed, it depends on how you do it.ˇ¨ Just like learning a foreign language, one doesn't need to start from learning grammar. It is best to start with listening to and making notes of the sound, then naturally remembering such sound through constant practice and repetition. Children have very intelligent ears. They can develop musical ability and talent by listening to good music and then making such music their own from continual nurturing. Dr. Suzuki later gained a distinguished reputation in the international music community and received honorary awards from the French and German governments for developing the widely respected and acclaimed Suzuki Teaching Method .

ˇ@To promote the Suzuki Teaching Method , Dr. Suzuki brought together many friends and music enthusiasts to establish the International Suzuki Association in 1983. Thereafter, local associations were launched in Japan, the United States, Australia and Europe. The Taiwan Suzuki Association, however, was not founded until 1993. Nevertheless, in 2002, Taiwan, Korea, Philippines and Singapore jointly established the Asia Suzuki Association and held the 1 st Asia Suzuki Conference. Through the decades, the Suzuki Teaching Method had acquired international renown for its substantial influence on music education around the world.

ˇ@ With more than 500 music teachers and students from Korea, Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Australia, the United States, Hong Kong, China, and Indonesia participating, this conference has garnered the attention of the international music community. Besides training classes and seminars for teachers and students of the Suzuki Teaching Method , the conference also offers several concerts. I firmly believe that in additional to improvement in techniques, formation of new friendships, and advancement of Dr. Suzuki's teaching spirit, participation in this conference will help also to promote peace and prosperity of humankind through international music exchanges. Let me once again wish good health to all and great success to the conference.
The staff of Asia Suzuki Conference Executive Committee visited ex-First Lady, Wen-Huei Tzen, and invited Ms. Tzen to be our special quest of the 2004 Conference.

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ex-First Lady Wen-Huei Tzen
1st to the right: Director of the 2nd Asia Suzuki Conference Executive committee, Mr. Ai-Ling Chang
2nd to the right: Vice director of the 2nd Asia Suzuki Conference Executive Committee, Mr. Yoshihiko Terada
1st to the lelft: Director of the 2nd Asia Suzuki Conference, Ms. Mary Ko
2nd to the left: Consultant of Asia Suzuki Conference, Mr. Yasuki Nakarmura

Greeting From Yasuki Nakamura

ˇ@The Taiwan Suzuki Association is proud to host the 2nd. Asian Suzuki Conference in Taiwan. We welcome people not only from Asian countries but world wide. The conference will provide a wonderful opportunity to learn and play music in the Suzuki way..

ˇ@Throughout the Conference, you will experience the true spirit of the Suzuki Method. Besides developing musical and technical skills, you will experience happiness, sharing, be motivated, challenged whilst having great fun..

ˇ@The Conference program is thoughtfully designed for all participants of various ages and levels, parents, observers and the teachers. You will enjoy the international atmosphere. We are looking forward to seeing you at the Conference..

Yasuki Nakamura:

Asia Suzuki Association adviser
Taiwan Suzuki Association adviser

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Greeting From Mary Ko

ˇ@Welcome all the teachers, students, parents and guests for coming to the 2nd Asia Suzuki Conference. When the TSA was first established, there were only a few piano members. It took us 10 years of hardworking efforts to grow into the size of today.

ˇ@The TSA now is highly recognized by domestic and international professionals, thanks to our honorary president Ms. Shui-Jong Lin and the violin teacher Mr. Ai-Lin Chang.

ˇ@Even though it's a long and difficult process, we are fortunate to have many parents who support us and many teachers who work day and night for us. The 2nd Asia Suzuki Conference is the result of experience and wisdom from all the Asia Suzuki Association members. Such international event will not be possible without financial support and contribution from all of you.

ˇ@ASA is the best environment to study the spirit and philosophy of Dr. Suzuki and to develop the potential of each child. The system is totally different from those who use Suzuki books only as teaching materials. The ASA conference will prove that the children who follow the best Suzuki Method will outperform the rest of the children. The goal of ASA establishment is to protect the trademark of "Suzuki Method." The TSA, being part of ASA, is responsible for maintaining and promoting the Suzuki Method in Taiwan. The ASA hopes to become the center of global Suzuki development. The ASA will unite all the members to work for children?welfare and world peace. Currently, the TSA has its website and updates information for all the members regularly. All the ASA news will be available through TSA website. We believe that through the website, every Suzuki member in the world will share the progress of the 2nd Asia Suzuki Conference with us.

Mary Ko
President of Taiwan Suzuki Association
Vice-president of ASA
Chief Executive Officer for the 2nd Asia Suzuki Conference

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Greeting From Ai-Li Chang

Thanks, thanks and more thanks!

ˇ@It is a great honor for Taiwan Suzuki Association to host the 2nd Asia Suzuki Conference. With a positive and grateful attitude, I’d like to deliver my welcome to all the Suzuki teachers and students, who are attending the conference from various Asian countries, United States and Australia. Through the path of culture exchange, we hope to elicit the goodness and beauty of human nature in order to make a little contribution to world peace.

ˇ@Starting spring of this year, Asia Suzuki Conference Executive Committee consisted of TSA teacher representatives formally took on the project of conference preparation. Due to extremely limited budget, Committee members worked without pay as volunteers, and most of the conference expense was advanced from Conference Director, Ms. Mary Ko's personal account. For the success of Conference, this group of people sacrifices their sleep and leisure time to devote themselves to this enormous project with complicated tasks and tedious details. From nametag making, program printing, location rental, transportation... to meaningfully planning the lessons in order to meet the needs of all students, each task challenges the wisdom of each one of them. Because of these people's selfless devotion, we get to harvest the fruit of their hard labor today.

ˇ@The most valuable treasure Dr. Suzuki had left us is his philosophy of "Nurture by Love" Although "love" is often time the main focus of many people when reminded of Dr. Suzuki's preach, we must not overlook the basis of "love" such as "not hurting other people's feelings". Just talking about love, but going around and hurting others's hearts with selfish behaviors will not qualify as understanding love. To preach the meaning of "love" is not a difficult thing to do, but to follow what you preach is a different matter. What Dr. Suzuki despised the most while he was alive was the quarrels and dissimulation between people. The society today is mainly dictated by personal greed and economic development. People are constantly hurting each other from a personal scale such as criticizing others to project one’s superiority to international affairs such as starting wars and killing innocent lives for economic profits. I truly believe that "human relation" is the most important thing in maintaining harmonious human societies. All people, despite of their nationalities, races, religions and socioeconomic status can be great people if they can serve their fellow human beings. Only by focusing on building secured and positive human bonds can we end the problems in our societies.

ˇ@I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to members of Suzuki Associations from various countries for leading their teachers, students and parents to Taiwan. What delights me even more is to be able to invite colleagues and friends whom I respect to join me on this wonderful occasion. During the three years while studying with Dr. S. Suzuki in Matsumoto. I had the chance to meet with Mr. Yasuki Nakamura from Australia, Mr. Paul A. Landefeld from U.S., Mr. Kyung IK Hwang from Korea, and Mr. Kang Choon Sim from Singapore, who would periodically come and study with Dr. Suzuki. Together with Mr. Tsunco Kobayashi, who also studied in Matsumoto a year ahead of me and Mr. Yoshihito Trerada, who was a colleague of mine while teaching in Tokyo, we once again reunite in Taiwan to work for the success of the conference. Because of Dr. Suzuki, we are able to meet in Taiwan and strive for a common goal, which is to ensure a healthy development of Asia Suzuki Association. I am thankful to Dr. Suzuki for setting up this environment and giving us the chance to become better human beings. I am sure it is Dr. Suzuki’s wish to see his pupils forever work in unity for a better tomorrow.

ˇ@ I also would like to thank all the parents of Taiwan Suzuki Association for their long-term support and devotion.“C"Children grow up through mimicking their parents, Dr. Suzuki said, and " parents and teachers are the role-models of children" Let us all work together to help fulfill Dr. Suzuki’s dream of “achieving world peace through music.?Last, but not least, I want to express thank to my mother and my father Mr. Dona-Tsai Chang who past away in Tokyo last September during our concert season, for providing me with Suzuki lessons in Tokyo and practiced with me everyday.

ˇ@There are too many people who deserve our most sincere gratitude. Without your support, the 2nd Asia Suzuki Conference will not be a success. To all the people who make the conference a reality, I would like to offer my most sincere appreciation, “Thanks, thanks and more thanks!!

Ai-Lin Chang

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