• A course for recorder teachers:
    • help your students develop their ear to play with beautiful tone and intonation
    • use ear training to develop sight reading
  • A course for recorder players:
    • If you have always wanted to play by ear but not certain how to go about learning to do it, this will give you the tools you need
  • 28 hours of class time
  • 15 hours of lesson observation can be done in real time, either in person or online, or through recordings
  • content:
    • how to set up a beginner for success
    • tone production
    • hand position
    • breathing
    • teaching points and strategies for all the tunes in the Suzuki Recorder Method Vol 1
    • preparation for the study of advanced repertoire
    • introduction to alto recorder
  • audition is required
  • Every Child Can! or Filosofia is a prerequisite
  • SAA membership is required to register this course with the Suzuki Association of the Americas
Spring 2025 cohort registration:
  • April 1 2025 registration deadline
    • If you want to receive credit for teacher training through Suzuki Association of the Americas. (Late registration can be arranged – write me at flutesrus@gmail.com and I can accommodate your situation)
    • Audition required – Just one simple folksong, if you just want to do Unit 1 at this time. Later Unit courses require more advanced auditions. All the details are here at this link.
  • Scheduling will be very flexible between April 1 and June 30
    • 28 hours of class time will be distributed between small groups and one on one sessions based on participants scheduling needs. Some groups will meet on a few Sundays (time TBD depending on the time zones involved) just because that is often the only day everyone can be available.
    • 15 hours of lesson observation can be done in real time, either in person or online, or through recordings
  • register here:
  • Cost:
    • $800 one time payment
    • or in three instalments of $300 ea
    • payment links are on the registration form

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