Every Child Can!
Feb 4 – 5, 2023 in Heredia, Costa Rica
at Suzuki Fest Costa Rica
What
Every Child Can!
Instructor: Ann Montzka Smelser
Event Description
Every Child Can! an introductory course on the Suzuki philosophy and its application to education. For parents, teachers, prospective teachers and others, this course provides an inspiring, in-depth look at the Suzuki approach to teaching and learning. For teachers, ECC serves as the first course in the Suzuki Association of the Americas Teacher Development Program. To learn more, read about the ECC course and its guidelines.
Price: $150.00
3 enrolled out of 30 maximum.
See contact information below to sign up.
Trainer Information

Price: $150.00
3 enrolled out of 30 maximum.
See contact information below to sign up.

Ann Montzka-Smelser is a Suzuki Student, Teacher, Parent and Suzuki Teacher Trainer. In between receiving her Bachelors of Music Education and Masters in Performance and Pedagogy at Northern Illinois University, Ann studied with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki at the Talent Education Institute in Matsumoto, Japan.
Ann has performed in many orchestras and ensembles and is currently principal violist with Camerata Chicago and concertmaster of the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Ann is on the music faculty at Northern Illinois University and Northwestern University teaching Suzuki Pedagogy, Director of the NIU CSA Suzuki Strings Program and teacher at the Music Institute of Chicago. Ann maintains a studio of 40 violin and viola students and enjoys working with Suzuki families at Festivals in Lima, Peru, Singapore, Mexico, Costa Rica and though out the US. Ann lives in DeKalb, IL with her husband Linc. Their Suzuki-raised children, Benjamin and Genevieve are currently studying music in college.
When
Saturday, February 4 to Sunday, February 5, , 2023
Where
Suzuki Fest Costa Rica
Colegio Lincoln
Barrio El Socorro, San Miguel, Santo Domingo
Heredia
COSTA RICA
Phone: 506 70766903
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More Info & Contact
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