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Mark Bjork

Mark Bjork, Professor of violin and pedagogy at the University of Minnesota School of Music, is a graduate of Indiana University where he studied violin under the renowned pedagogue Josef Gingold. A past president of the SAA, Mr. Bjork is recognized internationally as a leader in the field of Suzuki Talent Education. In 1967 he started one of the first Suzuki programs in the United States at the MacPhail Center For Music in Minneapolis. Workshops, master classes and clinics, often related to Suzuki Talent Education, have taken him throughout the world. His former students include orchestral musicians, chamber music performers, teachers, and many happy amateurs. Bjork is the author of Expanding Horizons: The Suzuki Trained Violinist Grows Up.

Matsumoto Memoir—Mark Bjork

September 1, 2017 by Mark Bjork, Margaret Watts Romney

Our story starts in the 60’s, in Minnesota, when Mark Bjork was heading to an intriguing concert. He was going to see a tour group of very young Japanese children playing complex concertos brought to North America by Shinichi Suzuki. Welcome to this Matsumoto Memoir from Mark Bjork. Read more ▶

Presidents’ Messages: In Review

by Mark Bjork

Chairs Message, Review
ASJ 8.4, page 3

President’s Message

by Mark Bjork

Chairs Message
ASJ 7.6, page 3

President’s Message

by Mark Bjork

Chairs Message
ASJ 7.4, page 3

President’s Column

by Mark Bjork

Chairs Message
ASJ 7.3, page 4

Inspiration and Motivation are Institute Dividends

by Mark Bjork

Inspiration, Institutes, Motivation
ASJ 7.2, page 3

President Lists Goals for Improvement

by Mark Bjork

Chairs Message
ASJ 6.6, page 7

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