SUZUKI GUITAR TEACHER TRAINING BOOK 1

September 22-26, 2020

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Learn to teach piano using the Suzuki Method. Experience the benefits of teaching closely with parents and colleagues using the positive strategies and steps of this world famous method.

A qualified Suzuki Piano Teacher is eligible to teach with the Suzuki Method anywhere in the world, attend Regional and International Suzuki Conferences around the world, have students assessed and graduated with International recognition, and be part of the World Suzuki Community.

 

This week long teachers’ training program (42 hours) will offer an in-depth study of the Suzuki philosophy, parent education, how to introduce Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to a three year old, educational strategies, keeping motivation alive, conducting private lessons, the importance of tone production, fun ways to in still good technique, listening skills, songs and other activities for the pre-twinkler, the general construction and key points of each pieces of book 1 of the Suzuki Piano School, practice skills, the importance of review and group class, a “hands-on” approach for conducting successful group class and making group class fun, etc. “Suzuki book 1 training” is the initial training module of what will become an annual professional development event for the ongoing study of Suzuki pedagogy.

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Details

Dates:

Book 1

September 6-10, 2020

Book 2​

September 13-17, 2020

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Time:

7 days @ 6 hours training, total 42 hours, includes the 6 hour Suzuki Philosophy Introductory Course 'Where Love is Deep' course on September 5, 2020

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Language used:

English

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Venue:

Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang

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Cost of Training:

Residents of Indonesia: Rp5,000,000 tuition and Rp350,000 SMAI annual Membership.

EARLY BIRD: applicants who submit Down Payment two months before training (latest tba) receive a Rp500,000 discount for the training fee

(The price is for each book training)

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Terms of Payment:

For Indonesian

Confirmation (booking fee) Rp1,000,000 (non refundable);

Due August 30, 2019: Rp4,000,000 and Rp350,000 SMAI annual Membership

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Transfer to:

Suzuki Music Association of Indonesia (SMAI)

BCA Kemang 1, account no. 286 3017564

Message: TTG + Name of Participant.

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Non Residents of Indonesia: USD 550,--

Terms of Payment:

Confirmation (booking fee): US$ 100 (non refundable);

Due August 30, 2019: US$ 450

 

Transfer to:

Suzuki Music Association of Indonesia (SMAI)

Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk

Account USD : 800109790040

Address : Menara Asia. Jl. Boulevard Diponegoro 101. Lippo Karawaci. Tangerang 15810.

Phone : 65-21-5460555; 65-21-5460666

Swift Code : BNIAIDJA

 

Others:

Open for Indonesia residents and non-residents from the Asia Region.

For non residents, no approval is needed from your country association, however you must be a member of your country association.

 

Registration will be closed when the maximum of 15 participants has been reached, and the priority will be given to first registrants.

SMAI also reserves the right to cancel the training if the minimum of participants is not reached.

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Participants are free to teach anywhere after training, there is no exclusive contract with SMAI.

 

Please return your proof of payment and SMAI membership and registration form by email: suzuki.indonesia@gmail.com

 

Additional scholarship funds may be available for Indonesian participants outside Java.

Terms and conditions apply. For more info on the training, please contact email: suzuki.indonesia@gmail.com.

 

Accommodations:

1. Free home stay with a Suzuki family near Lippo Village (limited)

2. Guest house approx Rp350,000/night

3. A Four Stars - Aryaduta Hotel special rate Rp750,000/ night per room.

 

How to Join:

A. Register by email only

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B.  Complete and submit the recorded audition requirements Book 1 before tba:

     1. Beethoven Sonata in G Major Op. 49 No. 2, 1st movement;  and

     2. Minuet I from Bach Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825.

     No need to memorise the songs. You may use the scores attached, or another version.

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B.  Complete and submit the recorded audition requirements Book 2 before tba:

     No need to memorise the songs. You may use the scores attached, or another version.

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C.  Listen to the songs and practice Suzuki Piano Book, New International Revised Edition.

     Each participant should bring an original copy to the course.

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D.  Read a book by Shinichi Suzuki: Nurtured by Love.

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E.  Read the information of Asia Region Suzuki Association’s guidelines and audition requirements:

https://asiaregionsuzukiassociation.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/arsa-teacher-training-manual-website-edition-1.pdf

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Zeah Riordan, Australia

Suzuki Piano Teacher Trainer

 

• Bachelor  of Music (Magna cum Laude) Major in Piano, Minor in Voice, St.  Paul College, Manila,1958

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• Master of Music  (Outstanding Graduate of the Year) Major in Piano, Minor in Theory and Pedagogy, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1961

 

• Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society ,1961

 

• Recipient of Grant to observe specialized music schools in the Soviet Union, USSR Ministry of Culture, Moscow,1979

 

• Suzuki Piano Method Teacher Training Course, 1982 -1986 (Units 1-5), American Suzuki Institute, University of Wisconsin, Stevenspoint, Wisconsin, USA;  Talent Education Research Institute (for observation), 1982-1986  Matsumoto, Japan​

 

• Professor  in Piano and Theory, 1963 - 1977;  Piano and Suzuki Piano Pedagogy, 1990-2007 University of the Philippines College of Music, Diliman, Quezon City

 

• Faculty Member in Piano Philippine High School for the Arts, Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna, 1976 up to the present

 

• Founder and President Children’s Talent Education Center, 1984 up to the present Greenhills East,  Mandaluyong City

 

• Founder and Directress Greenhills Music Studio , 1968 up to the present Greenhills East, Mandaluyong City

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• Lifetime member and awardee, Piano Teachers Guild of the Philippines, since 1975

 

• President, Philippine Suzuki Association, Inc.,1992 up to the present

 

• Country Representative, International Suzuki Association, 1992 up to the present

 

• Certification and Appointment as Suzuki Piano Teacher Trainer, 1997

 

• Founding member,  Asia Suzuki Association, 2002 and Vice Chairperson, Asia Suzuki Association, 2012-2014

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• Head Teacher Trainer in Piano, Asia Suzuki Association, 2002-present and Member, International Suzuki Piano Committee, 2009- 2012

 

• Guest  faculty in Suzuki Regional and World Conferences:  Singapore (2003), Taiwan (2005/ 2014) Philippines (2007), Korea (2003), Malaysia (2011), Japan (2014), Australia ( 2004/2010), New Zealand (2004) and Italy(2006)

 

• Has trained  a total of 172 Suzuki piano teachers in the Philippines, Korea, Singapore,  Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Hongkong and Xiamen, China, as of 2014

 

• Teacher of International, national and local winners in piano competitions.  Has graduated 81 piano students in pre-college, college and masteral levels.

 

• PAULINIAN MUSIC AWARDEE, 2006, from St. Paul University of Manila’, for developing outstanding Filipino musicians and for pioneering the Suzuki  method in the Philippines and for her continued involvement in propagating the Suzuki method in Asia

 

• 70th JUBILEE AWARDEE, 2010, for her invaluable contribution to the success of the SPUM College of Music and Performing Arts  Jubilee celebration and to the development of Filipino artists and the Suzuki method in the Philippines and Asia.

 

• To be awarded Most Outstanding Piano Teacher by the Piano Teachers Guild of the Philippines on February 15, 2015

 

• Chairperson, ASIA REGION SUZUKI ORGANIZATION, 2015-2017

 

                                                                                       (Updated 2/1/2020)