Before beginning any instrument-specific training courses (as participant or auditor), the course Every Child Can! © must be completed. The Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) requires that Every Child Can!, Unit One and Unit Two courses be taken in sequence. Training taken out of order may not be accepted by the SAA.



Teacher Training Institute: June 6-14, 2019
Every Child Can!: June 6
Piano: Unit 1 (June 7-14); Unit 2 (June 6-10); Unit 3 (June 10-14); Unit 4 (June 6-10); Unit 5 (June 10-14)
Violin: Unit 1 (June 7-14); Unit 2 (June 6-10); Unit 3 (June 10-14); Unit 4 (June 6-10); Unit 6 (June 10-14)
Recorder: Unit 2 (June 6-10); Unit 3 (June 10-14)
Participant/Auditor Status
Teachers may choose to attend the course as a participant or auditor. A participant is someone who meets the course requirements and wishes to register their teacher training course with the SAA. An auditor is someone who does not meet the course requirements but still wishes to attend the course. Advanced high school students may be admitted to the course as auditors. Auditors may not register the course with the SAA. The course must be repeated at a later date in order to be registered.
Audition Recording Requirements
To qualify as a participant in training courses, applicants must submit a video recording audition of specified repertoire to the SAA, preferably prior to enrollment. For complete audition requirements/deadlines click here or call the SAA toll free at 888-378-9854.
Teacher Training Courses
Every Child Can! (ECC) June 4, 2020 Annette Lee
Violin: Unit 1 June 5-12, 2020 Colleen Fitzgerald
Violin: Unit 2 June 4-8, 2020 Amanda Schubert
Violin: Unit 3 June 8-12, 2020 Amanda Schubert
Violin: Unit 7 June 8-12, 2020 Judy Bossuat-Gallic
Violin: Revisiting Unit 1 June 5-7, 2020 Judy Bossuat-Gallic
Cello: Unit 1 June 5-12, 2020 Abbey Hansen
Piano: Unit 1 June 5-12, 2020 Annette Lee
Piano: Unit 2 June 4-8, 2020 Jane Kutscher Reed
Piano: Unit 3 June 8-12, 2020 Jane Kutscher Reed
Piano: Unit 6 June 4-8, 2020 Fay Adams
Piano: Unit 7 June 8-12, 2020 Fay Adams
Recorder Unit 1 June 5-12, 2020 Mary Halverson Waldo
Course Fees
Registration Fee $75
Every Child Can! (ECC) $145 (no registration fee required if registering for ECC only - No Early Bird Discount)
Unit 1 $695
Unit 1 & ECC $815
Any one unit (books 2-10) $465
Any two units (books 2-10) $905
Revisiting Unit 1 $425
Revisiting Unit 1 & Unit 7 $865
SAA Course Registration Fee (per course) $15
Observers other than parents (may only attend student classes) $25 per day/$100 for the week
Early Bird Discount (if paid in full by 4/1/2020) $25 (does not apply to fees less than $200)