Suzuki in the Schools Level 2
Jul 1721, 2023 in Austin, TX
at Buffalo-Niagara Suzuki Institute

What

Suzuki in the Schools Level 2

Instructor: Winifred Crock

Event Contact & Sign up

Email: [javascript protected email address]
Phone: 512-627-5938

Additional Schedule Information

  • Observations will be a part of the 25 hour class structure and will take place during class time. They may include watching live or  pre-recorded group classes taught by the instructor and/or teaching examples and concert videos.

  • Class assignments will be tailored to each participant’s needs and particular situation and are designed to enhance understanding and serve as teaching tools in the future.

  • Over 200 pages of additional resources will be made available to course participants.

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Event Description

This course will present strategies for the foundational development of slurs, shifting, string crossings, sight-reading skills, minor tonality and advanced finger patterns, vibrato, rhythmic sensibility, and advanced bow strokes in a heterogeneous setting. Participants will acquire a basic understanding of fundamental principles of learning, and practice creating successful learning experiences that effectively change student thinking and behavior. Additional course activities and topics will include discussion of ways to describe end goals and design representations of progress, vertical programming, age-appropriate parent involvement and successful approaches for using peer feedback and self-assessment.
- The technical aspects of the curriculum are focused on violin, viola, cello and bass, however transfer of learning principles and adaptation of materials can be applicable to any instrument.  

Prerequisite course:

Suzuki in the Schools Level 1

Course full.

Trainer Information

Winifred Crock

In demand as a clinician, lecturer and conductor, Winifred Crock has lectured at Midwest, NAFME, ASTA and SAA conferences and has been the featured string clinician at universities and conferences across the country and internationally. Mrs. Crock was the Director of Orchestras at Parkway Central High School, Parkway School District, for over 25 years and has maintained a private violin studio in suburban St. Louis, Missouri for far longer. Mrs. Crock holds music degrees from SIU-E and Kent State University. She is a graduate of the Suzuki Talent Education Institute in Matsumoto, Japan under the tutelage of Shinichi Suzuki, is a SAA Teacher Trainer and is a certified Kodály method instructor. She has received numerous teaching awards and is the author of publications including the Pattern Play for Strings Series, and with Laurie Scott and William Dick, the Learning Together Series, They have also been the recipients of the SAA Community Learning Award.

When

Monday, July 17 to Friday, July 21, , 2023

Where

This event will be held online.

Buffalo-Niagara Suzuki Institute

6821 Joyce St
Austin TX 78757-2333
USA

Phone: 512-627-5938
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