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SUMMARY:Suzuki Principles in Action
DESCRIPTION:What is Suzuki Principles in Action?\nSuzuki Principles in Action (SPA) is a course designed to help teachers incorporate Suzuki’s principles effectively in their teaching. The course focuses on how to teach\, not what to teach. It allows for the sharing of ideas among all instrument areas. SPA is based on Dr. Suzuki’s belief that knowledge is an important first step\, but “knowledge plus 10\,000 times” is what produces ability. This important principle\, which teachers frequently explain to their students\, applies equally to the art of teaching. SPA courses can happen in person or online. \n\n\n\n\nWhat are the principles that SPA reinforces?\nThe inspiration for SPA came from the need to implement the knowledge gained from unit courses into the reality of day-to-day studio teaching. \nTopics include: \n\nSetting standards of excellence for students at all levels\nIdentifying the appropriate time to move ahead in the repertoire\nIncorporating regular\, productive review work in daily teaching and practicing\nIncorporating ear training and learning by ear in daily teaching\nFocusing attention on tone development\nGiving productive\, balanced\, frequent feedback to students\nCommunicating effectively and working productively with parents\nStructuring lessons to facilitate successful progress\n\nThese are all issues that surface repeatedly in training courses and in communications among colleagues. The course offers thoughtful exploration of these topics—topics that spring from the Suzuki principles that have been articulated in the Every Child Can! course and other Teacher Workshop courses—to help us to move towards a realization of the potential that Suzuki education offers. \nWho should attend?\nAny teacher—from the very experienced to the novice—who has completed training through Book 1\, is an SAA member and has taught for a minimum of one year. Participants must have a current studio due to pre- and post-course work. Teachers of all Suzuki instruments are welcome! \nWhat special values result from taking the course?\nSPA provides tools for assessing and evaluating one’s own teaching. Course materials include guides\, articles\, and activities to reinforce and expand on the ideas presented in the class. The course is required for those applying for the SAA’s Certificate of Achievement\,  Level 2\, which is recommended for those working toward becoming Teacher Trainers. \nAssignments\nThe course includes required pre-course and post-course assignments\, which are submitted online and reviewed by the facilitator. Both assignments require you to video record yourself teaching a lesson and then self-evaluate it. \nYou will receive a link to the pre-course assignment in your confirmation email. The pre-course assignment is due Friday\, January 30th.  The post-course assignment will be sent when the course ends and is due Tuesday\, March 31st. \nWho is the course facilitator?\n \nNancy Jackson is the Assistant Director of the Western Springs School of Talent Education\, in Western Springs\, Illinois\, where she teaches both violin and viola. She is also adjunct faculty at Roosevelt University in Chicago\, teaching Suzuki Pedagogy. She is a registered Violin Teacher Trainer with the Suzuki Association of the Americas and is active in training young teachers locally and at summer institutes. \nNancy holds a Bachelor of Music Education and a Master of Music in Violin Performance from Northwestern University. Nancy has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement from the SAA and in 2017 was named Outstanding Studio Teacher by Illinois ASTA. Her Suzuki teacher training was done with Margery Aber\, James Mauer\, and Carol Dallinger. She founded the Suzuki School of Music in Bismarck\, North Dakota\, in 1986. She has also taught at the University of Evansville (IN) Suzuki program\, and Western Illinois University. \nNancy enjoys spending time with her two cats\, Carmen and Musetta\, and her great-nephews\, Jeremiah and Elijah. \nFacilitator Training\nThis course will be used to train future SPA facilitators. Facilitators-in-training will observe the course and will also view pre- and post-course assignments. If you have any questions or concerns\, please write to us at the email below. \nRegister here on this page!\nUp to 15 teachers may participate in this in-person course. The tuition fee is $210 and is due at the time of joining the roster.  The registration deadline is Thursday\, January 29th. \nAll transactions are final and non-refundable.
URL:https://suzukiassociation.org/event/suzuki-principles-in-action-4/
LOCATION:Music House Inc.\, 1018 N. California Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622\, United States
CATEGORIES:Suzuki Principles in Action (SPA)
ORGANIZER;CN="Suzuki Association of the Americas":MAILTO:info@suzukiassociation.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251005
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SUMMARY:Suzuki Principles in Action
DESCRIPTION:What is Suzuki Principles in Action?\nSuzuki Principles in Action (SPA) is a course designed to help teachers incorporate Suzuki’s principles effectively in their teaching. The course focuses on how to teach\, not what to teach. It allows for the sharing of ideas among all instrument areas. SPA is based on Dr. Suzuki’s belief that knowledge is an important first step\, but “knowledge plus 10\,000 times” is what produces ability. This important principle\, which teachers frequently explain to their students\, applies equally to the art of teaching. SPA courses can happen in person or online. \n\n\n\n\nWhat are the principles that SPA reinforces?\nThe inspiration for SPA came from the need to implement the knowledge gained from unit courses into the reality of day-to-day studio teaching. \nTopics include: \n\nSetting standards of excellence for students at all levels\nIdentifying the appropriate time to move ahead in the repertoire\nIncorporating regular\, productive review work in daily teaching and practicing\nIncorporating ear training and learning by ear in daily teaching\nFocusing attention on tone development\nGiving productive\, balanced\, frequent feedback to students\nCommunicating effectively and working productively with parents\nStructuring lessons to facilitate successful progress\n\nThese are all issues that surface repeatedly in training courses and in communications among colleagues. The course offers thoughtful exploration of these topics—topics that spring from the Suzuki principles that have been articulated in the Every Child Can! course and other Teacher Workshop courses—to help us to move towards a realization of the potential that Suzuki education offers. \nWho should attend?\nAny teacher—from the very experienced to the novice—who has completed training through Book 1\, is an SAA member and has taught for a minimum of one year. Participants must have a current studio due to pre- and post-course work. Teachers of all Suzuki instruments are welcome! \nWhat special values result from taking the course?\nSPA provides tools for assessing and evaluating one’s own teaching. Course materials include guides\, articles\, and activities to reinforce and expand on the ideas presented in the class. The course is required for those applying for the SAA’s Certificate of Achievement \, which is\, in turn\, a requirement for those working toward becoming Teacher Trainers. \nAssignments\nThe course includes required pre-course and post-course assignments\, which are submitted online and reviewed by the facilitator. Both assignments require you to video record yourself teaching a lesson and then self-evaluate it. \nYou will receive a link to the pre-course assignment in your confirmation email. The pre-course assignment is due Thursday\, September 25.  The post-course assignment will be sent when the course ends and is due December 1st. \nWho is the course facilitator?\nTeri Einfeldt is the Co-Chair of the String Department at The Hartt School Community Division of The University of Hartford\, where she maintains a studio of students from ages 4 to 18. In her role as adjunct professor at The Hartt School\, she instructs Master of Music candidates in Suzuki pedagogy. For more than thirty years\, Ms. Einfeldt has been shaping these components into a program which is now considered a national model for teaching the Suzuki method within a university setting. In an effort to provide year-round opportunities in the greater Hartford area\, in 1988 Ms. Einfeldt founded the Hartt Suzuki Institute\, a weeklong summer workshop for children as well as teachers. \nBorn and raised in Kingston\, New York\, Ms. Einfeldt began her study of violin at the age of 7 in the public schools. As a child and growing musician\, she enjoyed playing chamber music and participating in orchestra. While at Ithaca College\, she studied violin with Thomas Michalak\, and began Suzuki training with Sanford Reuning\, one of a small group of educators who pioneered the Suzuki method in the United States. \nA Suzuki Association of the Americas registered teacher trainer\, Ms. Einfeldt is a frequent clinician at weekend string workshops and summer Suzuki Institutes throughout the United States and Canada. She has participated and presented at several international conferences of the Suzuki Association of the Americas\, at the Pan Pacific Suzuki Conference in Sydney\, Australia\, and at Suzuki World Conferences in Turin\, Italy and Matsumoto\, Japan. In addition to her busy teaching\, training\, and lecturing schedule\, Ms. Einfeldt continues to be an active performer. A devoted chamber musician\, she also plays frequently with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. She is the former Assistant Concert-mistress of both the Northeast Pennsylvania Philharmonic and the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra. Not surprisingly\, Ms. Einfeldt has designed the Hartt Suzuki program to offer ample opportunities for students to participate in the orchestra and chamber music activities that she has always loved. She delights in beginning young quartets and developing them through high school. In July 2011\, Teri ended her position as chair of the Suzuki Association of America after being a board member for several years. She continues to be an active member of the Association. She has also served as Chair of the Teacher Development Committee and the Suzuki Principles in Action (SPA) Committee.\n \nFacilitator Training\nThis course will be used to train future SPA facilitators. Facilitators-in-training will observe the course and will also view pre- and post-course assignments. If you have any questions or concerns\, please write to us at the email below. \nRegister here on this page!\nUp to 12 teachers may participate in this online course. The tuition fee is $210 and is due at the time of joining the roster.  The registration deadline is Friday\, September 12th. \nAll transactions are final and non-refundable.
URL:https://suzukiassociation.org/event/suzuki-principles-in-action-3/
CATEGORIES:Suzuki Principles in Action (SPA)
ORGANIZER;CN="Suzuki Association of the Americas":MAILTO:info@suzukiassociation.org
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SUMMARY:Suzuki Principles in Action
DESCRIPTION:What is Suzuki Principles in Action?\nSuzuki Principles in Action (SPA) is a course designed to help teachers incorporate Suzuki’s principles effectively in their teaching. The course focuses on how to teach\, not what to teach. It allows for the sharing of ideas among all instrument areas. SPA is based on Dr. Suzuki’s belief that knowledge is an important first step\, but “knowledge plus 10\,000 times” is what produces ability. This important principle\, which teachers frequently explain to their students\, applies equally to the art of teaching. SPA courses can happen in person or online. \n\n\n\n\nWhat are the principles that SPA reinforces?\nThe inspiration for SPA came from the need to implement the knowledge gained from unit courses into the reality of day-to-day studio teaching. \nTopics include: \n\nSetting standards of excellence for students at all levels\nIdentifying the appropriate time to move ahead in the repertoire\nIncorporating regular\, productive review work in daily teaching and practicing\nIncorporating ear training and learning by ear in daily teaching\nFocusing attention on tone development\nGiving productive\, balanced\, frequent feedback to students\nCommunicating effectively and working productively with parents\nStructuring lessons to facilitate successful progress\n\nThese are all issues that surface repeatedly in training courses and in communications among colleagues. The course offers thoughtful exploration of these topics—topics that spring from the Suzuki principles that have been articulated in the Every Child Can! course and other Teacher Workshop courses—to help us to move towards a realization of the potential that Suzuki education offers. \nWho should attend?\nAny teacher—from the very experienced to the novice—who has completed training through Book 1\, is an SAA member and has taught for a minimum of one year. Participants must have a current studio due to pre- and post-course work. Teachers of all Suzuki instruments are welcome! \nWhat special values result from taking the course?\nSPA provides tools for assessing and evaluating one’s own teaching. Course materials include guides\, articles\, and activities to reinforce and expand on the ideas presented in the class. The course is required for those applying for the SAA’s Certificate of Achievement \, which is\, in turn\, a requirement for those working toward becoming Teacher Trainers. \nAssignments\nThe course includes required pre-course and post-course assignments\, which are submitted online and reviewed by the facilitator. Both assignments require you to video record yourself teaching a lesson and then self-evaluate it. \nYou will receive a link to the pre-course assignment in your confirmation email. The pre-course assignment is due August 20th.  The post-course assignment will be sent after the course ends and is due October 1st. \nWho is the course facilitator?\nPatricia D’Ercole is a Suzuki violin teacher and SAA Teacher Trainer. She is the former Director of the Aber Suzuki Center at the UW-Stevens Point where she taught violin to children and Suzuki pedagogy courses. She completed a master’s degree with an emphasis in Suzuki with Margery Aber and\, in 1988\, studied in Japan with Dr. Suzuki. She has been a clinician in 22 states in the U.S.\, Puerto Rico\, Canada\, Finland\, Estonia\, Peru\, Chile and Taiwan. Pat has written numerous articles for the American Suzuki Journal\, was chair of the Suzuki Association (SAA) Board of Directors and served as a member of the SAA committees to develop the Every Child Can! course and the Suzuki Principles in Action course. She was the founder and first president of the Suzuki Association of Wisconsin and has been on the planning committee for the International Research Symposium on Talent Education since its inception in 1991 and has served as its coordinator since 1995. Through her leadership\, “The American Suzuki Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: The Suzuki Method in Action\,” a collection of videos which chronicles the two weeks of Dr. Suzuki’s teaching at the American Suzuki Institute in Stevens Point in 1976\, is now preserved and posted on the web for free viewing by all. In 2002\, she was the recipient of the American Suzuki Institute’s Suzuki Chair Award and in 2008 became a Distinguished Instructional Specialist at UWSP. In September 2010\, Pat began the UWSP Suzuki Strings Mentoring Program\, an online long-term practicum to assist and support Suzuki string teachers in their quest to become a better teacher within the environment of their usual employment. Pat currently teaches part-time at the Aber Suzuki Center. She is active as a teacher trainer at workshops\, institutes and the mentoring program. \nFacilitator Training\nThis course will also be used to train future SPA facilitators. Facilitators-in-training will observe the course and will also view pre- and post-course assignments. If you have any questions or concerns\, please write to us at the email below. \nRegistration opens June 1 on this page!\nUp to 12 teachers may participate in this online course. The tuition fee is $210 and is due at the time of joining the roster.  The registration deadline is August 15th.
URL:https://suzukiassociation.org/event/suzuki-principles-in-action-2/
CATEGORIES:Suzuki Principles in Action (SPA)
ORGANIZER;CN="Suzuki Association of the Americas":MAILTO:info@suzukiassociation.org
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SUMMARY:Suzuki Principles in Action (2024)
DESCRIPTION:Date/Time information\nFriday\, Sept 20th: 1 – 7 pm\nSaturday\, Sept 21st: 9 am – 3:30 pm \nThere will be some breaks. \nWhat is SPA?\nSuzuki Principles in Action (SPA) is a course designed to help teachers incorporate Suzuki’s principles effectively in their teaching. The course focuses on how to teach\, not what to teach\, and to allow for the sharing of ideas among all instrument areas. It is based on Dr. Suzuki’s belief that knowledge is an important first step\, but “knowledge plus 10\,000 times” is what produces ability. \nParticipation Requirements\nTo participate in this course\, the teacher must have an active studio. The teacher must be able to video record his/her own teaching and provide timely responses to the pre-course and post-course assignments. \nMissing prerequisites (membership or Book 1 training registration) must be corrected prior to the first day of class. \nPre-course work must be submitted online 1 week before the course and post-course assignments must be submitted online within 4-6 weeks following the course and approved by the Trainer in order for the SPA course to be registered with the SAA. \nYou will receive emails about the SPA course before and after the course. Please watch for these important messages. \nCourse tuition includes SPA manual and SAA training registration when the course is completed \nTrainer Information\n\nTeacher Trainer Wendy Stern\, flutist\, teaches at the Thurnauer School of Music in Tenafly\, NJ\, Montclair State University\, and privately in her Heyhoe Woods home studio. In 2004\, Wendy traveled to Matsumoto\, Japan\, as a recipient of a scholarship from the SAA to study with Toshio Takahashi at the Talent Education Research Institute and returned in 2009 for further study. Wendy is an active clinician and has taught at institutes and workshops throughout Canada\, the United States\, England\, Australia\, and New Zealand. Wendy led the Suzuki World Youth Choir at the 2006 Suzuki Conference\, conducted the 2008 Flute and Harp Ensemble at the 2008 conference\, and has presented sessions at numerous SAA conferences. She will be the coordinator of the flutes for the SAA conference in 2020. Wendy is also an active free-lance flutist in the New York area and is a member of the award winning ensemble Flute Force.
URL:https://suzukiassociation.org/event/suzuki-principles-in-action/
LOCATION:Utah State University\, Utah State University Fine Arts Center\, Logan\, Utah\, 84322
CATEGORIES:Suzuki Principles in Action (SPA)
ORGANIZER;CN="Suzuki Association of Utah":MAILTO:president@suzukimusicutah.org
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