Teacher Training in Violin & Viola
Violin Units 6–8 Overview
Sunday Aug. 10 to Friday Aug. 15, 2025
DUAL DELIVERY Kimberly Meier-Sims (OH)
DUAL DELIVERY Kimberly Meier-Sims (OH)
Kimberly Meier-Sims, SAA TT, Head of Suzuki Pedagogy at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and Violin Instructor for the Cleveland Center for Suzuki Studies
Prerequisites:
Required Course Preparation:
All teacher training participants are asked to prepare and memorize the repertoire to be studied to the point of fluent performance. Additionally, participants should be conversant with the ideas presented in Dr. Suzuki's book Nurtured by Love.
All participants will be performing Suzuki repertoire and other materials in class. Please have your instrument available during the classes. It is recommended that participants take notes during all sessions. Recording the Zoom classes will be at the discretion of the trainer. 100% attendance is required for registering the course. If your instructor has prepared additional materials for the course, they will be made available online or emailed to you.
Hours: 15 hours of class time. 8 hours of observation.
Registration: In-person registration on Sunday Aug. 10 at 8:30 am. The class begins at 9 am. For those online, a link will be emailed to you.
Cost: $570 CDN
The course is subject to cancellation if there is insufficient enrolment by July 1st. Please register early and check this website frequently for updates.
For complete information about Teacher Training requirements (including video auditions), visit suzukiassociation.org/teachers/teacher-training
- SAA active membership
- Completion of Every Child Can!
- Completed and registered units 6 through 8 as a participant before the course begins
Required Course Preparation:
All teacher training participants are asked to prepare and memorize the repertoire to be studied to the point of fluent performance. Additionally, participants should be conversant with the ideas presented in Dr. Suzuki's book Nurtured by Love.
All participants will be performing Suzuki repertoire and other materials in class. Please have your instrument available during the classes. It is recommended that participants take notes during all sessions. Recording the Zoom classes will be at the discretion of the trainer. 100% attendance is required for registering the course. If your instructor has prepared additional materials for the course, they will be made available online or emailed to you.
Hours: 15 hours of class time. 8 hours of observation.
Registration: In-person registration on Sunday Aug. 10 at 8:30 am. The class begins at 9 am. For those online, a link will be emailed to you.
Cost: $570 CDN
The course is subject to cancellation if there is insufficient enrolment by July 1st. Please register early and check this website frequently for updates.
For complete information about Teacher Training requirements (including video auditions), visit suzukiassociation.org/teachers/teacher-training
What is DUAL DELIVERY?
It is the SAA’s new term to describe a course that is in-person but available to be taken online. If you are unable to travel to SOSI, you can register to take the Dual Delivery courses.
CHECK YOUR TIME ZONE
If you plan to take your training online, be aware that the classes the class schedules are in EST (Toronto or New York City time).
OUR AMERICAN FRIENDS GET AN INCREDIBLE DEAL
If you live in the USA, SOSI courses offer a great way to take advantage of the CAD to USD exchange rate ($100 CAD is approximately $70 USD).
We also offer teacher training bursaries to help with tuition. Please see the Bursaries page, and contact Tracy Jewell if you’d like to apply for one.
It is the SAA’s new term to describe a course that is in-person but available to be taken online. If you are unable to travel to SOSI, you can register to take the Dual Delivery courses.
CHECK YOUR TIME ZONE
If you plan to take your training online, be aware that the classes the class schedules are in EST (Toronto or New York City time).
OUR AMERICAN FRIENDS GET AN INCREDIBLE DEAL
If you live in the USA, SOSI courses offer a great way to take advantage of the CAD to USD exchange rate ($100 CAD is approximately $70 USD).
We also offer teacher training bursaries to help with tuition. Please see the Bursaries page, and contact Tracy Jewell if you’d like to apply for one.
NOTE: All information, classes, faculty, etc. are subject to change depending on enrolment.
SOSI takes no responsibility for technical or connectivity issues that may arise during classes.
All Teacher Training courses are subject to cancellation should there be insufficient registration.
If you need to book air or rail transportation to and from SOSI, please first confirm with our Administrator that the course is running and there is room in the course for you.
Under no circumstances are we responsible for your travel or other expenses if it turns out that a course needs to be cancelled for any reason.
SOSI takes no responsibility for technical or connectivity issues that may arise during classes.
All Teacher Training courses are subject to cancellation should there be insufficient registration.
If you need to book air or rail transportation to and from SOSI, please first confirm with our Administrator that the course is running and there is room in the course for you.
Under no circumstances are we responsible for your travel or other expenses if it turns out that a course needs to be cancelled for any reason.
every child can!
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