Ruth Engle Larner

As my three-year term as a member of the SAA’s Board of Directors comes to a close, I can look back over those years and see growth—growth in the SAA as an association and proponent for excellent music education, and growth in me as a person, teacher and an individual champion for the Suzuki philosophy. I have found that Board service is a two-way street. I have gained as much as I have given.

I felt that it was a great honor to be considered for Board service. I very much enjoy “behind the scenes” work, and it has been fascinating…

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Last summer, focus groups at summer Institutes were asked to submit questions for a panel of “Suzuki Experts” to answer. This is the fourth installment.

How do you arrange for someone in the community to mentor a new teacher?

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The 2009 Annual Membership Meeting was broadcast live on the web on April 4th, 2009 from the SAA office in Boulder, Colorado. It features the new teacher development video “A Suzuki Teacher’s Pledge”, a tour of the SAA office, and lots of news and trivia.

Broadcast correspondents: Diane Schroeder, Teri Einfeldt, Christie Felsing, Lamar Blum, Ruth Engle Larner, Mark George, Marilyn Kesler, Carol Ourada, Beth Titterington, and Pam Brasch

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A silent auction fund-raiser was held at the 2008 SAA Conference, organized by the SAA’s Board of Directors. Many businesses and individuals graciously donated items and services to be auctioned. The variety ranged from instruments to software to jewelry to teacher training to art. The items were arranged in display cases at the entrance to the exhibitors’ hall, where conference attendees could look them over and write their bids on the bidding sheets. As we approached the closing of the auction, there were several competitions going on between bidders, serious about winning the highest bid for their favorite item. The most hotly contested items were the Weekend Workshop with Carol Dallinger, and the Violin Teacher Practicum with Teri Einfeldt. When the auction closed and the bidding sheets were tallied, we found that almost $5,000 had been raised for the SAA.

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