Omaha Conservatory of Music Suzuki Institute

Violin Unit 5
Jul 2428, 2023 in Omaha, NE
at Omaha Conservatory of Music Suzuki Institute

What

Violin Unit 5

Instructor: Ruth Meints

Event Contact & Sign up

Email: [javascript protected email address]
Phone: 402-932-4978

Additional Schedule Information

This course begins the day after Ruth Meints wraps Violin Unit 4 in the same location.

Event Description

Building on all the skills learned in Suzuki Book 1-4, Violin Book 5 training will dive into the technical and musical challenges of Suzuki Book 5 with Ruth Meints. Learn how to develop well-balanced intermediate students who have a strong technical foundation and sense of musicianship required for playing future major concertos. All required observations will occur at OCoM, during SoundWaves, the Conservatory’s pre-college music intensive. This course is 15 hours and requires 8 hours of observation. Capacity is limited to 15 participants.

Pre-requisites: Intermediate or Comprehensive Audition and Violin Book 4

Prerequisite course:

Viola Unit 3, or Violin Unit 3

Audition: Violin Intermediate, or Violin Comprehensive.

Deadline: All audition materials must be submitted by July 10 *

Signup closed.

Trainer Information

Ruth Meints

Ruth Meints is the Executive Director of the Omaha Conservatory of Music (OCM) since 2005 and authored the String Sprouts curriculum, a program for preschoolers in underserved areas. She teaches violin/viola at OCM and conducts frequent workshops in pedagogy and music education, integrating current neuroscience findings into music teaching. At OCM, she has created many music programs, such as Summer Institutes, Winter Festival Orchestra, a full music program at the St. Augustine Indian Mission School, and Inside the Mind of the Artist recital and master class series.  

In 2016, Ruth was given the Governor’s Arts Award for excellence in arts education in Nebraska. She has also presented a TedXOmaha talk entitled “Music, Preschoolers, and Poverty.”

Ruth received her Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her Master of Music degree with an emphasis in Suzuki pedagogy from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville under the mentorship of John Kendall.

When

Monday, July 24 to Friday, July 28, , 2023

Where

Omaha Conservatory of Music Suzuki Institute

7023 Cass St
Omaha NE 68132
USA

Phone: 402-932-4978
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omahacm.org/programs/teacher-training-at-suzuki-institute/


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