I am a Suzuki Method Teacher Trainer in Recorder. The Suzuki method is a worldwide movement in music education. I have had the pleasure of working with teachers in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Australia, Japan, and the Netherlands.
I am also a Creative Ability Development Teacher Trainer. Creative Ability Development, (CAD for short) is a pedagogical method that uses musical improvisation as a tool to develop creativity.
If you want to study with me for post-secondary credit, I also teach performance and pedagogy at University of Alberta, Augustana Campus, and at the Concordia University of Edmonton
Contact me at flutesrus@gmail.com to host a course or find out about upcoming dates.
Kathleen Schoen is the best Suzuki teacher and teacher trainer on Earth!!!
Jessica V, Teacher participant, Intro to Suzuki Recorder and Unit 1, New Jersey, USA
Rommel and the teachers said that the in-person experience with you is something amazing.
Andre R, Director, Ecuador Suzuki Festival and INEPE, Quito, Ecuador
It was such a privilege to receive instruction and wisdom from you. Thanks so much for your dedication and clarity of guidance. There is no one like you. I am amazed at your gift of teaching.
Roseanne W, Teacher participant, Intro to Suzuki Recorder, Paris, ON
The individual sessions were particularly beneficial to keep me accountable and progressing. They were enjoyable and I did get some specific pointers. I was always surprised how time flew. I especially appreciated that your requests to play something, were geared to the abilities of the student and when we flubbed up, you were gracious and worked around it. There was a fair amount of repetition and overlap – good for emphasis and remembering the ideas. I had to work diligently at a skill, using a process that was new to me….it was good for me.
Anne M., Teacher participant, Suzuki Recorder Unit 1, Edmonton, AB