Suzuki Summer Institute
Suzuki Guitar & Piano Institute
The Suzuki Institute offers masterclasses, group classes and performance opportunities for piano and guitar students, and teacher training sessions. Students experience musical growth through stimulating teaching from our excellent faculty, the motivating presence of their peers, and the nurturing support of their parents. The week’s inspiration can invigorate the children’s musical studies throughout the year.
Summer 2024 Schedule
All Student Classes are Monday, July 22 through Friday, July 26.
Who May Attend
- Suzuki piano and guitar students of all ages. Students must have completed the Twinkle Variations.
- Students under 12 must attend with a parent or responsible adult.
- Classes will include 3-5 of the below offerings:
- Instrument Specific Applied Study
- Guitar Ensemble
- Theory/Reading Skills
- Music History, Composition
- Improvisation
- Master Classes
- Performance classes
- Suzuki Group
- Movement classes
Student Classes
All student classes are in-person.
Guitar Classes
- Half Day Suzuki Guitar Book 1 – Ages 6 and under – 3 classes per day – $315
- Full Day Suzuki Guitar Book 1 and above – Ages 6 and up – 5 classes per day $561
- Half Day Advanced Suzuki Guitar Book 4 and above – High School and up – 3 classes per day –
$315
Piano Classes
- Half Day Suzuki Piano Book 1 – Age 6 and under – 3 classes per day – $315
- Full Day Suzuki Piano Book 1 and up, Ages 6 and older – 5 classes per day – $561
- Half Day Suzuki Advanced Piano Book 5 and up – High School (9-12) 3 classes per day – $315
Registration Deadline
The registration deadline is June 23, 2024. Refunds will not be issued after July 8, 2024.
Course Cancellations
MacPhail may cancel classes if enrollment is insufficient. Please enroll by June 23 so we do not cancel a course you want to take. If a course is canceled due to insufficient enrollment, you will be notified by June 26. If you choose to purchase a non-refundable plane ticket before June 26, MacPhail will not be liable.
Available Student Classes
- Three classes will be scheduled between 9:00-12:00, Mon-Thurs.
- Friday will include morning recitals and classes and an afternoon recital
- Students will have a masterclass, group class and an enrichment class
- Maximum 8
- Students under 12 must attend with a parent or responsible adult.
- Five classes will be scheduled between 9:00am-4:00pm + reserved practice time, Mon-Thurs
- Friday will include morning recitals and classes and an afternoon recital
- Students will have a masterclass, group class and 3 enrichment classes
- Maximum 16
- Students under 12 must attend with a parent or responsible adult.
- Three classes will be scheduled between 1:00-4:00 Mon-Thurs
- Friday will include morning classes and recitals and an afternoon recital.
- Students will have a masterclass, an ensemble class and an enrichment class
- Maximum 6
- Students under 12 must attend with a parent or responsible adult.
Register for Half Day Advanced Suzuki Guitar Book 4 and Above
- Three classes will be scheduled between 9:00-12:00, Mon-Thurs
- Friday will include morning recitals and classes and an afternoon recital
- Students will have a masterclass, group class and an enrichment class
- Maximum 8
- Students under 12 must attend with a parent or responsible adult.
- Five classes will be scheduled between 9:00am-4:00pm + reserved practice time, Mon-Thurs
- Friday will include morning recitals and classes and an afternoon recital
- Students will have a masterclass, group class and 3 enrichment classes
- Maximum 25
- Students under 12 must attend with a parent or responsible adult.
- Three classes will be scheduled between 1:00pm-4:00pm, Mon-Thurs
- Friday there will be both morning and afternoon recitals
- Students will have a masterclass, a performance class and an enrichment class
- Maximum 6
- Students under 12 must attend with a parent or responsible adult.
Teacher Training Programs
These courses are offered both in-person and online.
For teachers who have completed ECC and Book 1 and have a current Suzuki studio.
Sunday, July 21, 2-6 p.m. CT
Monday-Thursday, July 22-25 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday July 26, 9a.m.-12:00pm CT Includes required
observations
Trainees may participate on-line or in-person.
- Teacher training courses include 15 hours of instruction plus 8 hours of observation
- All course participants are asked to prepare the repertoire to be studied to the point of fluent performance
- Memorization is not required but is recommended
- Participants should read, or re-read, Dr. Suzuki’s Nurtured by Love
- For all training courses, 100% attendance is mandatory
- All participants will be performing in class
- No videotaping of classes is allowed
- Teacher can choose in-person or online
For teachers who have completed ECC, Book 1 and Book 2 and have a current Suzuki studio.
Monday-Thursday, July 22-26 4pm-8pm CT. Observations between 10:00am-4:00pm CT
Trainees may participate on-line or in-person.
- Teacher training courses include 15 hours of instruction plus 8 hours of observation
- All course participants are asked to prepare the repertoire to be studied to the point of fluent performance
- Memorization is not required but is recommended
- Participants should read, or re-read, Dr. Suzuki’s Nurtured by Love
- For all training courses, 100% attendance is mandatory
- All participants will be performing in class
- No videotaping of classes is allowed
- Teacher can choose in-person or online
Guest Faculty 2024
Fay Swadley Adams
Fay Swadley Adams is an associate professor of piano emerita at the University of Tennessee and is director of the Suzuki Piano School of Knoxville. She is a registered Suzuki piano teacher trainer and served on the Suzuki piano review committee. In 1996, she was named the Tennessee Teacher of the Year by the Tennessee Music Teachers Association and has received the Outstanding Teacher Award from the Tennessee Governor’s School. She is a former member of the SAA board of directors and past-president of the Tennessee Music Teachers Association.
Sara Stephens Kotrba
Sara Stephens Kotrba earned her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. She has studied with Doris Harrel, Betty Mallard, David Renner, Kiyoshi Tamagawa, Sophia Gilmson and Amanda Vick Lethco. She has been teaching Suzuki Piano since 1990. She is especially dedicated to her Suzuki families, helping nurture their love of music through creative practice tools and musical ideas. She is a past president of the Twin Cities Suzuki Piano Teacher’s Guild. She has taught at workshops around the country, including the Heart of Texas Suzuki Institute, the Houston Suzuki Piano Institute and the Colorado Suzuki Institute. She has twice presented at the National Suzuki Conference where her students were also invited to perform in master classes.
David Madsen
David Madsen founded what is now the Hartt Suzuki Guitar Program in ‘90. He is the Chair of the Guitar and Harp Dept. of the Community Division at the Hartt School of Music. He became a registered Teacher Trainer with the Suzuki Association of the Americas in 2000, and has conducted training courses throughout North America and in Peru and Argentina. Mr. is a member of the SAA Guitar Committee. David teaches the Suzuki Pedagogy courses for the first long term training program in the country for Suzuki guitar at the University of Hartford.
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