Every Child Can

ECC Fall 2026

• Dates: Sunday, September 27 & Sunday, October 4, 2026
• Time: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM Central Time (Both days required)
• Format: 100% Online via Zoom (Caps at 15 participants)
• Instructor: Dr. Anne Marie Kuhny, DMA (Official SAA Teacher Trainer)
• Instruments: Open to all instruments and vocal tracks.

Registration & Tuition Details

To make enrollment as simple as possible, the registration and payment process is handled in one single step directly through the official Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) platform:

• Total Course Investment: $170
• What it covers: This comprehensive fee includes your 6 hours of live instruction, your official digital SAA course manual, and permanent SAA registration credit upon completion.
• How to Pay: When registration opens, you will be directed to the secure SAA event page to submit the single $170 payment. The SAA handles all material distribution and seamlessly routes the tuition portion to DuPage Musical Arts Academy.

University Students & Faculty Note: Itemized professional development receipts are provided directly by the SAA upon registration checkout. Students are highly encouraged to submit these to their collegiate MTNA or NAfME chapters for standard professional development fund reimbursement.

About the Course

Every Child Can! (ECC) is an interactive, 6-hour introduction to Suzuki philosophy and its universal application to music education. This course is the absolute prerequisite for all future Suzuki Unit 1 training courses.

Key Pedagogical Focuses

• The Mother Tongue Approach: Nurturing high-level musical ability and artistic endurance in every student.
• The Suzuki Triad: Building proactive, positive parent-teacher-student partnerships.
• Inquiry-Based Learning: Practical strategies to foster independent musical thinking and student resilience.

Prerequisites & Course Policies

• Who can take it: Open to teachers, college pedagogy students, high school graduates, arts administrators, and interested parents. No audition or prior Suzuki experience is required.
• Attendance Policy: In accordance with SAA regulations, 100% live attendance across both afternoons is strictly required to receive official course registration credit.

Enrollment Information

You must be logged in to your SAA account to join the course roster and pay for the course, below. If you need to create an account, go to this link in a different tab:
https://suzukiassociation.org/registration/

Once you are logged in, scroll down to the bottom of this page to the enrollment box, click “+”, then click “get tickets”. Follow the prompts to enter your payment information.  

After getting tickets below, you’ll receive a confirmation email from the SAA. This email will also have a link to your Every Child Can! participant manual.

You can verify your enrollment from your profile under the heading Upcoming Courses: https://suzukiassociation.org/person-profile/

If you have any trouble enrolling or if your profile needs to be updated, please write to [email protected] with the details. 

All transactions are final and non-refundable.