Let Yourself Go! Improv & Creative Composing for Pianists

Let's expose our Suzuki piano students to improvisation and creative composing! Improvisation is a longstanding tradition for the piano and an important experience for all pianists and composers. Improv is an enjoyable activity that promotes self-expression and creativity, encouraging students to tap into their imaginations. Every child can... compose! Composing is your students’ opportunity to...

The Joy of Pre-Twinkle

Dr. Suzuki said that to play the music of Mozart, a player needs to have the highest level of both technical ability and musical sensitivity. The Joy of Pre-Twinkle will center around shaping the earliest experiences of a violin or viola student with activities to support these aims, framed inside of brain development, ownership, and...

The Joy of Pre-Twinkle

Dr. Suzuki said that to play the music of Mozart, a player needs to have the highest level of both technical ability and musical sensitivity. The Joy of Pre-Twinkle will center around shaping the earliest experiences of a violin or viola student with activities to support these aims, framed inside of brain development, ownership, and...

Suzuki Group Class Techniques

Levine Music 2801 Upton St., Washington, DC

This course will address group class teaching across all instruments. The course covers creative ideas for keeping your students and parents actively engaged and having fun in group classes while developing important skills. While it will focus on group class, there are many Suzuki principles to apply to private teaching. Schedule will start with group...

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Group Class Techniques and Strategies from Pre-Twinkle through Book 4

Suzuki Music Academy of Michigan 411 W. 13 Mile Rd, Madison Heights, MI

We will explore techniques for group class teaching from Pre-Twinkle through Book 4. You will have the opportunity to submit videos of your group classes for the class to watch. I will have videos of my current groups and oppotunites for you to watch those groups live on Zoom or In-Person. Course Length: 15 Hours...

Estratégias para Mão Esquerda

Centro Suzuki de Campinas R. Carlos Diniz Leitão, 96, Vila Santa Isabel - Barão Geraldo, Campinas, São Paulo

Ementa do curso No início e ao longo do Livro 1 do Método Suzuki de Violino se introduz a postura e o uso da mão esquerda. Trata-se da forma, da colocação da mão no instrumento, da função dos dedos, do encontro das notas, mas também de maneiras de utilizar a mão e conceitos sobre seu...

Pre-piano, The First Approach

See course organizer for venue details , United States

Did you ever wonder how to start a 3 or 4 year-old at the piano? This course meets for 3 consecutive days "in person only" from 9:00am to 12:00pm and 1-3pm on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday April 23-25, 2025. There will be live observation with a demo class each day. Deadline to register 4/13. Early registration...

PRE PIANO, EL PRIMER ENFOQUE

El curso de Pre-piano, el primer enfoque, está dirigido a profesores de piano interesados en adquirir herramientas pedagógicas para trabajar con la primera infancia de manera grupal, como una etapa previa al aprendizaje formal del piano a través del método Suzuki. Durante el curso, los participantes tendrán la oportunidad de: Observar clases de demostración con...

CPE Scales from A to Z

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What, How, When, to develop a scale and arpeggio routine in your studio. Materials include Cello Playing is Easy Scales (provided) and Galamian Scale System for cello.

Teaching Artistry to Young Cellists with Carey Cheney

Register by the Early Bird Deadline on 3/15/25 for $40 off (automatically applied at checkout). Teacher scholarship application is due 3/15/25 and can be found here: https://issisuzuki.org/issi-scholarships/ Single unit is $565 and a double unit is $985. Prerequisites: ECC or Filosofia Cello Unit 1 You must be logged in to your SAA account and have...

Connecting With Students

J. Michael Lunsford Middle School 26020 Ticonderoga Road, Chantilly, VA

How to reach and engage students so they can learn. Not what to teach but how to teach, talk to, and engage students of different ages and interact effectively. Myths and misconceptions about teaching we just can’t seem to let go of. What is teaching at its deepest level. In person. Prerequisites: ECC or Filosofia...

Searching for the Living Soul in Tone

We have all heard Dr. Suzuki’s quote “Tone has a living soul.” Does it? How do we find it? As musicians and teachers, we have all surely experienced a concert, a sound, or a moment that touched us and makes this quote ring true. Join SAA registered teacher trainer Kirsten Marshall as we pursue this...