Call for Articles – Suzuki Association of the Americas

Volume 53 Themes Overview

Dissonance and Disagreement

Winter 2024, ASJ Volume 53, number 2
Submission deadline: January 1, 2025

A method set on educating all children, no matter who, shouldn’t lead to disagreement…right? Just as dissonance serves an essential purpose in a piece of music, disagreement leads to reevaluation and dialogue in our pedagogy. For this issue of the American Suzuki Journal, we will examine the concept of disagreement from various perspectives, with an eye toward the resulting productive outcomes.

Do you have a Hot Take on teaching and pedagogy today? What’s your “Unpopular Opinion”? Can you describe a situation–teaching, observing, or interacting–where you disagreed with what was happening, and how you would change it? How have you handled disagreement in your studio or classroom?

Have you encountered dissonance in any of the following areas, and how did you resolve it?

Pedagogy

Sequence: what comes when?
Technical instruction: how to teach a specific topic
Balancing technique and musicality
Setting a pedagogical goal
What ideas seem controversial but really shouldn’t be?

Structure

The Suzuki Triangle
Lesson format and delivery
Relating to fellow teachers
Balancing the priorities of students, parents, and teachers
Managing your own energy and time

We know this is a BIG topic, so we’d love to hear from you in any way relating to this idea.

The deadline for submissions is January 1, 2025. Our submission guidelines and form can be found here: https://suzukiassociation.org/manuscript-guidelines/. Please contact ASJ Editor Andrew Braddock with any thoughts or questions: editor@suzukiassociation.org.

New Horizons: Suzuki’s Bright, Bold Future

Spring 2025, ASJ Volume 53, number 3
Submission deadline: April 1, 2025

Wellness and Longevity