Violin

August 26, 2011

SAA Board of Directors Chair Dr. Mark George appeared with students of the Music Institute of Chicago on Windy City Live on Thursday, August 25.
The performance can be seen here:

http://windycitylive.com/episodes/Learning-with-the-Suzuki-Method/8326125 Read more ▶

August 11, 2011 by Sara Kuhns

It is dusty. There is a strong smell of pine coming from the rosin lying next to me. My velvet blanket covers me as I wait for my owner to take me out of this dark, musty coffin. Read more ▶

August 11, 2011 by Kennedy Munn

If my violin could speak
it would say,
“My Kennedy you make lovely music
when you focus and play.
When my strings are in tune
with rosin on my bow,
I’m ready to perform with you
at your recital show.
Please be gentle
and try not to… Read more ▶

August 11, 2011 by Jentry Barrett

The title of Kay Collier Sloan’s fantastic book They’re Rarely Too Young and Never Too Old to Twinkle was put to the test in January 2009. I was working as an administrative assistant at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of… Read more ▶

August 5, 2011

With sadness we are sharing the news that Louise Behrend passed away August 3, 2011.
In the fall a memorial concert will be planned by the 40-year-old music school Miss Behrend founded, The School for Strings in New York. We will… Read more ▶

May 25, 2011 by Andrew Blankenship, Benjamin Blankenship, Jennifer Blankenship

With help from their mother, Jennifer Blankenship, Suzuki piano students and brothers Andrew and Benjamin Blankenship reviewed the newest release from children’s book author Mayra Calvani, Frederico, the Mouse Violinist, a charming and educational story about a mouse who lives in Antonio Stradivari’s workshop. Read more ▶

March 25, 2011

John D. Kendall
August 30, 1917 – January 6, 2011
John Kendall, 93, a violin pedagogue widely known for his role in introducing the Suzuki method of music education in the United States, died at Arbor Hospice in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on… Read more ▶

January 7, 2011

Mr. John Kendall passed away on January 6, 2011 at the age of 93. John’s life’s work as an educator has influenced thousands of students and teachers. The SAA will forever be grateful to him for his contribution to music… Read more ▶

December 17, 2010 by Lisa Toner

My interest in getting students to practice effectively was born in 2006 when I was an undergraduate and new studio teacher. Read more ▶

October 4, 2010

The SAA would like to welcome three new Teacher Trainers:
Blake Brasch
Cello
Mount Prospect, IL
Timothy Durbin
Violin
Carlisle, KY
Sarah Salz
Piano
Miami, FL
We look forward to their service in this new and important capacity.
Looking for a Trainer? Search for Teacher Trainers by instrument or location. Read more ▶