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American Suzuki Journal

Volume 45, No. 4 | Summer 2017

Organizational News & 2018 Conference

• 7 | Leadership Retreat Coverage
• 10 | Start Planning for the 18th Biennial SAA Conference
• 60 | ASJ Index Vol. 45

Columns

• 18 | Always Start from Quality Ingredients by Joseph Kaminsky
• 20 | Teaching Music Theory by Ear by Mychal Gendron
• 23 | An Inspiring Viola Gathering by Julia Hardie
• 25 | Spotlight: Matt Jefferson, Bass Trombone

Features

• 28 | CODA Outreach Program Nurtures Suburban Communities by Carol McNeil
• 32 | ¡Mira! A Glimpse inside CODA’s Suzuki Program by Carol Ourada
• 35 | Perspectives on Suzuki by Mary Craig Powell

Viewpoints

• 40 | From CSI to CSO and Back: One Family’s Suzuki Journey by Julie Basrak
• 41 | Persevering to the Breakthrough Moment by Alisa Bruza

Teaching and Learning

• 42 | One Thing at a Time, Please by Mary Craig Powell
• 44 | The Declaration of Finger Independence by Sanchie Bobrow
• 48 | So You Want to Plan a Tour? by Erika Lord-Castillo with Allison Woerner
• 52 | What Is Healthy Competition and Why Do We Want to Foster It? by Meredith Connie
• 54 | The Patience of a Suzuki Teacher by Lauren Canitia
• 56 | Dealing with Perfectionism in Suzuki Students by Alan K. Duncan

Latin America

• 58 | Filosofía Suzuki at Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City by Leslie Mizrahi

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