Pat D’Ercole

Patricia D’Ercole is a Suzuki violin teacher and teacher trainer. She did long-term training with Margery Aber and studied with Dr. Suzuki. She has been a clinician in 23 states and 7 foreign countries. Pat has written numerous articles for the ASJ, was chair of the SAA Board of Directors, and a member of the Every Child Can! and Suzuki Principles in Action Committees. She was the founding president of the Suzuki Association of Wisconsin and has been co-coordinator for the International Research Symposium on Talent Education since 1995. Through her leadership, a collection of videos which chronicles Dr. Suzuki’s teaching at the American Suzuki Institute in 1976, is now preserved on the web. Pat created the UWSP Suzuki Strings Mentoring Program, a year-long online practicum for Suzuki teachers. Most recently, Pat is the Director Emerita of the Aber Suzuki Center at the UW-Stevens Point.

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A Research Survey of Suzuki Parents: What they learned, what they think, what they wish they knew

by Eun Cho, Pat D'Ercole, Kate Einarson

You may not be surprised to learn that research shows parental support is important to young children’s music learning. The International Research Symposium on Talent Education (IRSTE) team has recently done several research studies to explore the perspectives and experiences… Read more ▶

IRSTE, Parent Education, Research, Survey, Suzuki
ASJ 51.2, page 12

How Suzuki Moved Music Education: Reflections from SAA Trailblazers

by Jeffrey Cox, Pat D'Ercole, Edward Kreitman, Sanford Reuning, Carrie Reuning-Hummel

We asked some Suzuki trailblazers to reflect on what impact the method had on music education in the last 50 years and how the method has developed. We are grateful for the role so many community members had in making… Read more ▶

Music, SAA, Suzuki
ASJ 50.4, page 13

Resources for the Suzuki Researcher

December 19, 2018 by Pat D'Ercole

A riddle for you: What has 102 entries pertaining to the many aspects of Suzuki Method, is easy to find on a website, and is updated every two years? Give up? It’s the Suzuki Bibliography on the website of the… Read more ▶

Part 6: Parent Education in Suzuki Studios: Who offers it? Who receives it? What does it look like?

by Pat D'Ercole, Kate Einarson, Elizabeth Guerriero, Karin Hendricks, Nancy Mitchell

IRSTE, Parent, Parent Education, Suzuki
ASJ 45.1, page 25

Interview with Bob Duke, Honorary Board Member

November 1, 2014 by Pat D'Ercole

Robert Duke is the Marlene and Morton Meyerson Centennial Professor and Head of Music and Human Learning at The University of Texas at Austin, where he is University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Elizabeth Shatto Massey Distinguished Fellow in Teacher Education, and… Read more ▶

The UWSP Suzuki Strings Mentoring Program at 1.5 Years: What It Is and How Far We’ve Come

May 1, 2012 by Pat D'Ercole

The UWSP Suzuki Strings Mentoring Program (SSMP) was launched September 11–12, 2010. The three brave mentees arrived on the UWSP campus from Lincoln, NE, Watertown, WI, and Monument, CO. Read more ▶

Videos of Dr. Suzuki are Now Online

May 1, 2007 by Pat D'Ercole

“The American Suzuki Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: The Suzuki Method in Action” The American Suzuki Institute, the International Suzuki Association and the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Committee is proud to announce that 24 hours of video of… Read more ▶