Hannah Stieg, daughter of Linda and Roger Stieg, has passed away at the age of 23 after a 5 1/2 year battle with cancer.
Hannah grew up as a Suzuki child, attending many institutes with her parents. Suzuki piano became… Read more ▶
We are sad to inform SAA members and friends of the passing of June Itami of Nampa, Idaho, on January 14, 2012. She was one of the pioneers of the Suzuki violin method in North America.
June’s first of many… Read more ▶
In this issue:
Parents as Partners Online
Conference Registration & Highlights
A Star for Victor
Host a SPA Course this Spring
Scholarship Applications Due February 5
Call for Submissions: 40th Anniversary ASJ Issue
Call for Submissions: ASJ Grace Notes Column
Upcoming Events
38 new members joined the SAA in… Read more ▶
Some years ago, following a performance of which the details have long faded, someone from the audience approached me and, among other things, said, “You’re so gifted.” Responding dutifully according to my performance etiquette training, I graciously thanked the woman.… Read more ▶
We are saddened to learn that Yasuko Joichi passed away on December 28, 2011. A memorial service is planned as follows:
Saturday, January 07, 2012
3:00 p.m.—03:45 p.m.
St. James the Less Episcopal Church
550 Sunset Ridge Road
Northfield, Il 60093
Mrs. Joichi was a beloved… Read more ▶
In this issue:
Parents as Partners Online 2012
A Star for Don
Conference Clinicians and Highlights
Annual Fund Drive 2011: Our Suzuki Footprints
Upcoming Events
150 new members joined the SAA in November. Welcome!
Parents as Partners Online 2012
Parents as Partners Online will return January 30!
The 2012… Read more ▶
I’m a sucker for a good old American dream story. That’s the kind where somebody starts with nothing, and through determination and hard work, creates something fabulous. It makes me happy to be part of a society that values that… Read more ▶
“Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us footprints on the sands of time.”—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Read more ▶
In celebration of its fortieth anniversary, the SAA would like to collect untold stories about the Suzuki experience and the growth and impact of the Suzuki method in the Americas that fill gaps in our story and contribute to a richer and fuller understanding of our history. Read more ▶
The last week of May was a week of 40th Anniversary Celebrations at Carnegie Hall for The School for Strings, the path-breaking Manhattan Suzuki school and teacher training center founded by Louise Behrend. Read more ▶
December 1, 2011 by Sheila Keats, Alexander Yudkovsky
It is with great sadness we share with you the news that The School for Strings’ founder, Louise Behrend, has passed away. Miss Behrend was one of the pioneer musicians who introduced the educational philosophy and teaching concepts of the violinist Shinichi Suzuki to the United States. Read more ▶
Kristi Ann Rassmussen Knecht, 61, of Gladstone, Missouri, passed away September 12, 2011.
Kristi was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was the second of seven children. At age five, her family moved to Northfield, Minnesota, where Kristi graduated from high… Read more ▶
We teachers and parents are in charge of much of the motivation of students, so learning the best ways to show appreciation for the efforts of the students and parents we teach is vital. Read more ▶
December 1, 2011 by Masayuki Oshima, Satoko Umaoka Oshima
I have been fortunate to be involved with the Suzuki method, as a student and a teacher, for more than thirty years, working in Japan and the US, and I had a feeling that I knew the Suzuki method very well. Read more ▶
Have you ever imagined that given the opportunity, you would sit in an auditorium in a foreign country, for perhaps ten hours a day, listening to young musicians play compositions by only one composer, sometimes the same composition repeatedly? Read more ▶
Living in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii residents are very aware of the high cost of bringing in experts and professionals for workshops. Read more ▶
We appreciate all the hard work and visionary thinking of retired principal Sharon Goulet that inspired the unique Suzuki Charter School learning environment in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Read more ▶
The Voice Program at the Aber Suzuki Center in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, has started an exciting new program offering for its students called the Aber Suzuki Vocal Performance Troupe. Read more ▶
Outgoing SAA Board of Directors member Elizabeth Stuen-Walker served from August 2008-August 2011, serving as secretary from 2009-2011.
Tell us about yourself—your studio, your background, and how you became involved with the Suzuki Method.
I have maintained a private a studio… Read more ▶
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