This course prepares participants to teach the stage of violin study that completes the primarily by-ear learning phase, before note-reading takes on a larger role. Participants examine how to manage this transition thoughtfully, keeping listening central to how students absorb new material even as reading begins to enter the picture.

Participants learn to teach third position and wider finger patterns, along with early vibrato preparation. The course covers how to break these more advanced technical skills into manageable steps, and how to sequence them so students gain new capability without sacrificing the tone and ease built in earlier stages.

Participants also learn to develop tone color and phrasing at a more sophisticated level, and to use repetition, careful listening, and parent support to reinforce new skills between lessons. The course addresses common challenges as students take on greater technical and musical demands, and how to troubleshoot them while keeping instruction encouraging and well-paced.

How to Enroll

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

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 to pay the nonrefundable deposit fee.  

You will receive an email confirmation after signing up with instructions on how to pay the balance of the tuition.  You can also verify your enrollment from your profile under Upcoming Courses.

If the enrollment box isn’t visible and you only see the waitlist option, it means you’re missing either an audition or a course prerequisite on your training profile. Please join the waitlist while you complete that class or wait for your audition results. You can check your training profile here to see what you are missing: https://suzukiassociation.org/person-profile/

If you have any trouble enrolling here, or if you wish to update your training profile with any missing courses, please write to [email protected]. 

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