The Saskatoon Suzuki String Program Inc. has been nurturing violinists, violists, cellists and double bass players using the principles of the Suzuki method since 1986. The SSSPI is a registered charitable non-profit corporation overseen by a board of directors made up of parent volunteers and its member teachers. The SSSPI is a member group of the Saskatchewan Orchestral Association.

The Suzuki Method

In the first half of the twentieth century the Japanese violinist and teacher Dr. Shinichi Suzuki developed a method of teaching very young children to play the violin. This method was later successfully adapted to learning many other instruments as well. Dr. Suzuki realized that all children show their capacity by speaking and understanding their native language. The Suzuki method applies the principles by which children learn language from their parents to the learning of an instrument - with great success!