SASA Teacher Training Information 2027
UPCOMING TRAININGS!
We will be offering Every Child Can!, Violin & Viola Unit 1, Violin & Viola Unit 2, and Teaching Strategies in Anchorage by local Suzuki Teacher Trainer, Karyn Grove-Bruce.
Please note there is a discount for taking BOTH Unit 2 and Teaching Strategies - but you need to contact us for details on how to sign up for that combination. The cost for both units together is $715.
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Details on Every Child Can!:
-ECC will be offered on Sunday, January 10th from 9:00 am -3:30 pm with a 30 minute lunch break on site held online OR in person at the studio of Karyn Grove-Bruce.
This class is a pre-requisit for Unit 1.
This class is open to ANYONE; parent, teacher, granddparent, student, etc.
Class cost is $185 payable to the SAA.
How to sign up for ECC:
(A live link will be provided here once it is active with the SAA.)
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Details on Violin/Viola Unit 1:
-Unit 1 Class will be offered 2:00-4:30 pm on Saturdays starting January 16th and going through April 10th. (Final class will run 2-5 pm) See below for how to register.
Prerequisites for Unit 1:
-Take or have taken ECC prior to the start of the first class (see above)
-Be 18 and a high school graduate
-Be a member of the SAA
-Have a violin and be able to play the pieces in Suzuki book one, ideally from memory
All classes will be taught in person at the studio of Karyn Grove-Bruce in Anchorage, Alaska. In order to register this unit, you MUST have completed and submitted all coursework by November 7th (one week after the final class).
How to sign up for Unit 1:
(A live link will be provided here once it is active with the SAA.)
To register you will need to pay the $20 SAA fee on the website, and then send the remaining balance ($780) to us at SASA, by check or through paypal (2% fee added for processing cost).
Please email SuzukiMusicAK@protonmail.com for more details or get a payment link or mailing address.
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Details on Violin/Viola Unit 2:
-Unit 1 Class will be offered 2:00-4:30 pm on Saturdays starting April 17th and going through May 22nd. See below for how to register.
Prerequisites for Unit 2:
-You must have completed ECC and Unit 1
-Be a current member of the SAA
-Have a violin and be able to play the pieces in Suzuki book two, ideally from memory
All classes will be taught in person at the studio of Karyn Grove-Bruce in Anchorage, Alaska. In order to register this unit, you MUST have completed and submitted all coursework by May 29th (one week after the final class).
How to sign up for Unit 2:
(A live link will be provided here once it is active with the SAA.)
To register you will need to pay the $20 SAA fee on the website, and then send the remaining balance ($450) to us at SASA, by check or through paypal (2% fee added for processing cost).
Please email SuzukiMusicAK@protonmail.com for more details or get a payment link or mailing address.
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Details on Teaching Strategies:
-Teaching Strategies Class will be offered on the following dates and times:
-Saturday May 29th, 2-4:30 pm
-Saturday June 5th, 2-4:30 pm
-Wednesday, June 9th, 9-11:30 am (at institute)
-Saturday June 12th, 2-4:30 pm
Prerequisites for Teaching Strategies:
-You must have completed Unit 2.
-Be a member of the SAA
-For this class you will need to provide 10-20 minutes of video of yourself working with your own students
-Teaching Strategies is a pre-requisite for Unit 3.
All classes will be taught in person at the studio of Karyn Grove-Bruce in Anchorage, Alaska. In order to register this unit, you MUST have completed and submitted all coursework by June 19th (one week after the final class).
How to sign up for Teaching Strategies:
(A live link will be provided here once it is active with the SAA.)
To register you will need to pay the $20 SAA fee on the website, and then send the remaining balance ($325) to us at SASA, by check or through paypal (2% fee added for processing cost).
Please email SuzukiMusicAK@protonmail.com for more details or get a payment link or mailing address.
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Some additional reminders concerning teacher training:
Take courses in sequence:
1) Every Child Can (ECC) is required for taking Book 1.
2) For Book 1 and Book 2, institutes are required to check that the Trainee has completed the prerequisite courses.
Auditions
1) It is strongly recommended that audition videos be uploaded 8 weeks prior to the first day of the course to be taken.
2) ECC, Book 1 and Book 2 and 3 must be completed in that order. A successful audition at the appropriate level is required in order for a Trainee to register for courses beyond book one.
Membership
SAA Active Membership is required before beginning a course (except ECC).
For more information about becoming a Suzuki Method teacher please visit the SAA Teacher Training website.
Teacher Scholarships
Scholarships are available from the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) and from SASA. SAA scholarships are quite generous but require a long lead time to apply. SASA scholarships, as they are local, are easier to apply for with shorter time lines, but are less generous due to our more limited resources.
Find out more about SAA scholarships and SASA scholarships.
