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In this issue:
175 new members joined the SAA in June. Welcome!
Annual Membership Meeting Video
The SAA Annual Membership Meeting was held at the conference in Minneapolis this May.
If you were unable to attend, you can watch the meeting video or read the summary.
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Certificate of Achievement Recipients
The SAA is extremely proud to recognize its newest group of Certificate of Achievement Level I recipients.
Congratulations to each!
- Daniel Gee—Violin, Austin, TX
- Jessica Meyer—Violin, Hartford, CT
- Amy Matherly—Violin, Charlton, MA
- Gloria Apellaniz (not pictured)—Piano, Golden, CO
We encourage each of you to participate in this new program! The process will contribute to your growth as a teacher and the acknowledgement you receive as a professional Suzuki educator.
The SAA Certificate of Achievement recognizes teachers with a commitment to life‐long learning and self‐improvement. Developed within the framework of the Suzuki philosophy, the process encourages self‐evaluation and professional growth and provides a viable measure of achievement and commitment beyond the basic registration of units.
Certificate Prerequisites:
- Minimum of 3 years of Suzuki teaching experience
- SAA Active‐level Membership for the past 3 years
- Registered training: ECC, Books 1-4, Suzuki Principles in Action (SPA)
Check your training profile to see if you’re eligible!
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Upcoming Suzuki Principles in Action Courses
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September 22-23, Granville, OH
16 spots available.
Sign up closes September 7. -
October 5-6, Chicago, IL
18 spots available.
Sign up closes September 20.
Now is the time to plan SPA courses!
Would you like to have SPA offered in your area?
We need your help!
Check out what’s involved in hosting a course.
What is SPA?
Suzuki 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.
SPA is a prerequisite for the Certificate of Achievement.
What are participants saying about the course?
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“I found it refreshing to be around so many Suzuki minds and talk through some of the issues of being a Suzuki teacher.”
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“As a result of the course, I plan to improve the quality of my corrective feedback and my non-verbal communication.”
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“I loved videotaping my lessons. It really helped to give me a perspective on what exactly I am doing during the lesson.”
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“As a piano teacher, I expect to reconsider my use of review and find more ways to address tone.”
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“It definitely reminded me of things I had forgotten, reinforced many things I have always used.”
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“I found the Cycle of Success extremely useful.”
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“The course went above and beyond my expectations. It was reassuring to find out that my problems in teaching are scenarios common to all Suzuki teachers”
SPA Entrance Requirements:
Any teacher—from very experienced to the novice—who has taught for a minimum of one year, has an active studio, and completed and registered ECC (or 1A) and Book 1 training in their instrument area. Must also be a current, Active level SAA member. Registrants must arrive on time and attend the entire session each day.
Online Assignments:
SPA includes required pre-course and post-course assignments, both of which are submitted over the internet and reviewed by the Teacher Trainer. Both assignments require you to video record yourself teaching a lesson and then self-evaluate it.
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Suzuki Method World Convention
The 16th Suzuki Method World Convention will take place March 27-31, 2013, in Matsumoto City, Nagano, Japan.
The event is sponsored by the Talent Education Research Institute (the Suzuki Method organization in Japan). The theme this year is “The World will be One, Joined Together by Children Making Music.”
The last Suzuki Method World Convention took place in Melbourne, Australia, in 2009. The last World Convention to be held in Japan was in 1999, the year after Dr. Suzuki’s death.
World Conventions feature events for teachers and students alike, with lectures, concerts, lessons, and master classes. The 2013 Convention hopes to bring together Suzuki students from throughout the world to play and study together.
For more information, see the
16th Suzuki Method World Convention website.
Airline Discount Survey
Airline discounts are being explored by the World Convention committee. If you are considering traveling to Matsumoto for the World Convention events in March, 2013, please
answer this short travel survey.
Hotel Reservations
Information about hotel accommodations in Matsumoto city will be available on the convention website by September 1st. Nippon Travel Agency can assist you in making travel plans: 1-800-452-1682 or sales@ntaamerica.com
Upcoming Events
SAA Calendar
Jul 31: SAA Fiscal Year 2012 Ends
Aug 1: Newsletter Submission Deadline
Sep 1: ASJ 41.1 Submission Deadline
Hawaii Suzuki Institute
Honolulu, HI Jul 19 – 27
Cello Book 4
Violin Book 4
Students: Cello, Viola, Violin
Studio of Tanya L. Carey
Glen Ellyn, IL Jul 19 – 29
Every Child Can!
Cello Book 1, 5, 6
Institut Suzuki Montréal
Montréal, QC Jul 20 – 29
Every Child Can!
Cello Book 1
Piano Book 6
Violin Book 2, 4
Students: Cello, Flute, Piano, Viola, Violin
Studio of Elizabeth Stuen-Walker
Bellingham, WA Jul 22 – 26
Violin/Viola Book 3
Pennsylvania Suzuki Institute
Hershey, PA Jul 22 – 27
Cello Book 2
Violin Book 3
Students: Cello, Viola, Violin
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St. Louis Suzuki Piano Institute
Manchester, MO Jul 23 – 27
Piano Book 5
MacPhail Center for Music
Minneapolis, MN Jul 23 – 27
Guitar Practicum
Piano Book 5
Students: Flute, Guitar, Piano
Studio of Mary Hofer
Stevens Point, WI Jul 23 – 27
Voice Book 2
Studio of MaryLou Roberts
Ann Arbor, MI Jul 27 – Aug 4
ECC, Guitar Book 1, 5
Desert Suzuki Institute
Las Vegas, NV Jul 27 – Aug 4
Every Child Can!
Flute Book 1, 3
Piano Book 2
Violin Book 1
Students: Flute, Piano, Violin
Greater Pittsburgh Suzuki Institute
Pittsburgh, PA Jul 28 – Aug 5
Every Child Can!
Cello Book 1
Flute Book 1
Guitar Book 1
Piano Book 1
Violin Book 1
Students: Cello, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Viola, Violin
I AM Festival
Indianapolis, IN Jul 28 – Aug 5
Every Child Can!
Piano Book 1
Violin Book 1, 2, 3
Students: Cello, Piano, Viola, Violin
Northwest Suzuki Institute
Eugene, OR Jul 29 – Aug 3
Violin Book 4
Students: Cello, Viola, Violin
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American Suzuki Institute
Stevens Point, WI Jul 29 – Aug 11
Every Child Can!
Bass Book 5
Cello Book 2, 3
Harp Book 1
Piano Book 3, 4
Viola Book 4, 5
Violin Book 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9-10, Practicum
Voice Book 1
Students: Bass, Cello, Guitar, Harp, Piano, Viola, Violin
I Pitch Music Suzuki Piano Studio
Taylors, SC Jul 31 – Aug 8
Every Child Can!
Piano Book 1
Suzuki Valhalla Institute
New Denver, BC Aug 3 – 10
Students: Cello, Viola, Violin
Hartt Suzuki Institute
West Hartford, CT Aug 3 – 12
Every Child Can!
Guitar Book 2
Piano Book 1
Violin Book 1, 2, 3
Students: Cello, Guitar, Piano, Viola, Violin
Boston Suzuki Flute Institute
Brookline, MA Aug 5 – 9
Flute Book 3, 5
Students: Flute
Advanced Suzuki Institute at Stanford
Stanford, CA Aug 5 – 9
Cello Book 7
Students: Cello, Viola, Violin
Japan-Seattle Suzuki Institute
Seattle, WA Aug 5 – 12
Bass Book 1
Cello Book 3, 5
Viola Book 4
Violin Book 2, 5, 9-10
Students: Bass, Cello, Viola, Violin
Calgary Suzuki Piano Institute & Piano Camp
Calgary, AB Aug 6 – 10
Piano Book 2, 3
Students: Piano
Studio of Peggy Swingle
Bainbridge Island, WA Aug 6 – 10
Piano Book 7
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Studio of Andrea Cannon
Spring, TX Aug 9 – Oct 8
Every Child Can!
Guitar Book 1, 6
Suzuki Institute at Phoenix Phest! Grande
Ypsilanti, MI Aug 10 – 19
Every Child Can!
Bass Book 1
Cello Book 1, 3
Violin Book 1, 2
Students: Bass, Cello, Viola, Violin
Greater Philadelphia Suzuki Institute
Philadelphia, PA Aug 11 – 15
Piano Book 4, 5
Violin Book 4
Students: Cello, Guitar, Piano, Violin
Southwestern Ontario Suzuki Institute
Waterloo, ON Aug 11 – 19
Every Child Can!
Piano Book 3
Suzuki ECE, Stage 1
Violin Book 1, 2, 3, 4
Students: Cello, Piano, Suzuki ECE, Viola, Violin
DePaul Community Music Division Summer Workshop
Chicago, IL Aug 13 – 17
Guitar Book 2
Festival Suzuki de Rosario
Rosario, Argentina Aug 21 – 31
Guitar Book 1, 4
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