Southwestern Ontario Suzuki Institute 2026

12:45 pm SMMC Meeting – BA201 or ONLINE
Suzuki Music/Musique Canada (SMMC) meeting. Be there in person or participate on Zoom. Genevieve Schirm-Joyce, chair of the SMMC, will be coordinating the meeting.

4:15 pm Parent Talk with Krystyna Henke (CO) – BA201 or ONLINE
From Talent Education to Healing: Suzuki in the Middle East

“What makes Suzuki a holistic pedagogy and how has it inspired therapeutic and social justice informed violin, viola, cello, and double bass teaching and learning in refugee camps in the Middle East?”

Any Suzuki parent or teacher is welcome to attend this talk free of charge, whether or not you are attending SOSI this year. Please click the button below to sign up. You will be emailed the Zoom link when available.

NOTE: This FREE talk will be ONLINE and in person. More information HERE.

7 pm Manual For Musicians: A Guide To Injury Prevention and Healing with Arun Pal (ON) – M2001
Each Instrument has unique characteristics in terms of how it is played. The instrument can affect the posture of the student/performer; it can impact the mechanics of how one's body moves and which muscles, joints and connective tissue are used and activated. For example, pianists have a very different balance in how their bodies are used compared to violinists, cellists, guitarists, and other string players.
More information HERE.
Cost: $50 CDN

Arun is also a Registered Massage Therapist and will offer individual massage sessions for adults during the week for a fee.
To register for the Workshop, please email Tracy Jewell. To book an individual RMT session with Arun, please email him directly.