Cello Revisiting Unit 1
Jul 31 – Aug 4, 2017 in Ann Arbor, MI
at Education for Happiness Suzuki Institute
What
Cello Revisiting Unit 1
Instructor: Beth Cantrell
Event Description
The Revisiting Unit 1 course is designed for teachers who have registered a minimum of Unit 1 and have at least one year of Suzuki teaching experience. It aims to strengthen and update one’s teaching by approaching the repertoire and its concepts from a fresh perspective. Discussions cover the foundation of Book 1, including application of the Suzuki philosophy, teaching points, layering of skills, addressing challenges of the beginning student, and more.Format of the course includes lecture, small group discussion, student observation, possible role-playing, and playing demonstration of the teaching points and concepts. Participants will receive an online questionnaire from the SAA, to be completed prior to the start of the course.Entrance Requirements: Suzuki teachers who have completed/registered ECC! and Unit 1 (or 1A and 1B) and have taught at least one year are eligible to take the course in their instrument area.
Prerequisite course:
The Revisiting Unit 1 course is designed for teachers who have registered a minimum of Unit 1 and have at least one year of Suzuki teaching experience. It aims to strengthen and update one’s teaching by approaching the repertoire and its concepts from a fresh perspective. Discussions cover the foundation of Book 1, including application of the Suzuki philosophy, teaching points, layering of skills, addressing challenges of the beginning student, and more.Format of the course includes lecture, small group discussion, student observation, possible role-playing, and playing demonstration of the teaching points and concepts. Participants will receive an online questionnaire from the SAA, to be completed prior to the start of the course.Entrance Requirements: Suzuki teachers who have completed/registered ECC! and Unit 1 (or 1A and 1B) and have taught at least one year are eligible to take the course in their instrument area.
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Trainer Information
Cellist ELIZABETH CANTRELL teaches children and adults at Suzuki Institutes and workshops throughout the US and in Europe. Dr. Beth is a registered teacher trainer and a member of the SAA Cello Committee. She served on the SAA Board from 2016—2021. Her cello studio is at Crozet Arts, where she is Artist-in-Residence.
Besides teaching, Dr. Beth has performed with many groups in central Virginia, including the Afton String Quartet, the Richmond Symphony, and as principal cello in the award-winning Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra.
Prior to moving to Virginia with her family in 2001, she was principal cellist for the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, on the faculty of Kennesaw State University, and active in the Atlanta area as a teacher, chamber and orchestral performer, adjudicator, and recording studio musician.
She trained with Gilda Barston, Tanya Carey, and Marilyn Kesler.
When
Monday, July 31 to Friday, August 4, , 2017
Where
Education for Happiness Suzuki Institute
6 Lois Court
Ann Arbor MI 48103
USA
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www.educationforhappiness.com
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