SASA Teacher Training Information 2026

Come join us for a historical event!

First ever Suzuki Violin Book One Training Class taught in Anchorage by new local Suzuki Teacher Trainer, Karyn Grove-Bruce.

Details on ECC:

-ECC will be offered on Saturday August 15th from 9:00 am -3:30 pm with a 30 minute lunch break on site held at the studio of Karyn Grove-Bruce.

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:

You can click on this link to go directly to the SAA registration page for the class and pay the full amount on the website:

https://suzukiassociation.org/event/every-child-can-135/

Details on Violin/Viola Unit One: 

-Unit 1 Class will be offered 2:00-4:30 pm on Saturdays starting August 22nd - October 31st. (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:

You can click on this link to go directly to the SAA registration page for the class and pay the full amount on the website:

https://suzukiassociation.org/event/violin-viola-unit-1-5/

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.

Class size is limited to the first 9 registrants due to studio space. 

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.