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May 17, 2012 / Topics:

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May 14, 2012 / Topics: /

A Star for My Father

June is a month that I look forward to with special anticipation every year. June is the harbinger of all the delightful treats of summer. It promises a break from structured routine, the adventure of a vacation, and happiness ignited by flowers bursting open to spill their glorious colors. June is the traditional wedding month, a celebration of abiding love. It’s also the month in which we honor our fathers. And this celebration is not limited to just our own fathers. This occasion embraces our grandfathers, our uncles, our husbands—any male figure who has provided…

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May 11, 2012 / Topics: ,

Laurel Trainor and David Gerry’s research on very early musical training for babies at McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind has recently been published in Developmental Science and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

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Babies’ Brains Benefit from Music Lessons, Even Before They Can Walk and Talk

May 8, 2012 / Topics: ,

Conference Registration Ends May 10!

Now is your last chance register for the May SAA Conference!

You must register online or by mail by Thursday, May 10 to pay the regular price. Walk-in registration will be available Thursday evening, May 24, but prices will be $30 higher.

Basic full conference fee for members staying at the Minneapolis Hilton Hotel is $225, plus $25 tickets to the SAA 40th Anniversary Concert featuring Time for Three.

Register online for a 3% discount in addition to the usual Hilton and college student discounts.

Register Now!

The conference is at the **Hilton Minneapolis, Thursday, May 24…

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May 2, 2012 / Topics: ,

Hilton logo

If you haven’t already made your hotel reservations:

Make your Hilton reservations by tomorrow
— these special rates end on May 3.

1 King bed $103 per night
2 Double beds $103 per night
Junior Suite, 1 King Bed $153 per night

Children 18 and under may stay with parent/chaperone at no additional charge.

To book a room at the Hilton at the special SAA Conference rates, see the hotel and travel page.

See you in Minneapolis!

April 27, 2012 / Topics:

DePaul Community Music Division Summer Guitar Workshop 2012

Come to Chicago for

DePaul Community Music Division’s

Guitar Teacher Workshop!



The DePaul Suzuki Guitar Workshop is for Book 2 teacher training only and will be taught by nationally recognized Suzuki pedagogue Mary Lou Roberts. Teachers will be able to observe live lessons as part of their training. Classes take place on DePaul University’s Lincoln Park campus.

Teacher Workshop: August 13—17, 2012

  • Guitar Book 2

Faculty:

Mary Lou Roberts, guitar (MI)

For more information about our program and registration procedure, visit our website: http://music.depaul.edu/cmd

Susanne Baker, Director
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Suzuki Guitar Workshop
DePaul Community Music Division
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April 26, 2012 / Topics:

Southwestern Ontario Suzuki Institute 2012

The Ultimate Summer Vacation!

Canada’s biggest Institute is 29 years young, and excited to bring you another week of great programs for string and piano. We’ve got a top-notch international faculty and plenty to inspire students and teachers alike! For Suzuki music enthusiasts, we’re the Ultimate Summer Vacation!

Visit our web site to explore the complete range of string and piano programs, complete with orchestras for all ages, and fun options like operetta, fiddling, percussion, handbell choir, Music Through the Ages, and Music at the Movies. We also feature a special seminar on [url=http://artset.net/SOSI_site/sosi2012/sosi2012_alexander.html]Alexander…

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April 25, 2012 / Topics:

Greater Philadelphia Suzuki Institute 2012

The Greater Philadelphia Suzuki Institute

at Temple University



Join us August 11-15 for the 2012 Greater Philadelphia Suzuki Institute at Temple University

The first SAA-approved Summer Institute in Philadelphia, Temple University Music Preparatory Division is able to house this initiative at Boyer College of Music and Dance on Temple’s main campus. Participants will have the opportunity to study and grow in newly renovated facilities of a leading university-based music college, central to a city known for its arts and…

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April 24, 2012 / Topics:

Suzuki Institute at PhoenixPhest Grande! 2012

Welcome to the Suzuki Institute at PhoenixPhest Grande!

PhoenixPhest! Grande is a combined chamber music festival and full-scale Suzuki institute on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The synergy between the two events creates a truly inspiring experience for all!

Those who register for the Suzuki institute will take part in traditional Suzuki offerings including group classes, private lessons, teacher training and play-ins, while those on the chamber music side have a week of intensive chamber music coaching and private lessons. In addition, there are daily student & faculty recitals, as well as…

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April 23, 2012 / Topics:

Japan-Seattle Suzuki Institute 2012

Join us in beautiful Seattle for the

Japan Seattle Suzuki Institute



Located on the campus of Seattle Pacific University, the Japan Seattle Institute has a 20 year history of collaboration with our Japanese friends and colleagues. Faculty and students join us from Japan as well as the United Kingdom and Canada.

Highlights

  • Program offerings for both cello and violin include pre-Twinkle through advanced classes, by audition, with Brian Lewis, violin and Amy Sue Barston, cello.
  • Masterclasses for all students other than the advanced track will be daily this…

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April 22, 2012 / Topics:

Boston Suzuki Flute Institute 2012

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Boston Suzuki Flute Institute

August 5-9, 2012



Boston Suzuki Flute Institute (formerly Suzuki in the Berkshires) was founded in 1986 by Jerilee Kechley who was its driving force until her death in August, 2005. She firmly believed in the Suzuki philosophy and method and helped bring it to over a thousand students and teachers during her career. The Boston Suzuki Flute Institute continues to pursue Jerilee’s vision by offering music programs featuring world-renowned faculty, a diverse curriculum for all levels, and summer fun for all ages.


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April 21, 2012 / Topics:

Hartt Suzuki Institute 2012

The Hartt Suzuki Institute

Saturday, August 4 – Sunday, August 12

www.hcd.hartford.edu

Hartford, CT




Student Institute

Sunday, August 5 – Friday, August 10



Join us for the 26th annual Hartt Suzuki Institute. Drawing talented Suzuki faculty from around the country, Hartt’s Suzuki Institute will be a challenging and fun experience for you and your child.

The 2012 Hartt Suzuki Student Institute at University of Hartford is designed for violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, and piano students. Students must be currently studying with a Suzuki-trained teacher.

At the institute, each…

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April 20, 2012 / Topics:

We’ve given you a preview of a few June Institutes and July Institutes, and now we would like to invite you to view snapshots of a few upcoming institutes that will be taking place in August! Please click on the names of the institutes below to view each preview:

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April 19, 2012 / Topics:

16th Suzuki Method World Convention

The 16th Suzuki Method World Convention will take place March 27-31, 2013, in Matsumoto City, Nagano, Japan.

The event is sponsored by the Talent Education Research Institute (the Suzuki Method organization in Japan). The theme this year is “The World will be One, Joined Together by Children Making Music.”

The last Suzuki Method World Convention took place in Melbourne, Australia, in 2009. The last World Convention to be held in Japan was in 1998, the year of Dr. Suzuki’s death.

World Conventions feature events for teachers and students alike, with lectures, concerts, lessons, and master classes. The 2013 Convention hopes to bring together Suzuki students from throughout the world to play and study together.

For more information, see the 16th Suzuki Method World Convention website.

April 12, 2012

American Suzuki Institute 2012

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AMERICAN SUZUKI INSTITUTE

THE WORLD’S FIRST SUZUKI INSTITUTE OUTSIDE JAPAN!



Located in the heart of Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has been home to the American Suzuki Institute since 1967. The beautiful campus, comfortable state-of-the-art facilities, and the guarantee of an enriching experience make the American Suzuki Institute THE place to spend a week or two each summer!

We provide the opportunity for students, parents and teachers to further their understanding of the philosophy and teachings of Dr. Shinichi Suzuki. The concentrated form of the student classes stimulate and motivate…

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April 11, 2012 / Topics:

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April 11, 2012

Northwest Suzuki Institute 2012

Join us in one of the most unique cities in America: Eugene, OR!

July 29 – August 3 2012


The Northwest Suzuki Institute (NSI) offers high quality string instruction at the University of Oregon School of Music campus in beautiful and eclectic Eugene, Oregon.

The NSI offers full and half day Suzuki student camps for violin, viola, and cello for beginning through Book 6.


The violin Book 4 teacher training course is designed to familiarize Suzuki teachers…

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April 10, 2012 / Topics: /

A Star for My Mother

With Mother’s Day approaching, we can’t help but be reminded of how much of who we are must be credited to our mothers. It was our mothers who planted the seeds that sprouted and grew into a vision of Suzuki music education for the world. And who among us isn’t happy about that?

Although my mother never had the opportunity to play an instrument, somehow she intuitively understood the value of music. Despite the financial hardship it incurred, she insisted that music lessons be a part of the education of each one of her six children.…

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April 10, 2012

I AM Festival 2012

Student Institute (July 29-August 3):

Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano,

Teacher Training (July 28-August 5):

Every Child Can!
Violin Unit One with Linda Stieg
Piano Unit One with Nightingale Chen
Violin Unit Two/Three with Roger Stieg

www.indyAMfest.org

The Indy Arts and Music Festival (THE Suzuki Institute in Indianapolis) is celebrating our third anniversary! The IAM Festival gives students the opportunity to learn, play and perform in a fun and unique summer camp setting. We have gathered top performers and teachers from across the city and across the country to give our students a…

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April 9, 2012

Greater Pittsburgh Suzuki Institute 2012

The Greater Pittsburgh Suzuki Institute

Saturday, July 28th—Sunday August 5th

www.pghsuzukiinstitute.com

The Greater Pittsburgh Suzuki Institute is celebrating ten years this year. It is located just outside the city of Pittsburgh at the Upper St. Clair High School. There is a state-of-the-art theatre facility, many large classrooms and several practice rooms available.
The Greater Pittsburgh Suzuki Institute is all in one building making it easier for families with multiple children to attend.
We also offer on site childcare if you make arrangements with us before July 15th 2012.

Accommodations are available at…

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