Violin Unit 4
Jul 1 – 5, 2023 in IL
at Chicago Suzuki Institute
What
Violin Unit 4
Instructor: Ann Montzka Smelser
Prerequisite course:
Viola Unit 3, or Violin Unit 3
Audition: Violin Basic, or Violin Intermediate, or Violin Comprehensive, or Viola Intermediate, or Viola Comprehensive.
Deadline: All audition materials must be submitted by June 17 *
Signup closed.
Trainer Information

Ann Montzka-Smelser is a Suzuki Student, Teacher, Parent and Suzuki Teacher Trainer. In between receiving her Bachelors of Music Education and Masters in Performance and Pedagogy at Northern Illinois University, Ann studied with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki at the Talent Education Institute in Matsumoto, Japan.
Ann has performed in many orchestras and ensembles and is currently principal violist with Camerata Chicago and concertmaster of the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Ann is on the music faculty at Northern Illinois University and Northwestern University teaching Suzuki Pedagogy, Director of the NIU CSA Suzuki Strings Program and teacher at the Music Institute of Chicago. Ann maintains a studio of 40 violin and viola students and enjoys working with Suzuki families at Festivals in Lima, Peru, Singapore, Mexico, Costa Rica and though out the US. Ann lives in DeKalb, IL with her husband Linc. Their Suzuki-raised children, Benjamin and Genevieve are currently studying music in college.
When
Saturday, July 1 to Wednesday, July 5, , 2023
Where
Chicago Suzuki Institute
Trinity International University
IL
USA
Phone: 847-905-1500
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www.musicinst.org/csi
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