In January 2007, Kelly Williamson joined a faculty of many different Suzuki instrument areas to teach at the XXII Festival Internacional de Musica Suzuki in Lima, Peru. Books 1, 3 and 4 were offered for flute teachers, as well as… Read more ▶
The American Suzuki Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has put together an online video archive of Dr. Suzuki’s lectures and classes there in 1976. These videos are invaluable both historically and pedagogically, and are freely available to the… Read more ▶
September 14th-23rd 2005
Pre Festival course, Doris Koppelman writes:
This summer, I was invited by the Suzuki Association of Mexico, to give a workshop for teachers at the University of Guanajuato. The subject was “Technic Through the Repertoire,” which follows the development… Read more ▶
The SAA Board and Staff wish to thank all who have contributed to the Annual Fund Campaign in the past few months. This year’s campaign ends March 1. While donations are welcome and greatly appreciated throughout the year, your gifts… Read more ▶
Alice Joy Lewis, beloved Suzuki Teacher and founder of Ottawa [KS] Suzuki Strings, has been named the recipient of a 2007 Governor’s Arts Award. The Governor’s Arts Awards is an honor given annually to distinguished Kansas artists and arts educators;… Read more ▶
Information about the SAA’s biennial Leadership Retreat, Creating the Future Together 2007 “Enhancing Our Professional Image Internationally,” is available on the SAA website. This year’s Retreat is the first SAA-sponsored event to take place in Canada. We are pleased to… Read more ▶
The 2007 Summer Institute dates are now posted on the web. Please see the search pages for teacher training courses and parents/student sessions. If attending for training, please see the teacher training section of our website for background and audition… Read more ▶
If you were a current Active Member as of February 1, 2007, your 2007 Board Election ballot was included with your Journal and must be returned (postmark date) by April 15, 2007. Results of the election will be announced at… Read more ▶
SAA Board of Directors Meeting
SAA Headquarters, Boulder, CO
January 12-14, 2007
Members present: Pam Brasch, Lamar Blum, Teri Einfeldt, Christie Felsing, Gail Lange, Beth Goldstein-McKee, Dee Martz, Carrie Reuning-Hummel, Paul Salerni, Diane Schroeder, Beth Titterington and Betty Wahlig. Late arrival: Dave Madsen
The… Read more ▶
All members were present.
The first topic was a publication update. It is reported that Book 8 is going into production. It should be on the shelves in a couple of weeks. The Bach minuets have been fixed according to our… Read more ▶
Dear Suzuki Friend,
You have an important role to play in the future of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. You are vital to the survival and expansion of a vision Dr. Suzuki created over 60 years ago.
Once again this fall… Read more ▶
It is my great honor to present Frank Longay with the SAA Creating Community Learning Award for his accomplishments in developing the Longay Conservatory of Guitar. I first met Frank in the summer of 1991 when I took Suzuki Book… Read more ▶
Dr. Douglas L. Turpin, Director of the E. Desmond Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative, received his doctorate from Washington University in Saint Louis and B.S. from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He served as Director of the Whitaker Music Education… Read more ▶
November 1, 2006 by Barbara Balatero, Sandra Payton
Undoubtedly most of us have read about Yuko’s childhood in her father’s memoir Suzuki Changed My Life. She began her violin studies at age four with Yamamura sensei. During her early childhood, her parents took her to Matsumoto to study… Read more ▶
The Creating Learning Community awards are designed, in part, to celebrate significant contributions by individuals. This particular award recognizes a person who has worked for the development and expansion of the Suzuki learning community. Stan Smith is an ideal example… Read more ▶
This summer, Suzuki students from Puerto Rico performed an outreach mission to give the gift of music to children of the Dominican Republic. This was the dream of Gisela Garcia, a young Suzuki teacher in Puerto Rico who lost her… Read more ▶
4th National Suzuki Workshop
September 30-October 1st
Lima, Peru
Eric Escalaya, guitarist from Ayacucho had traveled over 12 hours by bus to participate in this two-day workshop which was sponsored by the Suzuki Association of Peru. He had been the only participant from… Read more ▶
Apulli, seven years old and bright-eyed with excitement, ran home to take out his older brother Llalliq’s music for Book 2, and gleefully exclaimed, “Now I can read music!”
He had just returned from participating in Carolina Fraser’s class, “How to… Read more ▶
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