Suzuki Institute - Courses

Every Child Can

July 10, 2017
$160 plus registration fee
Hours: 7/10 9-4pm

Every Child Can! is an introduction to Dr. Suzuki’s philosophy and its application to Suzuki education. For parents, teachers, and prospective teachers, this course provides an inspiring, in-depth look at the Suzuki approach to teaching and learning. For teachers, ECC serves as the required first course in the Suzuki Association of the Americas’ Teacher Development Program. In addition to exploring the elements of the Suzuki approach and its far-reaching goals, it includes an introduction to learning styles, history of the development of Suzuki education, the role of parents, the importance of Suzuki pedagogical training, and an overview of the SAA’s role in supporting teachers and parents. A fast-paced, engaging and inspiring program, ECC includes new video materials and SAA-developed courseware, and provides each participant with useful reference materials for further study. For teachers and parents of all instruments.

Book 1 Plus

July 11-21, 2017
$695 plus registration fee
Hours: 7/11 - 7/14, 9-3:30 pm, 7/17 - 7/21, 9-4 pm
(requirements: ECC and SAA membership)

In this course, the class will study how to implement the Suzuki philosophy in teaching Suzuki Book One. The class will discuss how to motivate the child to want to learn and how to prepare for lessons. By studying the book one repertoire and with the use of videos and on-site demonstration lessons, the instructor will show how to develop the child’s ear and how to learn to play with physical ease. The instructor will also cover such topics as parental involvement, cumulative learning, how and when to introduce music reading and the important teaching points of each of the book one pieces. Book One is the foundation for all later learning!

What does PLUS mean?: As "plus" courses, we offer a unique extra course hours for teachers to practice their teaching on local students, under the careful, nurturing guidance of Caroline Fraser. SAA still recognizes your Book 1 training status, you just get bonus experience!

Book 2 Plus

July 24-29, 2017
$595 plus registration fee
Hours: 7/24 - 7/27: 9-3:30pm, 7/28: 9-5pm, 7/29: 10-2pm
(requirements: ECC, Book 1 + SAA membership)

The Unit Two course discusses how to continue implementing the Suzuki philosophy in the newly revised international edition of Bk 2, which contain additional repertoire. Teachers will experience the importance of continuing to develop the child’s ear, the role of a Bk 2 parent, the continued development of music reading and theory and how to develop a natural technique in the repertoire. Videos and on-site demonstrations will help show how the students and parents study the pieces.

Suzuki Saturation: Course group for beginning teachers

$1530 plus registration fee (save $135)
Includes: ECC, Book 1, Book 2, Music Reading Joyful and Natural

At Holy Names, we offer a wonderful, intensive study to teachers. We encourage beginning teachers to take the “Suzuki Saturation” & enroll in the Every Child Can philosophy course, get started with Book One and possibly Book Two, and at least one Enrichment course focusing on how to teach music reading to get a firm foundation for your new adventure as a Suzuki Piano Teacher. This course combination will enable you to start a new Suzuki studio with all the skills you need and give you a thorough understanding of how to present the Suzuki repertoire to your new students & parents. It is wonderful also for teachers transitioning from traditional to Suzuki teaching to take this combination.

Book 3 and 5 PLUS

$595 plus registration fee

Book 3 Plus:

July 29-Aug 2, 2017
Hours: 7/27, 4-7:30pm,7/28: 1-5pm, 7/29:10-3pm,7/30, 1-6pm,7/31 and 8/1, 9-6 pm, 8/2, 9-11:30am

Book 5 Plus:

July 10-17, 2017
Hours: 7/10, 4:30-9pm. 7/11, 1-9 pm. 7/12-7/14, 1-8:30 pm, 7/17, 1-7:30 pm

(requirements: ECC, Books 1 & 2 , then later books can be taken out of order + SAA membership)

Caroline Fraser will also be presenting the new International Edition of Books 3 & 5 and exploring the best ways to present the material for the Suzuki students' well-trained ears and eyes. Teachers will be thoroughly educated on the analysis & technique the pieces in Book Three and Seven demand as well as the important pedagogical ideas necessary for presenting the music to the students.

Revisiting Book 1

July 10-21, 2017
$595 plus registration fee
Hours: 7/10, 4:30-6:30pm, 7/11-7/14, 9-3:30pm, 7/17-7/21, 9-4pm

These courses are designed for experienced teachers to revisit the focus points in the respective books and get fresh ideas for their teaching. The class will review the main teaching points of the repertoire and how to continue implementing the Suzuki philosophy and a natural technique with their students. Participants are encouraged to bring DVD's of their teaching and student performances and receive feedback from the instructor.

Class size is limited.

Practicum

July 21-25, 2017$595 plus registration fee
Hours: 7/21, 1:30-7 pm, 7/22 9-5:30 pm, 7/23, 1-5:30 pm, 7/24: 1-7 pm, 7/25, 1-5 pm

The SAA Practicum Unit has been developed to enhance the SAA’s system of short term workshop training. While the core training units mainly offer focus on Suzuki repertoire and piano technique, the emphasis of the Practicum is on honing the art of teaching. Topics to be explored will include communication skills, teaching strategies, diagnostics and observation. IN a nurturing and supportive environment of peers, using video footage from their home studio and on-site teaching, participants will practice self -assessment skills to identify their strengths in teaching and those areas in need of improvement. The Practicum will provide teachers with an invaluable opportunity at any stage in their development. Participants must have taught Suzuki students for a minimum of one year and completed and registered ECC and Unit 1.

The Practicum class will be limited to five participants per session. The schedule includes 15 hours of classroom work and 8 hours of observation of master classes.

The participant must prepare a videos for the class that can be shown from the projector.

Video must include 2 lessons; 30 minutes each.

For best quality sound, an external microphone is recommended.

Angle of the camera must show the student’s hands; it is suggested that the closest possible camera placement be used that includes the student’s entire body. It is important that the teacher be visible during much of the lesson.

Enrichment Courses

Music Reading Natural & Joyful!

July 18-20, 2017
$260 (no registration fee)
Hours: 7/18, 4-8 pm, 7/19, 4-7 pm, 7/20, 1:30-5 pm

Teaching Group Classes with Ease!

July 15-16, 2017
$260 (no registration fee)
Hours: 7/15, 9-5:30 pm, 7/16, 4:30-7:30 pm

(These classes are registered with the SAA. They complement the Suzuki Pedagogy classes, and can also be taken independently. There is no admission requirement.)

"In the music reading course, we learned that music reading is not to be studied, but to be enjoyed. Music Reading is not Music Theory, it is developing intuition," - quote from participant Svetlana Pirkova, Monterrey, Mexico

In these courses, the instructor will demonstrate, through examples and teacher participation, a natural approach to music reading where the children learn by absorbing and by “doing”, using their already well-trained ears. As Dr Suzuki discovered, children have an amazing ability to learn through their senses. Music reading and theory, apparently very rational subjects, can be introduced in exactly the same way.

The instructor will show how children can be guided to see the written score and hear it. Learning music reading in the Suzuki style means that musical notation will grow naturally out of the children’s playing abilities and not treated as a separate subject, allowing the children’s discovery of the written language to evolve directly from their own experiences. This is a natural and joyful approach.

The Teaching Group Classes course will guide teachers to use the Suzuki Method with children in the group environment to enhance their private lessons. Teachers will observe children in group settings and discuss how to best utilize the situation for teaching supplementary lessons to and through the repertoire.

Workshop

July 16, 2017
$90 (no registration fee)
Hours: 7/16, 10-4 pm

Nurturing Your Experience

Caroline Fraser, Sophie Chalk & Rebecca Boblak will be sharing this workshop with parents, prospective parents of Suzuki students and new/experienced Suzuki teachers. Parents are encouraged to come to learn more about their role in their child's musical education, share practice suggestions and reinforce their skills as effective teachers at home with their child. The class is open to parents of all instruments.

Information shared promises to inspire all!

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