1 THE Volume 29 Spring 2009 EUROPEANSUZUKITEACHERS’ NEWSLETTER

ESA and SAA Teacher Trainer Virginia Dixon (centre right) with he new ESA Double Bass Teacher Training Course held at Albertslund Music School, Copenhagen

The ESA's mission is to further Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's Approach to TABLE OF CONTENTS education. The organisation's area of operation is ESA Web-Journal 2009 2 Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as The Chairman’s Column 3 decided by the International Suzuki International Teacher Trainer Conference 9-11 October 2009 3 Association of which the ESA is Report from ESA meetings 2008 4 a member. Report from the European Suzuki Teaching Development Trust 4 The cornerstone of maintaining quality in South African Projects 5 Suzuki teaching is the provision of Suzuki ESA Instrument News and Notices 6-7 Teacher Training. Information from ESA 8-9 Please contact the ESA office or the ESA Teacher-Trainer/Examiners 10 individual national Suzuki Associations for further details. ESA Teacher-Trainees’ Exam Results 2006-2008 10-12 E-mail: [email protected] News from ESA Countries 13-15 Website: www.europeansuzuki.org NOTICEBOARD: Workshops 2008-9 16 2 Journal. ESA Web-Journal 2009 One is a very full and enthusiastic account http://www.europeansuzuki.org/web_journal/index.htm of the event by a Danish Suzuki Teacher, Roberto Sarno. Celebrating Dr Suzuki’s Life illuminating. The other report is from a Nigerian Special Events and other reports violinist, Chinwendu Uzodike, who had and Work been invited by a friend and was so At the Suzuki Piano Concert to celebrate overwhelmed by her first experience of the This special ‘collage of memories’ has grown the 110th Anniversary of Dr. Suzuki’s birth Suzuki Method that she now wants to with the addition of two new articles by Suzuki which was held in Cambridge on 29 June introduce it in her home country. Teacher Trainers recalling their time studying 2008, Betty Power, a graduate of the with Dr Suzuki in Matsumoto. We hope that Talent Education Institute in Japan, recalled Other special events and milestones new articles will be added over the next year. are featured in the Web-Journal’s News “We realise the unlimited possibilities from ESA Countries (see also pp 13-15 for in early education. We also realise an edited version of the Country News). that every child can be educated. Our purpose is to develop this ability, and Pedagogy present this fact to the world. We are delighted to be teachers of the Suzuki Allen Lieb, The View from my Corner of Method and fully comprehend the the Suzuki Triangle responsibilities we have as teachers. This outstanding and wide-ranging article We will continue to study teaching in was first presented as a Keynote address the future with much reflection, and to the Suzuki Association of the Americas through this continuing study we will Conference in May 2008 and later be better able to concentrate our ESA Teacher Trainers Kerstin Wartberg published in the American Suzuki Journal, (violin) and Ruth Miura (piano) with Dr Suzuki. energies towards better teaching. We Volume 37#1. It appears in the ESA Web- solemnly affirm that we will keep this Journal by kind permission of the editor promise as Suzuki Method teachers, and the author. The article will be of great Kerstin Wartberg, Lasting Impressions: and always do our utmost for our interest to teachers, teacher trainers, My Studies with Shinichi Suzuki at the common purpose of educating the parents and all those involved in Suzuki Talent Education Institute, Matsumoto children of the world.” organisations. (Translated by Ursula Müller-Gähler) Kerstin Wartberg describes her two years in the teachers’ pledge to Dr Suzuki: The ‘Motivation Symposium’ about Matsumoto 1980-81 as some of the happiest Betty Power’s report of the concert is one of Rewarding Pupils presents the views, in and most intense of her life. The article the events featured in this year’s ESA Web- the form of an interview, of four piano presents a vivid portrait of Dr Suzuki as a Journal. teachers, including Suzuki teacher and person, and of the life at the school. A clear Teacher Trainer, Jenny Macmillan, on this picture of Suzuki’s philosophy and pedagogy Chantal Darietto-Latil, Master Classes in difficult issue. The article was first and the impact it had on his many students published in Piano Professional Spring from all over the world emerges as well. 2008 and is published in the ESA Web- Journal by kind permission of the editor Stephen Power, Suzuki, Music and and the four contributors. Matsumoto Martin Rüttimann, New Old Ideas 3 Stephen Power studied at Dr Suzuki’s School This article continues Martin’s series of for three study visits of three months each in articles on ideas for teachers; in this 1984, 1987 and 1990. His article describes a instalment he shows how the Suzuki books typical day at the school, the Monday concert prepare violin students for the technical and the calligraphy class and so on. His challenges of much more advanced and Chantal teaching in Sweden. Entitled ‘to analysis of the similarities between the virtuoso repertoire. Learn with Love’ this photo won 1st prize at approach to calligraphy and the approach to the workshop in Jönköping Martin Rüttimann, Review of Mark Björk, the study of music and playing is most Expanding Horizons Scandinavia This positive review describes a book The article gives an interesting and lively which also deals with the more advanced account from a visiting Teacher Trainer’s pupil and gives useful tips on how to teach point of view of two weeks at workshops in Permission to reprint Sweden and Finland, showing how much enjoyment can be gained from Suzuki The Web-journal is a resource for all our workshops, not just by the children and the members, articles may be reproduced, in translation if needed. The copyright for each parents but also by the faculty members. article belongs to the author. For permission to The 2008 Xchange course for European reproduce, please contact the editor, who will teachers of violin and viola at the ask the author's permission. Remscheid Academy has yielded two New Articles Invited Calligraphy class in Matsumoto (photo Kerstin reports, which both appear in the Web- Please send your articles, at any time. by e- Wartberg) mail to [email protected] 3 European Chairman’s Column Suzuki Teachers’ By Dr Haukur F. Hannesson Newsletter participation in Suzuki activities.. Official Publication of the This further proves that our work as Suzuki European Suzuki Association Ltd teachers is of the utmost importance in such (ESA) difficult times. Music is an important part of the healing process and we are contributing to Hon. President: that with our teaching by giving our students Eleonore Fürstin zu Salm-Salm the tools of musical expression. Chairman: Dr Haukur F. Hannesson For the past year and a half I have been E-mail: [email protected] privileged to serve as the Chair of the Administrator and ESA Office: International Suzuki Association. My term of (until 30 June 2009) office ends in July this year as the post of Dr Birte Kelly, ESA, Stour House, Chair rotates between the five regional Suzuki The Street, East Bergholt, associations which form the ISA. It has been Colchester, CO7 6TF, England interesting to follow the work of Suzuki E-mail: [email protected] teachers and organisations all over the world he world we live in is currently in the during this time. We have a lot to learn from This e-mail address will also be used by the middle of an international financial each other and all communications between new administrator. T crisis. This has affected the lives of many us teachers, our students and their parents is Website: people; there is rising unemployment and a wonderful opportunity to share our common www.europeansuzuki.org even social unrest in some countries. In my way of approaching music. I would like to own native country, Iceland, to which I have encourage all teachers in the ESA’s area of The European Suzuki Association (ESA), London, a recently returned after living abroad for Company Limited by Guarantee No 1476933. operation to participate in workshops all over Registered Address and Secretary of the Association, fifteen years, the banking system has the world and to get to know colleagues from T. C. Constable, Esq, Weld and Beavan, collapsed and serious financial difficulties near and far. This year I would particularly 32 Little Park Gardens, Enfield EN2 6PF, England are being experienced by the population, like to draw your attention to two international Bankers: Adam & Company Plc businesses and government. events: The 15th World Suzuki Convention 22 King Street, London SW1Y 6QY What happens to people during such crises? which will be held in Melbourne Australia on st Contributions to the ESA Publications: How do they cope? And – how do they April 14-19 and the 1 International Teacher Trainers’ conference which will be held in Please send contributions to the European continue with their life? North America at a place to be announced on Suzuki Association's Web-Journal at any It has been interesting to note that despite October 9-11. time during the year. the difficulties, children still come to Suzuki lessons, they still practise at home and the There are going to be changes in the ESA’s Deadline for next Newsletter: teachers are still teaching their groups and day to day routines this year. Our wonderful 31 December 2009 private lessons. Parents realise in such administrator Birte Kelly is resigning after General Correspondence to the ESA Board difficult times that their children’s education, serving this organization for almost twenty should be addressed to the Administrator. growth and happiness are worth more than years. Birte has not only been a great Correspondence on instrument matters may be anything else and therefore focus even colleague, efficient administrator and a good sent to the ESA instrument representatives more on their home practice and positive friend, but also the ESA’s biggest benefactor. (addresses on centre pages). She has housed the ESA office in her own home and always looked after the interest of International Teacher Trainer Conference European Suzuki teachers, parents and Friday 9 October – Sunday 11 October 2009 students in such an exemplary way that most of us find the thought of her leaving difficult to A unique opportunity for Teacher Trainers from many countries and each deal with. I would like to thank Birte on behalf ISA global region to interact, share ideas, discuss new repertoire and meet of the ESA for all her fantastic work and new teacher trainer colleagues. All regions will be asked to help with dedication without which we would never have planning and to contribute to and share in presentations. been able to run our organisation and grow as we have done. The ESA Board of Directors It was decided at the October 2008 ISA Board meeting in Iceland that the ISA and SAA made Birte an Honorary Member of the ESA would jointly sponsor this first International Teacher Trainers Conference. The weekend at their last meeting so she will still be one of event will be hosted by the Suzuki Association of the Americas. The exact location in North us for years to come. America will be announced shortly together with costs and other details. Thursday will be a travel day, and the conference will finish mid-afternoon on the Sunday. Finally I would like to welcome two new countries which joined the ESA recently. The Interested Teacher Trainers and Instructors are invited to contact the SAA office by Suzuki association of Greece has become e-mail to register their interest and receive information as soon as it is available. member of the ESA and the association in E-mail: [email protected] Turkey is working on the final steps of their Website: http://suzukiassociation.org membership. We look forward to working with them in the future. 4 Report from the ESA’s income to the ISA on behalf of the ESA European Suzuki Teaching Annual General Meeting national associations. The amount is based Development Trust on teacher numbers and is currently USD 6 and Board Meeting 2008 per teacher, which in 2007 meant a total Registered Charity Number 1092897 held on 13-14 September 2008 at cost of USD 6180. While this is dwarfed by Trustees: Haukur F. Hannesson (chairman) Newnham College, Cambridge. the contribution made by the SAA, ESA is Christine Magasiner now the second biggest of the Regional Jean Middlemiss Clare Santer Suzuki Associations. Election of new member About the Trust: The Trust was set up in 1994 by countries individual members of the ESA to help musicians Changes and additions to the Greece: The new Greek Suzuki Association and teachers in Eastern Europe who wanted to ESA Teacher Training and was elected as an associate member of ESA; become Suzuki teachers. The Trust was registered as a Charity in July 2002. Lina Tsaklagkanou was elected as the ESA Examination Manual Director for Greece. The Board agreed the following additions to The Objects of the Trust are ‘to advance the Appendix C of the Manual. education of the public, particularly children and France: A new association, Association young people, about all aspects of the teaching Française Pedagogie Suzuki (AFPS) has been Harp, Organ and Voice exam repertoire, all methods, philosophy and practices of Dr Shinichi set up after a period in which the country had previously approved by the board, was Suzuki in Europe and elsewhere.’ added to the Appendix, as well as the exam no association, and was elected as a full Mission Statement: The Trust supports teacher member of ESA. Christophe Bossuat was pieces for Double Bass, a completely new training so that children can be offered high quality elected as ESA Director for France. ESA instrument. Requirements for Suzuki musing teaching using the Suzuki approach, Early Childhood Education were also Turkey: A national Suzuki association has based on the principle that all children possess agreed and added. Approval was given for been set up in Turkey, and was elected as an ability which can be developed through a nurturing changes to the Flute exam repertoire, environment. associate member pending and subject to the ESA’s approval of its constitution. agreed by the teacher trainers following changes to the flute books Donations to the Trust in 2008 £ The ESA Leadership Conference held in Christine Magasiner 1,000 Other appointments and September 2007 had produced several Jean Middlemiss 350 resignations recommendations for changes or additions ESA donation 2008 7,100 Birte Kelly resigned as Deputy Chairman, to the Manual. These had been looked at Total donation income 8,450 and Koen Rens was appointed in her place. by a sub-committee and followed up with an Interest Income for 2008 1,531 He also remains the ESA Director for Belgium. e-mail survey. As a result a number of changes were made to the Manual. All Sven Sjögren resigned as Honorary Grants paid by the Trust in 2008 £ Secretary and Martin Rüttimann was these have now been incorporated in the 2008 edition of the ESA Teacher Training Lithuania, violin, cello & piano 5,318 appointed to this post. Sven remains as the Manual which is available as a PDF Estonia Violin project 2007-8 2,319 ESA Director for Sweden and Martin as ESA download on the ESA Website’s Teacher Grants to South African violin project 1,548 Director for Switzerland. Training page. Total Grants for the year 9,185 There were changes of ESA Directors as Bank transfers of grants 180 follows Italy: Marco Messina was elected A New ESA Syllabus following the resignation of Elena Enrico. Current and future projects A majority of those Teacher Trainers who Poland: Michal Gawronski was elected responded agreed that there should be a Teacher Training in Lithuania continued as following the resignation of Magda Walicka. common syllabus for all ESA countries. At the Trust’s major project. The Teacher All other members of the board were duly the Board meeting a resolution was Trainers are Koen Rens (violin), Annette re-elected. A full list is on the centre pages. therefore approved to “establish a sub- Costanzi (cello) and Ruth Miura (piano). committee, consisting of Koen Rens (chair), The 2007-8 violin project in Estonia, directed Financial Results and Grant Mead, Annette Costanzi, and Anke by Sven Sjögren, with nine trainees was Information van der Bijl, to consider the wish of a jointly financed with the Estonian Suzuki The result for the year to 31 December 2007 majority of teacher trainers to create an ESA Association. A level 2 course is being was a small surplus of income over syllabus to standardise ESA Teacher planned. expenditure. The ESA was also able to make Training requirements throughout the The Trustees are also budgeting for further a donation of €9,000 to the European Suzuki region”. support to the projects in South Africa. Teaching Development Trust. Membership It is hoped that further teacher training fees continue at the level of the last six 6 Code of Ethics projects in other countries will be started or years: €735 per country, plus €30 per A and Following a long discussion and previous continued over the next year. Interest has B member. debate, a majority of the Board agreed that been expressed in a number of countries. Special transitional arrangements for new the ESA should have a written Code of In 2009 the Trust is also contributing, along countries are now working. Membership Ethics following a model similar to that of the with the Danish Suzuki Association, to the payments are phased in gradually over five Suzuki Association of the Americas. A sub- Double Bass course in Denmark. years. All countries with lower GDP (old or committee to work on a proposal for the For further information and to make new) pay a reduced level of membership. code of ethics was appointed, consisting of donations, please contact the Trust’s ESA’ Membership of ISA. ESA also pays Koen Rens, Trudy Byron-Fahy and Martin Administrator, Birte Kelly. Telephone +44 membership to International Suzuki Rüttimann. 1206 299448 or e-mail Association, passing some of its annual [email protected] 5 Suzuki teachers working in Betsie Meyer Anne Naylor disadvantaged communities Betsie works at the Kingdom Life Children’s Anne is also a Suzuki teacher who has made Centre two mornings a week. She teaches contact with a young man, Isaac da Silva, This summary of the work of the South African about 25 children in groups of no more than from Angola. Isaac came to South Africa for Suzuki Association (SASA) has been sent to us by 10 at a time. At the moment they have 20 the month of October to have lessons with Anne Naylor, Chair of SASA. violins, 10 of which have been donated by Anne. As a result of this, he will be the UNISA Music Foundation, five belong to Many of our members teach in establishing contacts for Anne to go to Angola the SASA (having been donated by various disadvantaged communities. These are to teach the violin to a group of children. We people) and five to Betsie. Betsie is paid for their stories: are hoping to start in a ‘rich’ school that could this work by the UNISA Music Foundation. afford to buy violins for their pupils and to pay Rika Gerryts The orphanage is expanding next year with Anne a gratuity for her services. Rika is a Suzuki violin teacher who works at the building of new shelters and Betsie the East Rand School of the Arts which is But we would also need: hopes to teach there three mornings a funded by the Gauteng Department of 1. Transport and accommodation costs for week, building up to five mornings Anne. Education which also pays her salary. She eventually. works there on a Monday and Friday and she 2. Once this project is established, we would has about 15 High School pupils to teach. The children at the orphanage are from like to invite Karen Kimmett and She teaches them individually or in pairs. A various disadvantaged backgrounds. Some Christophe Bossuat to give master lot of these children live in hostels and come are orphans, some were abused at home classes. For this we would need transport, from a disadvantaged background. In many and some were abandoned by their parents. accommodation and gratuity costs cases their care-giver at home is a The lady who runs the orphanage is very covered. grandparent as their parents are either dead committed to the idea that the children need or work far from home. music in their education and so is very Elizabeth Ntshali supportive of everything Betsie does. Elizabeth is a black lady who came to two of On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Betsie’s Ensemble group from the our Teacher Training Courses. She works in Rika teaches at three different Primary Orphanage won the UNISA Competition the Shoshanguwe township and is doing a schools in the Daveton area of the East Rand. prize for Beginner Ensembles. very good job. Her Ensemble group won the The East Rand School of the Arts oversees UNISA competition for Advanced Groups. this project in the schools. Rika teaches The support Betsie needs is as follows: between 15 to 22 students per day usually in 1. More small violins (¼ and ½ size) as Elizabeth is an example of how the training groups of 3-5 pupils at a time and so manages there are many small children who she has received has given her a way to earn to teach about 60 pupils in the three days. would like to learn. her own living. These pupils are charged a nominal fee of 2. Strings and repair work on the violins. The support Elizabeth needs is: about R20.00 per month, if they can afford it. 3. Sponsorship for her fees for the SASA 1. Sponsorship for her fees for the SASA If not, the lessons are free. These children Teacher Training Courses. She feels Teacher Training Courses. are also from disadvantaged backgrounds and that her pupils directly benefit from her from the local squatter camps. training as she is inspired with new Finally ideas. Sponsorship would be a great The violins that the children use were bought As the South African Suzuki Association we help as she does not earn a big salary. by a sponsor Seekers Travel with Flair and would say that our biggest need is 4. Sponsorship for her pupils to attend from funds raised by giving concerts. sponsorship for the air fare and gratuity of the the Group Lessons at our SASA Suzuki Teacher Trainers who come from The support that Rika needs is the following: Teacher Training Courses. France (Christophe Bossuat) and Canada 1. Sponsorship for her fees for the SASA 5. Sponsorships for transport to the (Karen Kimmett). Both these teachers are Teacher Training Courses. She feels that SASA events like the Courses, responsible for our Teacher Training Courses her pupils directly benefit from her training Concerts and Camps. and would love to be able to spend more time as she is inspired with new ideas. 6. Sponsorships for her pupils to attend teaching in the disadvantaged communities. especially for group lessons. Sponsorship the Annual Suzuki Music Camp. would be a great help as she does not 7. Sponsorship for Karen Kimmett to give Please do contact Anne Naylor if you would earn a big salary. Master Classes at their own school. like any more information or if you can help in 2. Sponsorships for her pupils to attend the any way: e-mail: [email protected] Group Lessons at our SASA Teacher Suzuki Groups, teachers or families who Training Courses. would like to raise funds or make donations 3. Sponsorships for transport to SASA for any of these projects may do so through events like Courses, Concerts and Camps. the European Suzuki Teaching Development 4. Sponsorships for her pupils to attend the Trust. We have no overhead costs and will Annual Suzuki Music Camp. be able to transfer funds to the South African 5. Sponsorship for Karen Kimmett to give Suzuki Associations on your behalf. these pupils Group Master Classes at their own school. For bank details or other information, please contact the Trust Administrator One of Rika’s pupils, Pascali Mokadi, a boy in Birte Kelly Grade 10, has done very well. After Betsie’s pupils from the orphanage playing at our recent concert As there were not enough Stour House mastering Book 5 of the Suzuki method, he violins for all of them to play, some of them East Bergholt attained a place in the Johannesburg sang while the others played. Here you can Colchester, CO7 6TF Symphony Orchestra (an amateur group) and see the violinists playing while one of the boys e-mail: [email protected] in the East Rand Youth Orchestra. did a street dance. It was great fun!! 6 Mandolin should contact the Italian Suzuki teacher trainers held an informal consultation / Suzuki Instrument Association (details on centre pages). ballot by e-mail to select an interim ESA sub- Double Bass committee to advise Kasia Borowiak on the The new ESA Double Bass course was off preparations for the next books. The members to a great start in November 2008, thanks to are, in addition to Kasia and her Deputy Chris the huge energy and commitment of our Magasiner, Grant Mead, Anne Turner and new ESA Teacher Trainer, Virginia Dixon Thomas Rydfeldt. from the USA, and of the nine trainees (from The International Piano Committee continues seven ESA countries). Huge thanks are its work and has been preparing book 4 for also due to the Danish Suzuki Association publication. The committee last met in and Peter Skriver of Albertslund Music Colorado in November 2008 to discuss books School for taking on the organisation, and to 5-7 and is planning to meet again in October the Danish Suzuki Institute for providing 2009. In the meantime they continue to work overnight accommodation. See also the by e-mail. Whereas the committee made only Danish news on page 13, and contact the minor changes in repertoire in the early books, News association for further information (details on more new pieces have been proposed for centre pages). Mandolin is now a Suzuki books 5-7. Details will be available on the Instrument new Instrument pages of the ESA website. At the ISA Board meeting in Reykjavik in Guitar Suzuki Guitar Book 9 has just been October 2008, the ISA Board accepted the Viola ESA’s recommendation and approved published by Alfred Publishing. The book is Teacher Training and Conversion courses Mandolin as a Suzuki Instrument. the result of the continuing and long-term co-operation of all the members of the (from violin to viola) continue to be offered in Prior to this, ESA had set up a Research International Guitar Committee. Denmark ( by Ilona Telmanyi) and Scotland Project for Mandolin run by Amelia Saracco, (by Mysie Ferguson). A new Viola Instructor, Italy and supervised by Liana Mosca and Sarah Buckley, has recently been appointed in Koen Rens. Flute Teacher Training for flute continues in Iceland. At the next ESA Board Meeting the Italian Finland, Belgium, The Netherlands and the Contact the BSI and the Danish Suzuki Suzuki Association can apply for approval to UK. In Italy a new course with Anke van der Association for information about courses and start a Mandolin course directed by Amelia Bijl produced its first examined teachers in dates. Saracco, who will also need to apply to December 2008 and Anke is also starting a become a teacher trainer. Amelia’s students course in Switzerland in February 2009. Violin appear in the photo above and her article on Marja-Leena Mäkilä presented an At the ESA Board meeting in September 2008, the Suzuki Method for Mandolin is introductory course in Denmark in 2008, considerable time was spent discussing the published in the 2009 ESA Web-Journal. which will hopefully be the start of a long problems which had occurred when the new term course. Violin books 1-3 were published. Many of Anyone interested in teacher training for these occurred in the translations of the text, Recorder particularly into German. But there were also New Instrument Pages for the The recorder course in London is planning other problems which were highlighted in a ESA Website its first exams in 2009. It is directed by presentation by Kerstin Wartberg. It has been agreed in principle to create new Nancy Daly (Instructor with the right to train It was agreed that the new books must be of website pages so that news from each teachers to level 3) who works closely with the highest possible quality and all concerned instrument can be accessed on the ESA the BSI’s flute course. For details of agreed to work to achieve this. An ESA sub- Website. The eventual aim is to make parts of courses please contact the BSI office, see committee for violin was elected by the board, this section of the website password centre pages. consisting of Christophe Bossuat, Marianne protected, and open only to some users (e.g. Rygner, Liana Mosca, Martin Rüttimann teachers). This feature will require some Organ (secretary) and Kerstin Wartberg. The sub- professional help to design. Suzuki Organ has a new website, committee’s task is to advise and assist appropriately called www.suzukiorgan.com. Christophe Bossuat in his work on the In the shorter term a more general and open International committee and where necessary information service will be set up, containing Books 1-4 of the Suzuki Organ repertoire seek further input from other teacher trainers. the same kind of reports as can be found in have now been published, and Gunilla this Newsletter section. This will also require Rönnberg is offering teacher training in The International Violin Committee last met in some re-designing of the website with a new English with a course planned for 1-6 Iceland in October to work on books 5-6. index page for Teacher Training, which will in August 2009. For details see the website or Following the initial complaints about the first turn have links to each instrument. We hope contact Gunilla: [email protected] three books, substantial revisions have now that some of the new pages will be active by been undertaken by the publishers and are the end of March. Piano appearing as the books are reprinted. Books 1-3 of the new International piano It is the intention that each page will be under The process of editing and revising the books edition were published in May 2008 together the editorial supervision of the relevant is of necessity quite slow, since each member with new recordings by Seizo Azuma, and Instrument Representative. of the International Violin Committee needs to were well received with positive feedback consult his own regional committee before the A similar system is also being planned for the from many teachers and parents. International committee can reach a decision, ISA website: www.internationalsuzuki.org In the summer of 2008, the ESA piano preferably by consensus, otherwise by vote. 7 and before that in the Web-Journal. Please see further reports from the Chairman of the International Violin Committee, See also: www.suzukivoice.com ESA Leadership Christophe Bossuat, on the ESA’s new Violin Suzuki Early Childhood Conference 2010 page, due to go live by the end of March. Education Following feedback from the last conference and board discussions, it was agreed that Suzuki Voice The exam requirements for this teacher training course, which is new to Europe, another conference should be planned for The Suzuki Voice Book 1 will be published in have now been agreed. They are based 2010. the first quarter of 2009, and book 2 and the on the model which Dorothy Jones has There would be a continued focus on CDs for one and two are now ready for used successfully in Australia. As in leadership, but also, by popular request, publication. Australia, ESA will initially offer only the more possibilities for playing together. The basic content of Suzuki Voice Teacher pre-natal and baby classes, and the Koen Rens and Martin Rüttimann will Training is the same in every country and training will be open only to teachers who consider format and venue and report back. have at least a level 2 qualification on an Region,. ESA level 1 is the same as primary The likely dates are 17-19 September 2010 level Stage 1 in PPSA and Unit 1 in SAA. instrument. Do put it in your diary NOW! Despite the current financial problems it is th The 7 “Songs for Sharing” International hoped that a course will be organised in Suzuki Voice Workshop was held in Buenos 2009. The BSI is the most likely Membership Requirement for organiser of the first course for teachers, Workshop Participants but there is also interest in other countries. Please contact the ESA office The recent growth of excellent workshops if you would like information or register which also invite participants from other areas interest. and countries is a welcome development. The ESA Board would like to remind all Notices National Suzuki Associations and Workshop organisers that all participants should be Teacher Trainer members of ESA, wherever possible through Appointments 2008 the national Suzuki association of their home The following were appointed as ESA country. teacher trainers/examiners: All qualified Suzuki teachers who are Violin: Almut Hesse (Germany); Martin members of ESA through their national Suzuki Rüttimann (Switzerland) and Ewa Tosik association are welcome to submit details of (Iceland) their workshops to ESA for inclusion on the Cello: Marianne Vrijland (Netherlands) website via e-mail: [email protected] Katrina Pezzimenti, Australia, Analia Paula Piano: Kathy Williams Hargrave (USA) Capponi-Savolainen (Argentina) and Päivi Double Bass: Virginia Dixon (USA) Kukkamäki in Buenos Aires in January 2009 application. Aires, Argentina January 2-8, 2009 and Job Opportunities for Becoming a Teacher Trainer Suzuki Teachers included teaching and training. This event Teachers who are interested in More details on ESA Website contributing to the Suzuki Method by was organised by Analia Paula Capponi- Two jobs in Arusha, Tanzania becoming trainers themselves, should Savolainen together with the Argentinian Suzuki Violin and Suzuki Piano teacher study the requirements in the ESA Suzuki Voice families and Päivi Kukkamäki. From August 2009 in Music School Teacher Training Manual. This is It was also the first Suzuki Voice Unit 1 For information contact: available as a download on the ESA course in Latin America and included trainee [email protected] Website’s teacher training page. teachers from Chile, Paraguay, Mexico, Peru [email protected] and Argentina. The first step is to become an Instructor. This involves fulfilling a series of specific Cambridge, UK A number of other workshops and teacher Suzuki violin teacher needed to take over from training courses were held in 2008, in requirements, including videos of teaching Stella Guillen in shared teaching practice with Europe, Australia and North America. Also and playing. The appointment is made by Polly Waterfield, from Sept 2009. 20 committed in 2008, the ESA teacher trainers accepted the candidate’s national association, families from Twinkle-Bk 6 (+ long waiting-list), . the first voice teacher trainee from which informs the ESA using an Instructor Appointment Form. The minimum period More information from Polly: tel 01223 529763. Zimbabwe. of instructorship is two years, but in E-mail: [email protected], The next major event is the 15th Suzuki practice it is often longer. The two years World Convention in Melbourne, Australia is counted from the date when the ESA Galloway Suzuki Group April 14-19, 2009. There will be Suzuki receives the Form and confirms the Due to retirement this established group of 25 Voice teacher training, exams and a appointment. children pre-twinkle– Book 7, seeks a Suzuki children’s course). Violin Teacher. Please contact Hazel McDonald: Instructors work as assistants to the Tel: 01683 220345 The full report will be available as one of the teacher trainer who supervises them and e-mail: [email protected] new instrument pages on the ESA Website should ideally also observe the work of teacher trainers in other countries. 8 Country Directors: British Suzuki Institute (BSI) Information (Deputies, without vote, in brackets) www.britishsuzuki.com BELGIUM: Koen Rens Administrator: Minette Joyce from ESA (Anne-Marie Oberreit) British Suzuki Institute, Kensington Charity DENMARK: Marianne Rygner Centre, 4th Floor, Charles House The Annual General Meeting of the (Tove Detreköy) 375 Kensington High Street, London W14 European Suzuki Association Ltd CROATIA Marko Madjaric 8QH - Tel: + 44 20 7471 6777 Fax: +44 20 will take place at ESTONIA: Karmen Kääramees 7471 6778. e-mail: [email protected] A venue to be announced (Sirje Subbe-Tamm) Sales of Suzuki Music and Materials. Teacher on Saturday 19 September 2009 at 5 pm FAROE ISLANDS: Sámal Petersen (Jakku Heinesen) training for violin, piano, flute, recorder and All A & B members are very welcome FINLAND: Marja Olamaa cello in London, violin in Birmingham; violin The next Board Meeting will be held at the (Airi Koivukoski) and Viola in Scotland. same venue from 2 pm on Saturday 19 FRANCE Christophe Bossuat September 2008 and will finish by 1 pm on 13 rue Royale, 69001, Lyon. Croatian Suzuki Centre Sunday 20 September. The venue will be GERMANY: Kerstin Wartberg, President: Mrs. Borna Rajić. Secretary and confirmed to board members as soon as (Friederike Wilckens) ESA Representative : Marko Madjaric possible, and announced on the ESA website GREECE Lina Ttsaklagkanou Hrvatski Suzuki Centar, Address G. BRITAIN: Sue Thomas Teacher Training for Violin. c/o BSI Office The Board of the ESA (Grant Mead) Danish Suzuki Association Addresses are given only where not listed in HUNGARY: Miklós Király www.suzukiforbund.dk the association section. H-1039 Budapest Ady Endre utca 11. Chair and ESA Representative Chairman: Haukur F. Hannesson [email protected] Marianne Rygner, Hjelmsgade 8, 2100 c/o ESA office as below. ICELAND: Mary Campbell København Ø, Denmark. E-mail: [email protected] Nesbali 4, 170 Seltjarnarnes, e-mail: [email protected] Deputy Chairman: Koen Rens: [email protected] Teacher training courses in violin, viola, piano, (Adalheidur Matthiasdottir) [email protected] cello, double bass and guitar. Adminstrator until 30 June: Birte Kelly, IRELAND: Trudy Byron-Fahy Stour House, East Bergholt, Colcester CO7 6TF, (Magsie Goor) Estonian Suzuki Association UK. e-mail: [email protected] ITALY: Marco Messina (Elio Galvagno) President and ESA Representative: Karmen Honorary Secretary: Martin Rüttimann Kääramees, Õle 7-14, 10611 Tallinn, Estonia [email protected] LITHUANIA: Terese Varnauskiene (Liutauras Lipavicius) e-mail: [email protected] Honorary Treasurer: Marianne Rygner, Denmark NETHERLANDS: Anke van der Bijl Violin Teacher Training with Sven Sjögren. Burg Martenssingel, 111, e-mail: [email protected] 2806 CS Gouda, Faroe Islands Suzuki Association Instrumental Directors: [email protected] Sámal Petersen, Chairman, Vid A 13, (Huub de Leeuw) FO 180 Kaldbak. Tel +298 31 08 36 Violin: Marianne Rygner, Denmark NORWAY Anne-Berit Halvorsen e-mail: [email protected] (Britta Skärby-Vindenes) e-mail: [email protected] Deputy and ESA Director: Christophe Bossuat POLAND: Michal Gawronski [email protected] 13 rue Royale -69001 Lyon, France ul. Dabrowskiego 25/19 Fax: +33 4 78 27 38 16; e-mail: 43-100 Tychy Finnish Suzuki Association [email protected] (Anna Kajetanowicz) President: Marja Olamaa, Kotipolku 16, Piano: Kasia Borowiak, 6 Handsworth Way, SOUTH AFRICA: Anne Naylor 00600 Helsinki, Finland. South Oxhey, Herts WD19 7NS, England. (Betsie Meyer) e-mail: [email protected] tel/fax: +44 181 428 1936. e-mail: SPAIN: Ana Maria Sebastian Teacher training for piano with Riitta [email protected] (Carmele Kendoya) Kotinurmi; violin Marja Olamaa and Hannele Deputy: Christine Magasiner – e-mail: SWEDEN: Sven Sjögren Lehto; cello Anja Maja; flute Marja-Leena (Leif Elving) [email protected] Mäkilä; voice Päivi Kukkamäki. Cello: Ruben Rivera, 91 Quai Pierre Scize, SWITZERLAND: Martin Rüttimann F-69005 Lyon, France) French Suzuki Association e-mail: [email protected] Deputy: Annette Costanzi, e-mail: [email protected] Association Française Pédagogie Suzuki Suzuki Associations (AFPS) - President: Jean-Claude Latil Flute: Anke van der Bijl, e-mail [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] & Teacher Training Deputy: Marja Leena Mäkilä, Finland Treasurer and association address: e-mail: [email protected] Courses in Europe Geneviève Prost : 38, rue Antoine Maille Additional instruments are represented on the board 13005 Marseille. as follows: Talent Education Suzuki Institute Teacher training for violin, piano, and cello. Double Bass: Ruben Rivera Belgium (TESIB) German Suzuki Association Guitar, harp & President: Mari-Anne Heck Pecher Klosterstrasse 9 – 11, D-95028 Hof, Germany. Mandolin Marco Messiina Secretary and ESA representative: Organ Haukur F. Hannesson Tel +49 (0) 92 81) 72 00-0 Koen Rens, Steenweg op Zevendonk 124 Recorder: Anke van der Bijl Fax +49 (0) 92 81) 72 00-72 Viola Marianne Rygner 2300 Turnhout, Belgium e-mail: [email protected] Voice: Marja Olamaa [email protected] President: Wilfried Anton. Teacher training for violin, piano and flute. Vice-President & Director of Teacher Training: Kerstin Wartberg, Ankerstr. 34, D-53757 St. 9 Augustin, Germany. Fax: +49 2241 202461. Suzuki Association of the Netherlands e-mail [email protected] (SVN), www.suzukimuziek.nl International Suzuki Teacher Training for Violin at all levels, Burg Martenssingel 111, 2806 CS Gouda Association several venues. Cello course in Hof. Chairman: Martin Loose, Fax +31 70 4400160 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.internationalsuzuki.org Greek Suzuki Association Teacher training: violin, piano, flute cello. President: Professor Koji Toyoda, c/o. TERI, Main contact and ESA Representative: Music sales (mail-order). Japan (see address below). Lina Tsaklagkanou, 4 Rethimnis str, Athens, Museum, Greece. Tel: +30 2108835333 Polish Suzuki Association Chair of the Board: until 30 June 2009: E-mail [email protected] www.suzuki.edu.pl Dr. Haukur F. Hannesson (ESA). From 1 Chair: Teresa Kuls July the Chair will held by the Asia Suzuki Hungarian Suzuki Association e-mail: [email protected] Association (see below). Chairman: László Kenessey, Budapest, Deputy Chair: Anna Kajetanowicz Chief Executive Officer: Paul Landefeld H, 1036 Óbudai u. 11. Hungary Centrum Rozwoju Uzdolnien International Suzuki Association ESA Representative: Miklós Király ul. Waszkowskiego 7, 02-913 Warszawa P.O. Box 260032, Plano, Texas 75026 H-1039 Budapest, Ady Endre utca 11. Teacher Training for piano and violin. Cello Telephone: 214-783-3671 e-mail [email protected] planned. Fax: 972-769-1843 Violin Teacher Training with Jeanne E-mail: [email protected] Janssens; Cello with Annette Costanzi. South African Suzuki Association Contact and ESA representative Icelandic Suzuki Association Anne Naylor, Box 206, Ferndale, www.suzukisamband.is 2160, Republic of South Africa Chairman: Linda Sveinbjornsdottir e-mail: [email protected] Suzuki Associations in e-mail: [email protected]. Violin Teacher Training with Christophe other Continents Secretary: PO Box 5453, 125 Reykjavik.: Bossuat and Karen Kimmett. ESA Representative: Mary Campbell “Regional Associations” e-mail: [email protected] Spanish Suzuki Federation Teacher training for violin, cello, piano. www.metodosuzuki.com Suzuki Association of the Americas Director: Ana Maria Sebastian, (SAA) www.suzukiassociation.org Suzuki Education Institute of Ireland Avenida de Navarra, 44, 20013 Chair: Diane Schroeder www.suzukiireland.net San Sebastian, Fax: +34 943 273422 Executive Director: Pam Brasch, PO Box e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Chairman: Sheila Benney 17310, Boulder, CO80308, USA. Teacher training for violin, piano and cello Fax: +1 303 444 0984 Teacher Training: Trudy Byron-Fahy, e-mail: [email protected] Maymount, Magazine Road, Cork, Ireland. Swedish Suzuki Association Tel: +353 214 345877. www.swesuzuki.org Pan-Pacific Suzuki Association e-mail: [email protected] Secretary: Sven Andersson, Teacher training for violin, piano and cello. Flamgränd 20, 393 64 Kalmar President: Yasuki Nakamura e-mail: [email protected] Administrator: Gillian Churchill Italian Suzuki Institute President: Sven Sjögren, Gjutegården 2, PO Box 814, St. Ives 2075 NSW Australia www.istitutosuzukiitalia.org S-43645 Askim, Sweden. Fax: +46 31 68 51 Phone: 61-2 9488 8260; Fax: 61-2-9488- President: Fiorenza Rosi c/o Villa Serena 13. E-mail [email protected] 8601. E-mail: [email protected] via Della Barca 1, 40133 Bologna, Teacher training for violin, viola, cello, piano, Italy. E-mail: [email protected] flute, guitar and organ. Trumpet research Japan: Talent Education Research Teacher training for violin, cello, piano, guitar, project. Institute (TERI) flute, harp; mandolin planned. www.suzukimethod.or.jp The Suzuki Institute of Switzerland e-mail: [email protected] Lithuanian Suzuki Association www.suzuki-music-method.ch/ President: Professor Koji Toyoda. Office: 3- www.talentas.lt President: Martin Rüttimann e-mail: 10-3 Fukashi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390, President: Teresa Varnauskiene, [email protected] Japan. Tel: 81 263 32 7171 Fax: 81 263 32 Vaistines 6, Kaunas 3000, Lithuania Secretary Susanna Coray Tel: (+41-61) 281 745. Secretary: Mitsuko Kawakami, e-mail: [email protected] 43 55 e-mail [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Vice-president: Liutauras Lipavicius Professional Administrators: Piano: Lola e-mail: [email protected] Tavor; Violin: Dan Derry; Cello: Andrea Asia Suzuki Association Teacher training for piano with Ruth Miura, Vizkelety. cello with Annette Costanzi and violin with Piano and Violin teacher training. New www,asiasuzuki.org Koen Rens. courses for cello and flute. President: Mr Kying-Ik Hwang, Korea. Adminstrative Officer: Mr Cheol-Woong Norwegian Suzuki Association Turkish Suzuki Association Jeong, Hyozadong 1-603-4, wansangu, Website: wwww.norsuzuki.no ESA membership pending: Jeonju city, Korea. -Tel: +82 63 222 6661 Chair: Anne-Berit Halvorsen, President: Julide Yalcin-Dittgen Fax: +82 63 224 6660. Arnebråtveien 38B, 0771 Oslo. e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Ufuk Sitesi, D4 no 1. Bilkent 3, Ankara Teacher Training: Violin in Bergen. Piano and cello planned. 10 Kristinn Orn Kristinsson Iceland guidelines agreed in October 2000, and confirmed Huub de Leeuw Netherlands by ESA: ESA Claire Lester G. Britain British Suzuki Institute: Mary McCarthy G. Britain Lynda Jordan (violin); Nancy Daly (recorder) Teacher-Trainer / Jenny Macmillan G. Britain Finland:Eija Puukko (Flute) Examiners Esther Lund Madsen Denmark Germany: Constanze Wurzel (violin), Andrea Christine Magasiner G. Britain Mugrauer (violin), Isabel Morey Suau (violin) Teacher Trainers appointed September 2008 Grant Mead G. Britain Iceland:Sarah Buckley (viola) are indicated in bold Ruth Miura Belgium Poland: Elzbieta Wegrzyn (violin) Anne Marie Oberreit Belgium Violin Spain: Maria Jesus Cano (violin), Nuria Cullell Stephen Power G. Britain (piano) Jane Afia G. Britain Kristjana Palsdottir Iceland Alison Apley G. Britain Switzerland: Dominique Jeanneret (violin), Carol Thomas Rydfeldt Sweden Bez (cello). Kathrin Averdung Germany Kevin Smith G. Britain Helen Brunner G. Britain Lola Tavor Switzerland Addresses of teacher trainers and instructors are Judy Bossuat USA available from national associations and the ESA office: Anne Turner G. Britain Christophe Bossuat France ESA, Stour House, East Bergholt, Suffolk, CO7 6TF. Trudy Byron-Fahy Ireland Cello Mary Campbell Iceland Sara Bethge G. Britain Heather Clemson G. Britain Annette Costanzi G. Britain Teacher Trainees’ Tove Detreköy Denmark Angela East G. Britain Leif Elving Sweden Ann Grabe USA Exam Results 2008 Mysie Ferguson G. Britain Anders Grøn Denmark Flora Gáll Germany Haukur F Hannesson Iceland and late registration 2006-7 Wilfried van Gorp Belgium Penny Heath G. Britain BELGIUM Shannon Hawes Denmark Carey Beth Hockett USA Almut Hesse Germany Anne van Laar Netherlands 12 April 2008 Brussels Lilja Hjaltadottir Iceland Chantal Latil France Piano Level Jeanne Janssens Belgium Arantza Lopez Spain Johanna Put 1 Agathe Jerie Switzerland Christine Livingstone G. Britain Geneviève Decuyper 1 Veronika Kimiti Germany Anja Maja Finland Marija Petrovic (Serbia) 1 Karen-Michele Kimmett Canada / F Antonio Mosca Italy Examiners: Huub de Leeuw (NL), Stephen Power Phillipa Lees Ireland Alison McNaught G. Britain (GB); Anne-Marie Oberreit. Hannele Lehto Finland Ruben Rivera France Johannes Lievaart Netherlands Marianne Vrijland Netherlands April 2008 (supplement) Flute Level Felicity Lipman G. Britain Friederike Wilckens Germany Jan Matthiesen Denmark Machteld van Geenhoven 5 Double Bass Lee Robert Mosca Italy Examiners: Anke van der Bijl (NL), Sarah Hanley Virginia Dixon USA Liana Mosca Italy (GB); Marja-Leena Mäkilä. Marja Olamaa Finland Flute Barbata Parham G. Britain Anke van der Bijl Netherlands BRITAIN Jyrki Pietila Bermuda Pandora Bryce Canada Anna Podhajska Iceland David Gerry Canada 16-17 February, Birmingham Genevieve Prost France Marja Leena Mäkilä Finland Violin Level Koen Rens Belgium Sarah Hanley G. Britain Nancy Borrett 1 Martin Rüttimann Switzerland Barbara Newland G. Britain Louise Carey 1 Marianne Rygner Denmark Rebecca Paluzzi USA Susanna Cleaver 1 Clare Santer G. Britain Belinda Yourn Australia Jenny Graham 1 Sandrine Schär-Chiffele Switzerland Donatella Paiano 1 Ana Maria Sebastian Spain Guitar Gisela Soares 1 Cathy Shepheard Germany Elio Galvagno Italy Bridget Walker 1 Sven Sjögren Sweden Harald Söderberg Sweden Neil McErlean 1+2 Sue Thomas G. Britain Voice Tim Beilby 3 Ewa Tosik Iceland Mette Heikkinen Finland Antonia Finch 3 Mary Trewin G. Britain Päivi Kukkamäki Finland Jenny Shaw 3 Kerstin Wartberg Germany Katrina Pezzimenti Australia Alison Sutton 3 Catherine Hey 4 Viola Harp Examiners Trudy Byron Fahy (Ireland), Johannes Edith Code Denmark Gabriella Bosio Italy Mysie Ferguson G. Britain Lievaart (NL); Heather Clemson. Organ Eva Nilsson Sweden 29 Feb-2 March 2008 in London Gunilla Rönnberg Sweden Ilona Telmanyi Denmark Violin Level Piano Recorder Louise Brodrick 1 Anne Birthe Andersen Denmark Nancy Daly Great Britain Beatrice Gauld 1 Susan Bird G. Britain (instructor Anna Maguire 1 Kasia Borowiak GB/Poland with right to train teachers at levels 1, 2 and 3) Wei-Yee Shiu 1 Colette Daltier France Shelagh Thomson 1 Lavinia Ferguson G. Britain Suzuki Early Childhood Education Tania Tribius 1 Caroline Gowers G. Britain Dorothy Jones Canada Mary Tyler 1 Peter Hagn-Meincke Denmark Vanessa Moore 2 Cathy Hargrave USA Emma Seggar 2 Maarit Honkanen Finland Instructors Claudio Forcada 2+3 Marzena Jasinska Poland The following instructors have been appointed by David Kennedy 2+3 Riitta Kottinurmi Finland their national associations, according to the ESA Anna-Marie Miller 2+3 11 Juan Drown 3+4 Maja Lindholm Damberg 2 October 2008 in Paris Louisa Knapp 5 Nina Lange 3 Piano Level Helena Massip 5 Maiken Wang Larsen 3 Olga Bereznitskaya 1+2 Examiners: Trudy Byron Fahy (Irel), Lilja Hjaltadottir Signe Scharling 3 Laura Hahn 1+2 (Icel.); Barbara Parham. Dorte Nørgaard 5 Patrick Van Kerckhove (Belgium) 1 Examiners: Jeanne Janssens (Belgium), Hannele Fouad El Karout 1 31 March 2008 London Lehto (Finland); Tove Detreköy and Marianne Camille Chapron 2 Piano Level Rygner. Aude Portalier 2 Graham Rix 1 Examiners: Christine Magasiner (GB), Colette December 2008 Copenhagen Shih-Ching Wei-Prichard 1 Daltier (France); Ruth Miura (Spain). Susan Finn 2 Cello Level Katherine Hey 2 Jelena Djurovic 2 Jo Highley 2 Erika Umanez (Germany 5 GERMANY Sonnika Maritz 5 Examiners: Ruben Rivera (France), Friederike 21-22 June i2008 n Hof Examiners: - Anne Birthe Andersen (DK), Riitta Wilckens (Germany), Anders Grøn. Violin Level Kotinurmi (Finl), Grant Mead. Olga Bereznitskaya 1+2 ESTONIA Laura Hahn 1+2 22-23 July 2008 in Suffolk Cornelia Lehfeldt (Austria) 1+2 17-18 May in Talinn Cello Level Walter Linninger (Austria) 1+2 Violin Level Emma Butterworth 1 Regine Luy 1+2 Anu Mänd 1 Jon Cottle 1 Dorothee Schmidl 1+2 Kai Rebane 1 Monica Mitchell 1 Ingrid Lampe 3 Tekla Tapo 1 Mary Walton 2 Ulrike Maurer 3 Tatjana Günter 1 Sara Greenwood 3 Claudia Meinel 3 Tiiu Kotla 1 Jane Sherwood 3 Masako Sakai-Hersen 3 Reet Leinuste 1 Rachel Drayson 4 Susanne Schneeweiss 3 Glaire Helilaid-Ruben 1 Amelia McCluney 4 Examiners: Agathe Jerie (Switzerland), Marianne Teresa Heinsaar 1 Eulalia Subira (Spain) 4+5 Rygner (Denmark); Kerstin Wartberg. Examiners: Carey Beth Hockett (USA), Ruben Krisit Alas 1 Rivera (France); Penny Heath. Examiners: Marja Olamaa (Finland), Jan Matthiesen (Denmark); Sven Sjögren. ICELAND 6 August 2008 in Cornwall 14-15 March 2008 Flute Level FRANCE Violin Level Magda Schwerzmann (Switzerland) 1 Ülle Hahndorf 2 April 2008 Nicola Shorland 3 Svava Bernhardsdottir 2 Violin Level Diana Dickerson 4 Examiners: Sven Sjögren (Sweden) and Alison Floria Brand 1 Elizabeth Rowan 4+5 Apley (GB) Lilja Hjaltadottir. Examiners: Anke van der Bijl (NL), Mary Trewin (in Jonathan Dour 1 the absence of David Gerry); Sarah Hanley. Irene Galligo (Spain) 1 Eve Lliamas 1 IRELAND 7 December 2008 in Edinburgh Nadine Miccio 1 25-26 October 2008 in Edinburgh Violin Level Daniela de Vingo (Italy 2 Piano Level Jamie Craighead 1 Maria Grazia Corino (Switzerland) 2+3 Tamara Gzibovska (Latvia) 1 Robin Panter 1 Isabelle Fuexer 3 Kristine Ravioa (Latvia) 1 Morag Brown 2 Sergio Garcia 3 Agnese Sakare 1 Maureen Quinn 2 Julide Yalcin (Turkey) 1+2+3 Sean Spencer (Scotland) 2 Shelagh Redi 2 Razan Mohamad (Syria) 4 Karen Ladomery (Scotland) 2 Viola Level Patirica Rüttimann (Switzerland) 4 Isla Pitkethly (Scotland) 2 Sue Hunt 2 Examiners: Barbara Parham (GB), Wilfried van Maria Falsone (Scotland) 2 Maria Lopez (conversion) 3 Gorp (B), Christophe Bossuat. Carol Hamilton (Scotland) 2 Jane Panter (conversion) 3 Concepta Casserly 2 April 2007 (late registration) Examiners: Eva Nilsson (Sweden); Jan Matthiesen Maire Mac Lochlainn 2 Cello Level (Denmark), Mysie Ferguson. Lucia Bellido (Spain) 2 Stéphanie Arnoult 1 Examiners:Peter Hagn-Meincke (Denmark), Anne Anna Carlson (Switzerland/Norway) 1 Turner (GB); Mary McCarthy. DENMARK Sara Guri (Spain) 1 October 2008 Funen Rebecca Hagmann (Switzerland) 1 Piano Level Loreto Munoz Osorio (Spain / Chile) 1 ITALY Mette Rasmussen 2 Ingrid Kuntzman 2 March 2008 Lise Wille-Jørgensen 2 Andrea Vizkelety 3 Guitar Level Examiners: Caroline Gowers (GB), Esther Lund Examiners: Anders Grøn (Denmark), Antonio Davide Fabbri 2 Madsen (DK) (in the absence of Anne Turner), Mosca (Italy), Chantal Latil and Ruben Rivera. Maurizio Mangia 3 Anne Birthe Andersen. Paol Jacomella ( Swtzerland) 4 August 2006 (late registration) Guido Tazza 5 November 2008 Aarhus Cello Level Examiners: Harald Soderberg (Sweden) Gabriella Violin Level Lion Boissiere 1 Bosio (Italy); Elio Galvagno. Roberto Sarno 5 Ingrid Kuntzman 1 Søren Steensgaard 5 Marinne Rdellac 2+3 March 2007 (addendum) Examiners: Lilja Hjaltadottir (Icel.), Sue Thomas Michelle Caillol (Mock double bass) 2+3 Guitar Level (GB), Jan Matthiesen. Examiners: Christophe Bossuat, Mary Campbell Francesca Galvagno 5 November 2008 Copenhagen (Iceland), Ana Maria Sebastian (Spain), Chantal Examiners: Harald Soderberg (Sweden, Gabriella Violin Level Latil and Ruben Rivera. Bosio (Italy); Elio Galvagno. Ana Saptefrati 1 12 21-23 June 2008 in Milan December 2008 Agnieszka Kalisz 1+2 Piano Level Flute Level Agnieszka Kuźniak 2 Stefania Maio 1 Marianna Bovini 1 Maria Remeczky (Hungary) 2 Johanna Utta 1 Serena Laterza 1 Katarzyna Janas 3 Laura Combatti 2 Paola del Sordo 1 Maria Magdalena Rogowska 3 Roberta Springer 2 Eugenio Termine 1 Examiners: Lilja Hjaltadóttir (Iceland), Jeanne Martina Illitsch 2 + 3 Marco Messina 1+2 Janssens (Belgium; Tove Detrekoy and Anna Teresa Castiglione 3 Examiners: Marja-Leena Mäkilä (Finland); Elio Podhajska. Elisa Sambi 3 Galvagno (Italy); Anke van der Bijl. Yurika Ishikawa 4 SOUTH AFRICA Harald Dauschan 5 NETHERLANDS Antonella Di Giulio 5 April 2008 Examiners: Kasia Borowiak (Pl/GB), Christine 12 April 2008 Brussels Violin Level Magasiner (GB); Lola Tavor. Piano Level Ingrid Feidelday 1 Joëlle Doll 3 Andrea Kreuter 2 16-17 June 2007 in Milan Martin Tarenskeen 3 Piano Level Examiners: Anne-Marie Oberreit (B), Stephen Madeleine Wickner 4 Laura Combatti 1 Power (GB); Huub de Leeuw. Examiners: Koen Rens (Belgium); Karen Kimmett Roberta Springer 1 (Canada); Christophe Bossuat. Martina Illitsch 1 NORWAY Teresa Castiglione 2 SPAIN June 2008 Irene D’Andrea 2 12 April 2008 in Brussels Violin Level Elisa Sambi 2 Piano Level Barbara Marras 3 Kjersti Aurbakken 2 Vibeke Collin 2 Daniel Fajardo Perez 1 Yurika Ishikawa 3 Aranzazu de Miguel Gonzalez 1 Antonella Di Giulio 4 Kari Knudsen 2 Magnar Heimdal 2 Examiners: Anne-Marie Oberreit (B); Huub de Maia Glouchkova 5 Leeuw (NL); Stephen Power. Examiners: Kasia Borowiak (Pl/GB), Christine Mona Anita Nesse 2 Magasiner (GB); Lola Tavor. Alice Jonassen 2 31 May 2008 Birtta Skärby-Vindenes 2 Violin Level June and November 2008 in Turin Examiners: Mysie Feguson (GB), Johannes Marina Rodriguez 1 Harp Level Lievaart (NL); Shannon Hawes & Jan Matthiesen. Maria Dolores Albuguerque 2 Maria Luisa Ferraro Caruso 1 Maria Belén Castellano 3 Silvia Bonino 1 POLAND Bruno Palenzuela 3 Examiners: Elio Galvagno, Liana Mosca; Gabriella Examiners:Jeanne Janssens (Belgium), Barbara July 2008 Warsaw Bosio. Parham (GB): Ana Maria Sebastian. Piano Level September 2008 in Turin Lucyna Jaworska 1 Violin Level Laura Kaczmarek 1 SWEDEN Eleonora Bandecchi 1 Katarzyna Mazur 1 19-20 April 2008 in Uppsala Davide Bizzarri 1 Renata Bidler 1+2 Violin Level Simona Castiglione 1 Hong Anh Dang 1+2 Liv Larsson 1 Alessandro Chiapello 1 Barbara Dębowska 1+2 Lisen Helander 1 Emilia Gavaruzzi 1 Katarzyna Gałczyńska 1+2 Leire Perez Guerue 1 Marina Martianova 1 Urszula Kopko- Żegaczewska 1+2 Anna Maria Marin 1 Giangiacomo Orlandi 1 Wojciech Natanson 1+2 Björn Jönsson 1 Marina Raimondi 1 Jolanta Ptasińska 1+2 Sofia Lundström 1 Monica Spatari 1 Kinga Snochowska 1+2 Lina Söderholtz 1 Andrea Tavani 1 Barbara Wendrowska 1+2 Anna-Karin Reuterhäll 1 Francesca Spinelli 5 Examiners: Christine Magasinier (GB), Riitta Sarah Carlsson 1 Ann Stupay 5 Kotinurmi (Finland); Marzena Jasińska. Examiners: Marja Olamaa (Finland), Shannon Examiners Trudy Byron Fahy (Ireland), Marja Hawes (Denmark); Sven Sjögren. Olamaa (Finland); Lee Mosca and Liana Mosca. July 2007 Violin Level November 2008 in Turin Renata Gadomska 2+3 SWITZERLAND Cello Level Monika Drygalska-Brożyńska 3 3-4 May 2008 Vera Cammelli 1 Iwona Markowska 3 Violin Level Marco Demaria 1 Examiners: Jeanne Janssens (B), Barbara Cathrin Kudelka 2 Giovanni Loiudice 1 Parham (GB); Tove Detreköy & Anna Podhajska. Aurélie Banziger 3 Pier Paolo Maccarrone 1 Lucia Witzemann 3 July 2008 in Szarlota Maria Paolicelli 1 Ilona Jakubic Marleen Berge 2 Violin Level Examiners: Hannele Lehto (Finland), Marianne Claudia Bizzarri 2 Iwona Blacha 1 Rygner (Denmark); Agathe Jerie. Elisabetta Casapieri 2 Magda Bruderek 1 Alice Gabbiani 2 Andrzej Klemba 1 20 June 2008 in Milan Viola Mattioni 2 Sonia Paluch 1 Piano Level Greta Mussoni 2 Elżbieta Pałka 1 Tatjana Weiss 2 Luca Paccagnella 2 Maria Podhajska 1 Ruedi Schaffner 3 Elisabetta Sciotti 2 Małgorzata Twardowska-Fronczak 1 Chueja Furrer 3 Sara Zalloni 2 Barbara Ulanowska 1 Examiners:Christine Magasiner (GB), Kasia Alessandro Andriani 4 Małgorzata Węgrzyn 1 Borowiak (Poland/GB), Lola Tavor. Examiners: Chantal Latil (France), Anja Maja Jarosław Zgiet 1 (Finland); Antonio Mosca. Magdalena Żemek 1 13 News from ESA Countries France Our new national association was created in Many of the reports have been edited; more detailed versions are available as part of this November 2007, with a new president from year’s ESA Web-journal – go to www.europeansuzuki.org and follow the links Marseille, Jean Claude Latil, and a new board. This new association is functioning Croatia Estonian Suzuki News with a new regional dynamism. Teachers During 2008, the Croatian Suzuki Thanks to the nine new Suzuki violin from the same region led by three vice association continued the violin teacher teachers (Level 1) there are now over 50 presidents in Paris, Lyon and Marseille meet training program with Jeanne Janssens new Suzuki violin students in Estonia. Some more regularly, getting to know each other and successfully ran the second of them already participated in our annual better and also functioning with more local International workshop in Selce, Croatia. Christmas concert, but we hope to gather projects. This year we have focused on two even more Suzuki violinists and pianists Concerts have been held in all the different teachers training with Jeanne Janssens, together when we celebrate the Estonian areas with successful collaboration among Alexandra Dimitrievska, Macedonia (level Suzuki Association's 10 Anniversary on 25th the teachers. People feel less isolated; 1-2) Marko Mađarić, Croatia (level 4). April 2009. The grand concert will be held in questions are being debated locally with a Peter Nys (Belgium) was kind enough to a beautiful Glass Hall of Song Festival Place. better chance for each teacher to give his spend a lot of time teaching children. Other heart warming news from us is, that opinion and to participate to the life of the During the year the Suzuki children of there is a beautiful young baby girl, Adeele Suzuki pedagogy in the area. Croatia had many great solo concerts in Mirjam, growing up in Karmen's family now; Our goal is to keep this new spirit alive, and Zagreb, and selected students performed she was born on Jan. 10th. Congratulations! to focus also on national projects through pieces accompanied by the Zagreb Sirje Subbe-Tamm concerts, and national teacher meetings chamber orchestra. We have succeeded in where special topics are chosen by the creating huge media interest and were teachers each year: new editions, introducing guests on numerous TV shows and had Faroe Islands reading, and studying together in newspaper articles promoting Suzuki instrumental teams. In the Faroe Islands there are two Suzuki method in Croatia. violin teachers, Annette Nielsen and Sámal A new journal is being published twice a year We have only one certified teacher and a Petersen with approximately 65 students. We spreading information about our local waiting list of 100 children willing to start have a national Suzuki workshop every year. activities and national concerns. We are violin! We hope to have more teachers In June 2008 we had Lilja Hjaltadottir and happy to have become members of the because they are needed. Ewa Tosik from Iceland, and Leif Elving from Suzuki family in Europe after an absence of Sweden as guest teachers. Normally around a couple of years. We want to express a Denmark 45-55 students attend. special thank you to our executive officer Birte Kelly who supported us during this From 1-4 November 2008 the first We started to teach by the Suzuki method in difficult time and also our chairman Haukur European double bass teacher training 1995-96 with help from Tove and Bela Hannesson for his understanding. course started with Virginia Dixon (USA) as Detreköy. In 1998 Annette and Samal teacher trainer. The Danish Suzuki passed the first exams and in ten years we Christophe Bossuat. Association and Albertslund Music School have had some really good results: several French representative to the ESA board. are very pleased to host the course which students are studying abroad and more will has 9 trainees coming from 7 different follow. We have a national symphony Germany countries: France, Iceland, Italy, Holland, orchestra, where Suzuki students are a good Switzerland, UK and Denmark. As you can supply to the orchestra. see in the photo on the front page they are The national Suzuki workshop in 2009 is on all very enthusiastic and full of energy (!) so we are all looking forward to the next 16-18 January. session in March! On 3 May 2009 DSI will celebrate the 25th Finland anniversary of the first concert in Tivoli. Former students have been invited to join the concert. Among them is Andreas Teachers from 14 countries took part in the Brantelid who is a BBC ‘New Generation Exchange Weekend for violin and viola Artist’; during the next two years the 21 teachers at Remscheid in November 2008. year-old cellist will be profiled in concerts at Reports on this event can be found in the the Wigmore Hall, as soloist with the ESA Web Journal. orchestras of BBC, with recordings and The German Suzuki Institute has opened a participation in the Proms. Download Shop for teaching materials. As a Teacher training in 2008: Besides the non-profit enterprise, it offers our products at double bass course there have been 12 very low prices, producing graded teaching violin and 2 cello trainees on the DSA materials and Play along MP3 files to suit the courses. needs of Suzuki teachers, students and their Finnish National Workshop in Ellivuoru. Tove and At the National Workshop for strings in Bela Detreköy and Chantal Darietto-Latil. parents. Teachers are invited to contribute. Aarhus in November Marja-Leena Mäkilä See more details in the ESA web-journal or See also Chantal’s article on masterclasses in go to: www.musicdownloaddirect.de presented a two day introductory course. Scandinavia in the 2009 ESA Web-Journal Seven flute teachers attended the course. 14 British Suzuki Institute Italy In 2008 the British Suzuki Institute celebrated its Continuing their tireless work, the founders 30th anniversary. of the Italian Suzuki Institute are now collaborating with younger teachers to We are now in our fourth year of the national safeguard and develop Suzuki experience in graduation programme and held two concerts in 2008 to accommodate all the graduating Italy. students, one in London and one in The Italian Suzuki Institute has renewed its Manchester. board. New ideas and beautiful initiatives The National Workshop was a great success contribute to the motivation and innovation. again this year. As usual, all the teacher The many Italian schools and teachers meet The idyllic surroundings of the Lithuanian Suzuki more often; and the Institute is organising a trainees came together alongside the children’s Association’s first National Workshop Suzuki Method National Convention to be workshop and many teachers and trainees from held in Florence in April 2009. the UK and Europe came to observe. We had a that we have all made some very good number of visiting overseas teachers again this progress. We have six violin teachers in year; Yuriko Watanabe from Japan and Pamela training, some at level 1 and some at level Davenport and Ed Kreitman from the USA 2. Those who started first are now providing joined BSI teachers and visiting teachers from a Suzuki environment for their new Europe Riitta Kottinurmi, Anne-Birthe Andersen, colleagues who just started level 1 in Anke van der Bijl and Ruth Miura. September. Our teacher training courses continue to grow and flourish: Flute in Caserta: The Italian Teacher Training We now have three violin courses running, Course with Anke van der Bijl (centre) in London, Midlands and Scotland with a total of 43 trainees. The piano course has 20 trainees and The activity of our teacher training continues includes a new extended Level 4 with new interested teachers for all programme to encourage teachers at this instruments; level to return to training. A new and functional web site has been created www.istitutosuzukiitalia.org The guitarists with Suzuki guitar teacher The cello and flute courses have 9 and 11 Mauro Bianco Levrin (Italy) trainees respectively. The flute course has Marco Messina been greatly assisted this year by Anke The very successful Summer Workshop van der Bijl and Marja-Leena Mäkilä organised by the Lithuanian Suzuki This year saw the start of the Recorder Association was, of course, the high point of Teacher Training course with 3 trainees the year. It was a big incentive for all the who will take their Level 1 exams in April teachers and the organising parents, 2009. The recorder course is being run by encouraging everybody to re-evaluate their Nancy Daly and works closely with the involvement with this education. It was also Flute course. a great inspiration to us all, teachers, We are in the developmental stages of an trainers, parents and children. Early Childhood Education programme Lithuanian Summer Camp: violinists with Koen The International faculty included Yuriko which we hope to start in 2009. Rens and Christophe Bossuat Watanabe (Japan), Ruth Miura (Spain), There continues to be numerous Suzuki Riitta Kotinurmi (Finland), Annette Costanzi workshops and concerts run throughout the Lithuania (UK). Mauro Bianco Levrin brought a group country. One of these was the Suzuki Koen Rens writes: of guitarists form Italy (and took the photos). FiddleFest organised by Jane Panter (see photo I was in Lithuania five times this year, for For the full text of this report, see ESA Web- below). Children from the UK, Ireland, Norway about 20 days in total. Counting back it feels Journal 2009. and Germany took part and raised £4,000 for strange that I spent the equivalent of a World Vision. whole month of work over there. I feel sure Poland We have currently over 600 violin, piano and guitar students and 61 teachers in our Polish Suzuki Association.

Violin and Piano Workshops were held in January 2008, in Tychy for and in July 2 0 0 8 i n Koscierzyna

Liverpool, European City of Culture 2008: Suzuki FiddleFest May 2008 in the Anglican Cathedral 15 New groups of piano and violin trainees are All over Spain concerts, workshops for going to start their courses in summer 2009. children and conferences were held this Unfortunately, we could not start flute year. teacher training in year 2008 due to low numbers. Nevertheless we hope to start Sweden cello teacher training with Anja Maja in 156 students, 2009. s o m e v e r y relaxed, took part in the Christophe Bossuat with the camp orchestra workshop at S ö d r a teachers and in orchestra rehearsals with Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola, in Christophe Bossuat all day. After the last rehearsal in the evening, we all let our hair Jönköping 23- down, having great fun learning barn dances. 27 June 2008, ‘Violins in the air’: Joanne Bath and students We twirled round and round, getting our feet playing violin, viola and cello. 11 teachers were teaching The Polish Violin Teacher Training course in and hands crossed, laughing until we were exhausted! and the course included both folk music, Tychy with Anna Podhajska and Tove Detreköy dance and rhythmics. Foreign guest teachers The concert was great! We played a on this student course were Christophe Polish Suzuki students took part selection from the Suzuki repertoire and Bossuat, France and Anne-Berit Halvorsen, successfully in competitions for children and were also privileged to have the cellos play Norway on violin and Chantal Darietto Latil, in Suzuki events outside Poland. 12 violin for us as well. Then the Camp Orchestra France, on cello. Every day the students had students took part in the 7th National played. This was the highlight of the camp lessons and concerts. The schedule also Workshop in Switzerland, about 20 violin and the concert! included dancing and a visit at the nice students in Berliner Suzuki Tage. SASA hosted three Teacher Training swimming arena in Jönköping. The teachers’ courses in 2008. In April we had exams, so concert the final evening was highly South Africa Christophe Bossuat, Karen Kimmett and appreciated by the students and parents. Koen Rens came to South Africa for them. Then in July Christophe came again and he Switzerland stayed on to help us with our Music Camp. There is no doubt that the 7th Swiss Our teachers had a very successful training National Suzuki Workshop in May 2008 course in December 2008 with Christophe was a great success, not just in terms of Bossuat. Many of our members had the quantity (we have had over 200 students and privilege of having lessons with Christophe. more than 30 teacher observers, another 200 companions such as siblings and Spain parents), but also in terms of quality! The good news is that the piano teacher According to the feedback, this Workshop training was very well developed with was an inspiration for all the participants. We had a really wonderful Annual Suzuki The organisers look forward to the next concert. There were about 120 students Stephen Power as Teacher Trainer and Nuria Cullell as Instructor. Two Spanish national workshop in two years and hope that who played in the great hall provided for us the seeds sown at this workshop will be piano teacher-trainees passed their exams in by Cornwall Hall College. We thank them carefully nurtured in the meantime. for their generosity in allowing us to use Belgium. We have had problems with the The Swiss Suzuki Institute is very proud to such a comfortable facility. budget, but that has now been resolved. Now we need some more trainees! have produced our first two flute teachers, We thoroughly enjoyed the Bach Double who passed their first ESA examination. A Violin Concerto played by our senior flute course is planned to start in 2009. students and accompanied by a string At the workshop, the first excellent teachers ensemble and harpsichord. The Twinkle in our new Violin teacher training course, Variations at the end of the concert were took their first exams. The course was led by enjoyed so much by the audience that we Agathe Jerie, who has now been joined by had to play an encore! Martin Rüttimann as teacher trainer. We have wonderful things planned for our 10th Anniversary next year. th Report from the SASA Music Camp: 25 Anniversary of At the end of April 2008 the South African Suzuki Piano in Switzerland The Spanish piano course with Stephen Power Suzuki Association hosted our Second Students of Lola Tavor are giving a concert Annual Music Camp at the Altelekker Camp (seated front). See also Stephen’s account of the in aid of Terre des Hommes site near Pretoria. course in the ESA WebJournal Sunday, June 28 2009 at 5 pm Despite the cold, grey weather our hearts The new Cello Teacher Training course has Salle Cité Bleu (Rue de Miremont), Geneva were warmed by the music we played. Our been going well with Arantza Lopez as campers arrived early on Saturday morning Teacher Trainer. Four Spanish ‘cello teacher Congratulations! and took part in group classes with various trainees passed levels 1 and 2 in France. 16 ESA NOTICEBOARD Workshops for children and teachers around Europe in 2009 For up-to-date information, please contact organisers and National Associations (see centre pages) or see the ESA web-site: www.europeansuzuki.org – For USA and Canada: www.suzukiassociation.org

BELGIUM GREAT BRITAIN (UK) NORWAY Suzuki Flutes by the Sea 2009! BSI National Children's Workshop National Workshop 29 July - 2 August 5-7 April 2009 Piano - Cello - Violin Workshop for Children, Parents and Teachers – Royal College of Music, London June 22-23 2009 also violin and cello Non-residential music course for Agder Folkehøgskole, Kristiansand, Contact: [email protected] Suzuki violin, piano, cello, flute and recorder Further information: www.norsuzuki.no www.suzukifluitvlaanderen.be Teacher Training at the National Workshop or from Anne-Berit Halvorsen, 4-7 April 2009 Arnebråtveien 38B, 0771 Oslo DENMARK Details from BSI www.britishsuzuki.com e-mail: [email protected] Danish National Workshop Baldersby Park Suzuki Strings Workshop Violin, viola, cello, guitar 14-17 April 2009 10-12 October 2009 in Copenhagen Residential course fin North Yorkshire. POLAND Details from Danish Suzuki Association Contact: The Committee +44 (0)7929 430638 International Suzuki Days in Milówka [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] (violin) Viola Teacher Training / Conversion Course 29 June - 5 July 2009 in Copenhagen, summer 2009 Chamber Music Course more info: www.suzukischool.pl Details from: [email protected] 14-18 July Barnes, London Suzuki book 5 (or grade 5) upwards Suzuki Workshop for Violin Directed by Jillian Leddra Szarlota, Poland 19-25 July 2009 Contact: Landa Melrose for students and teachers FRANCE www.bayswatersuzukigroup.com final concert: 24 July, at 4.30 pm Details: [email protected] International Suzuki Workshop Cello at Culford School, Suffolk Chaillol (Hautes Alpes) 13-18 April 2009 27-31 July 2009 Piano Workshop Violin - Cello - Piano - Chamber Music Residential course for Suzuki students and 28-30 July 2009 in Warsaw Music Director: Christophe Bossuat teachers directed by Penny Heath for students and teachers [email protected] Contact Penny Heath: +44 (0) 1252 795 358 organiser: [email protected] [email protected] GERMANY Summer Extravaganza 28 July-1 August SWEDEN 4th Suzuki Piano Workshop In London W11 27-29 March 2009 at Steinway House - Munich 2009 Production is the Musical Oliver Workshops for students 2009 Details from: Maxi de Buhr +49 (0)89-58969543 Non-residential with Jillian Leddra Piano – organ – flute all levels www.klavierunterricht-muenchen.com Sforzando Suzuki Summer 15 – 18 June at Oskarshamns folkhögskola 4-8 August London W11 Information: Robert.Öhman [email protected] 2nd Berlin Workshop Jillian Leddra and Karina McAlpine. 19-24 October 2009 at Werbelilinsee near Berlin Pre-twinkle- end Book 4 Violin, Cello and Piano Violin – viola – cello all levels For details see: www.berliner-suzuki-tage.de Details from Landa Melrose 20 - 24 July At Södra Vätterbygdens folkhögskola, Jönköping 2nd European Xchange Weekend in Germany www.bayswatersuzukigroup.com Information: Petra Koo Vik [email protected] 21/22 November 2009 Temple Dinsley Suzuki School for Suzuki teachers of Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano Last date for registration is 1 April 2009 9-12 August 2009 Hitchin Hertfordshire at the Remscheid Academy Details from Sven Andersson Details from: [email protected] Residential and non-residential course for violin, viola, cello and piano – Pre-twinkle-Book 5 Flamgränd 20, S-393 64 KALMAR Details [email protected] Phone + 480 47 43 55 IRELAND Telephone: +44 (0)20 8969 1266 E-mail [email protected] www.swesuzuki.org National Suzuki Summer School Riddlesworth Summer Music Camp 2-5 July 2009 19-23 August 2009 Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Piano Residential course for violin, viola and cello. SWITZERLAND Garbally College, Ballinasloe, Co Galway Details [email protected] Details from: Music Matters, New Inn, Telephone: +44 (0)8947 2885 11th Suzuki Workshop for Strings Ballinasloe, Co. Galway May 21-24 2009 Central Swiss Region e-mail: [email protected] Bryanston 23-30 August 2009 Level: Pre Twinkle - Book 8 London Suzuki Group’s International faculty ITALY International Summer School Contact: [email protected] Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano www.suzuki-luzern.ch National Suzuki Workshop Also Teacher BSI Training International Violin Summer School 8-11 April 2009 in Florence Details: [email protected] Violin, viola, cello, guitar, flute, mandolin, harp 7-14 August 2009 in Grächen Tel: +44 (0)1372 720088 Further details: www.istitutosuzukiitalia.org International faculty Details: [email protected] CHITARRISSIMA Tel 0041 (0)55 241 30 36 / 0041 (0)79 693 60 24 23-31 Aug 2009 – in Saluzzo, Italy Administration: [email protected] for Guitar Students and Teachers More Details and Tel 0041 (0)79 229 37 32 Information from Elio Galvagno: regular workshop updates on Deadline for the Registration is 31 May 2009 [email protected] www.europeansuzuki.org