2nd Brazilian Suzuki Teacher Meeting—”Connecting community”
Jun 11, 2019
by Miguel Angel Aguirre Medrano, Caroline Fraser, Blancamaria Montecinos
May 20, 2019, ASJ 47.3
Previously printed in American Suzuki Journal 47.3. Reprinted with permission. Copyright © 2019 Suzuki Association of the Americas, Inc.
Miguel is an electrifying and passionate pianist with a great piano repertoire. Dedicated teacher with a deep understanding and love for the Suzuki philosophy that has changed the lives of dozens of families.
Piano Teacher Trainer by Suzuki Association of the Americas. Degree in piano performance at Superior School of Music and Dance of Monterrey with the highest honors and average ofexcellence. Master Degree in Administration of Educational Institutions and diplomas in Educational Psychology.
Direct student of Caroline Fraser, with whom he has deepened and lived the SuzukiPhilosophy.
He has performed throughout Mexico and abroad such as Peru, Ecuador, and the United States. As a Suzuki teacher, he has been involved in teaching master classes and training courses throughout the Americas.
Currently, Miguel develops training and master classes. He is an active soloist, director of Suzuki Circle, directs his own piano studio in Monterrey, and is a professor at the Superior School of Music of the University of Coahuila.
Caroline Fraser graduated from Edinburgh University with a Bachelor of Music degree and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, obtaining the diplomas Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music (piano) and Associate of the Royal College of Music (violin). She obtained a Masters of Music degree with Kodaly emphasis from Holy Names University (HNU) in California, where she continues to direct the Summer Suzuki Piano Teacher Training Institute. Caroline is an ESA and SAA teacher trainer. After many years living in Lima, Peru, and California, USA she currently resides in Edinburgh, Scotland. Caroline is a member of the SAA Latin American Teacher Trainers Committee, the SAA Latin American Country Association Committee, and the Suzuki Association of Peru Festival Committee. She has given teacher training courses all over Latin America, the USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Caroline is passionate about making Dr. Suzuki’s philosophy known to all and promoting a natural approach to learning.
Blancamaría Montecinos V. is a SUZUKI Piano, Pre-Piano, and Early Childhood Education teacher. Former president of the Chilean Suzuki Association, and collaborator with 30 years of experience teaching the Suzuki Method. Currently the director of Escuela de Música Suzuki Chile in Santiago, Chile; with a team of 13 teachers and more than 250 students. Motivating and inspiring teachers for over a decade she is currently a certified SAA Teacher Trainer.
During this pandemic year, BM had an intense work with TTs giving online seminars in “Transition into Prepiano” “Reading at the piano”, and Filosofía, Book 1 unit, and Prepiano the first approach.
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