August 1, 2018 by Brittany Gardner, Jessica Lahey, Margaret Watts Romney
Music practice has its highs and lows. Sometimes we reach a state of bliss and flow as we find the perfect balance of competence, challenge, and creativity with our instrument. Or, sometimes we can feel like Sisyphus; over and over… Read more ▶
Connecting two continents through one dream: Dr. Shinichi Suzuki’s vision and philosophy.
Showing the world that we can erase boundaries, when it comes to children and music we all speak one same language: the language of the heart.
This convention was created… Read more ▶
from the SAA Violin Committee
Establishing a rich musical environment through listening is a cornerstone of the Suzuki approach and an all-important component of the “Language Learning Analogy.” Listening repetitively to fine performances creates a palette of musical concepts and ideas… Read more ▶
The 2018 SAA Conference was a huge success. Thank you to all presenters, participants, and organizers!
Here are a few videos to give you a flavor or a reminder of the weekend.
Koen Rens’ masterful keynote speech, “Suzuki Music Education: The Power… Read more ▶
September 13, 2018 by Clara Hardie, Mark Mutter, Ashley Nelson, Margaret Watts Romney
What is community? How do you find it? Join it? Build it? It’s more than just showing up to a bake sale with brownies from a box, then taking off (though I’ve done this many times). Is it bowling clubs… Read more ▶
Eight Costa Rican Suzuki students and their families (21 total!) traveled to the Chicago Suzuki Institute in Deerfield, IL, this past June. What a great boost to the Book 1 and 2 classes and the beginning orchestra!
Photos courtesy of Rosella… Read more ▶
We all need a boost sometimes. For some teachers, repeating an entire beginning training course (though very worthwhile!) feels like not quite the boost they were looking for. Enter Revisiting Unit One, a course designed for experienced teachers who are… Read more ▶
Talking Together: Getting Beyond Polarization Through Civil Dialogue: Getting Beyond Polarization Through Civil Dialogue
From our 2018 SAA Conference keynote speaker, Kay Collier McLaughlin, this book is resource guide of theories translated into exercises people can practice to develop the skills… Read more ▶
When signing up for music lessons, students can expect to attend a weekly lesson, to practice regularly at home and to repeat this process every week. Knowing that this requires many hours of commitment, new families often ask why I… Read more ▶
Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Minijournal Cover Design Contest!
Cover Design
Best of Show Ages 4-6
Best of Show Ages 7-10
Best of Show Ages 11-14
Staff Favorite
Honorable Mention
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Transcript for Website
At the 2018 Conference, all Affiliated Chapters were invited to a session to connect and hear news of each other’s recent successful projects. The comments from each of the Chapters were audio recorded. Here is an edited (for… Read more ▶
June 17, 2018 by Daniela Gongora, Gail Johansen, Margaret Watts Romney
Margaret Watts Romney: Gail Johansen and Daniela Gongora are both violinists and teachers, but they’ve made music in vastly different areas.
Gail Johansen lives in Fairbanks, Alaska…
Gail Johansen: Right now since it is almost the winter solstice, we have less… Read more ▶
Welcome back to season two of Building Noble Hearts. I’m Margaret Watts Romney. Here, we take a look at the learning environments in which children, parents, and teachers gain new knowledge, and are also encouraged to become fine individuals. Throughout… Read more ▶
Inspired by the Biennial Conferences of the SAA, the Suzuki World Conventions, the conventions in Peru and Mexico, and hundreds of institutes and festivals throughout the Americas, we are pleased to invite you to the 1st Suzuki… Read more ▶
May 23, 2017 by Joan Krzywicki, Margaret Watts Romney
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Music & Clips
Radiolab “Sound as Touch” episode
Sun Up by Stephen Katz and Derek Snyder
Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky played by Alexander Ghindin.
Comments… Read more ▶
July 7, 2017 by Dorothy Jones, Margaret Watts Romney
When is the ideal age to start a music education? Many teachers start students as young as 3 and 4 years old, but Dorothy Jones took to heart Dr. Suzuki’s admonition to focus on the babies. In this episode, we… Read more ▶
Talking Together: How to Get Beyond Polarization and See and Hear Each Other Through Civil Dialogue
Kay Collier McLaughlin (formerly Kay Collier-Slone) describes herself as a Suzuki teacher specializing in social change. The author of the Talent Education classic, They’re Rarely… Read more ▶
Arranging Carnival of the Animals for students!
Camille Saint -Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals was written for children, but have you felt the desire to have your students play it as well? At the 2018 Suzuki Association of the Americas Conference,… Read more ▶
Many members of the SAA have been in close contact with Suzuki teacher colleagues in Puerto Rico since the devastating hurricane in September 2017, providing moral and monetary support.[i] Despite formidable odds against them, the Asociación Suzuki de Violin de… Read more ▶
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