Creative Music Literacy

• This course will be offered online, Monday through Friday 11 AM to 1 PM CDT.
• Enrichment course hours will not conflict with regular ASI class hours of 8-11 AM and 1-4 PM CDT
• Visit the American Suzuki Institute website for course prerequisites and requirements
• $40 tuition rebate will be given to teachers who sign up for two Suzuki core units (SECE, Practicum, Enrichment, Teaching Strategies, and Supplemental courses not included)
• $25 tuition rebate will be given to teachers who sign up for a Unit or Supplemental course and a 10-hour Enrichment or Teaching Strategies course in the same week
• Scholarships are available. The American Suzuki Foundation is offering a number of $1,000 scholarships for in-person training. Scholarship applications will be available on the ASI website in February

Creative Music Literacy

Dive into an innovative course for Suzuki educators with resources for teaching applied music theory to wind and string students through games, creative composition, and improvisation. Explore strategies for introducing chord theory with early arranging and composition skills using folk songs and popular music. The course will include: a structured pedagogy for music literacy benchmarks, applied activities for lessons and group classes, empowerment to create original arrangements for your multi-level groups, original and unpublished group arrangements by Salisbury/McLean, and a comprehensive teacher resource packet in PDF form.  10-hour SAA enrichment course, no observations required.

You must be logged in to your SAA account and have Active Membership to join the course roster.

Scroll down to the bottom of this page to the enrollment box, click “+1”, then click “get tickets”. Follow the process to enroll – you will not be charged any course fees, so proceed without worry.  

You will receive an email confirmation after signing up. Follow the directions in your confirmation email to complete payment.

You can verify your SAA enrollment from your profile under Upcoming Courses.

If you do not see the Enrollment box at the bottom of the page, first check your membership status here  (the link will first ask you to log in if you aren’t already logged in). Then return to this page and refresh. 

If you have a message that says you do not meet the course prerequisites, join the Waitlist. If you believe that message is incorrect, or if you have any trouble, write to info@suzukiassociation.org and explain the problem.