en , ▁and ▁Jud ith ▁Thomas . ▁ ▁Su zu ki ▁method ▁ ▁The ▁Su zu ki ▁method ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁Shin ichi ▁Su zu ki ▁in ▁Japan ▁shortly ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁and ▁uses ▁music ▁education ▁to ▁en rich ▁the ▁lives ▁and ▁moral ▁character ▁of ▁its ▁students . ▁ ▁The ▁movement ▁rest s ▁on ▁the ▁double ▁prem ise ▁that ▁" all ▁children ▁can ▁be ▁well ▁educated " ▁in ▁music , ▁and ▁that ▁learning ▁to ▁play ▁music ▁at ▁a ▁high ▁level ▁also ▁involves ▁learning ▁certain ▁character ▁tra its ▁or ▁virt ues ▁which ▁make ▁a ▁person ' s ▁soul ▁more ▁beautiful . ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁method ▁for ▁ach ieving ▁this ▁is ▁centered ▁around ▁creating ▁the ▁same ▁environment ▁for ▁learning ▁music ▁that ▁a ▁person ▁has ▁for ▁learning ▁their ▁native ▁language . ▁ ▁This ▁' ide al ' ▁environment ▁includes ▁love , ▁high - quality ▁examples , ▁pra ise , ▁ro te ▁training ▁and ▁repet ition , ▁and ▁a ▁time - table ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁student ' s ▁development al ▁read iness ▁for ▁learning ▁a ▁particular ▁technique . ▁While ▁the ▁Su zu ki ▁Method ▁is ▁quite ▁popular ▁intern ation ally , ▁within ▁Japan ▁its ▁influence ▁is ▁less ▁significant ▁than ▁the ▁Yam aha ▁Method , ▁founded ▁by ▁Gen ichi ▁K aw ak ami ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁Yam aha ▁Music ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁Other ▁notable ▁methods ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁four ▁major ▁international ▁methods ▁described ▁above , ▁other ▁approaches ▁have ▁been ▁influ ential . ▁L esser - known ▁methods ▁are ▁described ▁below : ▁ ▁Gordon '