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Suzuki Institutes are multi-day gatherings in June, July, and August for teachers, students, and parents to learn joyfully, make music, and build community. Institute programs center the Suzuki Method\u00ae repertoire and learning for young musicians, in addition to teacher development courses for new and experienced Suzuki teachers. Institutes take place throughout the US and Canada, and throughout Latin America, Festivals offer similar gatherings! <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

SAA Institute Guidelines<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Updated 2\/20\/2026<\/strong><\/em>
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I. Application Procedure & Deadlines<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
II. Institute Approval and Conflict Issues<\/a> <\/h6>\n\n\n\n
III. Student Schedules and Offerings <\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
IV. Teacher Schedules and Offerings<\/a> <\/h6>\n\n\n\n
V. Benefits and Services for Approved Institutes <\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
VI. Limitations for Non\u2010Approved Institutes <\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
VII. Additional Policies <\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
VIII. Conflict Resolution Guidelines<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
IX. Additional resources<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n


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I. Application Procedure and Deadline<\/strong>s for the 2026 Institute Season<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Institute Directors, please consult the emailed meeting summary from 10\/10 for updates on fees and some exciting pilots coming for the 2026 institute season<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November 1<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Activate your institute by November 1 and save $25 on your activation fee \u2014 pay only $100 when you sign up early. After November 1, the activation fee is $125 USD. New institutes pay $150 for the first year only; this rate has not changed.

Here is a quick video<\/a> showing you how to activate your institute. (Please note that the video was made for the 2025 season, and the fee was different.) If you want to submit a new institute OR if there isn’t a link on your profile to activate your institute, please email erin@suzukiassociation.org<\/a>.

Once you’ve paid your 2026 fee and your institute is activated, you can start submitting student institute events and teacher workshops through the institute portal, accessible from your personal profile under Helpful Links<\/strong>. When you submit student institute event, you can put any number in the tuition box. It will only be visible if SAA is collecting all payment for your student institute tuition. You must submit at least one event to be included on the institute list<\/a> and in the institute ads.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your institute has been activated and you need additional support, please email erin@suzukiassociation.org<\/a> for assistance.

For details about course prerequisites, class and observations hours, visit the Teacher Development Program page<\/a>.

This season, we are piloting 3-day student institutes – see details below under Student Schedules and Offerings.

We are also piloting increased course maximums for stand-alone unit courses at institutes this season:

In person courses: up to 20 participants
Hybrid courses: up to 15 participants
Online and dual-delivery: up to 12 participants

For new institutes, or institutes that have changed their scheduled week, potential conflicts may need to be discussed with nearby established institutes. As you review submitted teacher workshops and student events on the institute portal, please stay alert to any such conflicts and connect with other directors as needed.<\/strong>

Student institutes and teacher workshops will be approved on a rolling basis starting from when they are submitted. Please start by submitting your student institute dates as an event from the institute portal as soon as possible after activating your institute. Once your events are approved by the SAA, you are welcome to publish them on your own institute website.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Approved institute events will be visible on the SAA events page<\/a> and on your institute listing in the Organization Directory<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you update your institute website with teacher workshops for the upcoming season, direct potential participants to your listing in the Organization Directory <\/a>or to the approved course event links on the SAA website, accessible from your Sponsor Landing Page<\/a>.

Please verify that course participants are on the SAA roster before accepting their tuition payment for a course. This allows the SAA system to verify that all necessary memberships, auditions, and prerequisites have been fulfilled.<\/strong> Institutes may be subject to fees for non-compliance. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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November 10<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Institutes that are activated and have submitted student dates by Nov 10th will be referenced in the American Suzuki Journal. A QR code will point to the SAA website list<\/a> which includes the institute name, location (city & state\/province), student dates, and website URL. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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December 15<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dec 15 is the deadline to submit teacher workshops that you would like included in the email ads. There is no additional fee for email ads and nothing additional to submit beyond the event request\/s. The email ad will link directly to your institute’s public page in the SAA organization directory<\/a>, which populates automatically with your approved student institutes dates and teacher workshops. You can edit the description from the institute portal.

Email ads will be sent starting in January for June institutes and in February for July and August institutes.

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8-10 weeks prior to institute start date<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Please verify that course participants are on the SAA roster before accepting their tuition payment for a course. This allows the SAA system to verify that all necessary memberships, auditions, and prerequisites have been fulfilled.<\/strong> Rosters should be correct by the first day of class. Institutes may be subject to additional fees for non-compliance. 
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Order ECC books for in-person courses and mini-journals using this form<\/a>. If changes are necessary, please contact us!
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First day of teacher workshops
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Last day of teacher workshops<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

2 Weeks after your student institute


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September 15<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Please make sure course rosters are correct: everyone in class is on the roster and everyone on the roster is in class!

You might prepare a QR code for each teacher workshop for the first day of class or make sure that your trainers have the event link from your sponsor landing page<\/a> so they can get any stragglers onto the roster that day. Please note that trainers do not have access to the sponsor landing page at institutes.

Contact the office if you need someone removed from a roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Please make sure that on the last day of class, every person who has completed the course gets marked completed. This is ideally done by the Teacher Trainer, but can be done by the Institute Director in communication with the Teacher Trainer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Report your institute student numbers on the institute portal and create your invoice there. Student fees are due 2 weeks after your student institute ends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


A late fee of 10% will be applied to all institutes who have not paid their student fees by September 15th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


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II. Institute Approval and Conflict Issues<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We recognize and deeply value the long history of institutes that have contributed to the strength of our teacher development programming and local Suzuki communities for decades. In the past, \u201cEstablished Institute\u201d status indicated priority in application review and publication. We now approve institute events on a rolling basis to encourage timely planning and to better support all institute directors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the term \u201cEstablished Institute\u201d will no longer be used as a formal designation, institutes with a consistent record of successful operation and timely compliance will continue to be recognized and supported as valued partners. All institutes are considered according to the same criteria: meeting requirements and deadlines, timely payment of student fees, clear communication, and quality programming. Institutes that take a year off or operate on a rotating schedule are welcome to reapply without penalty.

Institutes generally follow a pattern for the dates and locations for in-person events, using the same week year after year. However, sometimes venue changes or other factors require changing a longstanding institute to another week. If this happens, please reach out to the office to let us know and also reach out to the institute directors who may be affected.

We ask institute directors to be aware of other institutes happening at at the same time as yours so you can communicate and minimize any potential conflicts in time, location, or course offerings. On the institute portal, institute directors can see all institute events that have been submitted, even if they are not yet approved. If any conflicts or concerns arise, please see heading VIII below.

The SAA will continue to communicate with institute directors regarding any compliance issues as they arise, providing notice and opportunities for resolution whenever possible.<\/p>\n\n\n