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, 2020Annette Lee
Violin: Unit 1June 5-12, 2020Colleen Fitzgerald
Violin: Unit 2June 4-8, 2020Amanda Schubert
Violin: Unit 3June 8-12, 2020Amanda Schubert
Violin: Unit 7June 8-12, 2020Judy Bossuat-Gallic
Violin: Revisiting Unit 1June 5-7, 2020Judy Bossuat-Gallic
Cello: Unit 1June 5-12, 2020Abbey Hansen
Piano: Unit 1June 5-12, 2020Annette Lee
Piano: Unit 2June 4-8, 2020Jane Kutscher Reed
Piano: Unit 3June 8-12, 2020Jane Kutscher Reed
Piano: Unit 6June 4-8, 2020Fay Adams
Piano: Unit 7June 8-12, 2020Fay Adams
Recorder Unit 1June 5-12, 2020Mary 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)