Suzuki Piano Teacher Training Fellowship Program

The Suzuki Talent Education Fellowship Training Program for piano teachers, is taught by Annette Lee, MacPhail Suzuki piano faculty member and SAA teacher trainer. This year-long internship covers Suzuki Piano Teacher Training Units one and two and Piano Teaching Strategies.

Applicants are considered based on experience with college-level music courses, level of playing. and desire to become a Suzuki-trained piano teacher.

This course is offered free-of-charge for the participant (a $5000 value), and includes the following:

The fellowship is made possible through a generous gift by an anonymous MacPhail donor.  

Applicants must commit to attend the full-year internship, from February 2023 through January 2024 agreeing to participate in the following activities:

Requirements for application:

Suzuki Piano Teacher Training Fellowship Program

Meet the Instructor – Annette Lee

Annette Lee has taught Suzuki piano at MacPhail since 1995. Her teaching approach encapsulates the Suzuki Philosophy in its entirety: that every child can learn. She observes each child for who they are, as individuals eager to begin the journey of learning through the piano. She hopes to provide each child with success, not that they become prodigies, but to be accomplished learners.

Annette serves as MacPhail’s Staff Accompanist. She has performed on the MacPhail Spotlight Series, as a winner for the Wheaton Conservatory Concerto Competition, the Vilar Performing Arts Center, and with the Classic Arts Trio in Chicago. Annette is the recipient of the Nell Stockwell Award in 1984.

She holds a Bachelors of Music from Wheaton Conservatory of Music, a Masters of Music from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with additional training from the Aspen Music Festival, Blossom Music Festival, and Chicago Suzuki Institute. Ms. Lee is a registered Teacher Trainer in Piano under the auspices of the Suzuki Association of the Americas.

The MacPhail Suzuki Talent Education Program

One of the largest and most established Suzuki programs in the country and one of the only places to offer comprehensive Suzuki lessons in Minnesota! 

Learn more about MacPhail’s Suzuki Program

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