Organization Detail

The Suzuki Education Program was first introduced to Utah in the early 1970’s. Steven Goodman, a Suzuki educator in Provo, Utah began the Goodman School of Music. It has since been disbanded.

On July 14, 1977, the Utah Talent Education Guild was organized. Its purpose was to provide Utah Suzuki Teachers further growth in Talent Education, while encouraging them to teach privately and build their individual Suzuki studios. The name of the organization was eventually changed to the Suzuki Association of Utah.

The Association has grown from the original 17 teachers with a few hundred students to almost 200 teachers serving 2000 students. The original offerings of instruction in violin, piano, cello and flute has been expanded to include harp, viola, guitar, pre-school, voice, string bass and most recently, trumpet. The Suzuki Association of Utah is one of the foremost state affiliate chapters of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. The Suzuki teachers, parents and students of Utah provide an example of successful collaboration of the many facets of the local Suzuki community.