Want to improve your skills and become an expert teacher?
Energize your teaching in 2025 with new ideas and teaching techniques from our master trainers!
Violin Unit 2
Allen Lieb
Aug 2-7, 2025
15 class hours; 8 hours observation
Dual delivery course: online or in person
Participants must be SAA members, pass an audition, and complete Violin or Viola Unit 1 in order to register this course with the SAA.
Get all the details and enroll on the SAA website: https://suzukiassociation.org/event/violin-unit-2-41/
Violin Unit 5
Katrin St Clair
July 29 – Aug 8, 2025
15 class hours; 8 observation hrs
Dual Delivery course
Participants must be SAA members and complete Every Child Can! or Filosofía and Units 1-3 before class begins.
Get all the details and enroll on the SAA website:
https://suzukiassociation.org/event/violin-unit-5-15/
Violin Unit 7
Daniel Gee Cordova
Aug 3-7, 2026
15 class hours; 8 observation hrs
Dual Delivery course
Participants must be SAA members and complete Every Child Can! or Filosofía and Units 1-3 before class begins.
Get all the details and enroll on the SAA website:
https://suzukiassociation.org/event/violin-unit-7-17/
simplicity of Technique
Cathryn Lee
Aug 2- 6, 2026
10 class hours
In person Course
Participants must be SAA members, complete ECC / Filosofía, and Unit 1 in order to register this enrichment course with the SAA.
Get all the details and enroll on the SAA website;
https://suzukiassociation.org/event/simplicity-of-technique/
Violin/Viola Teaching Strategies
Edmund Sprunger
Aug 3-7, 2026
10 class hours
Dual delivery course: in person or online
Participants must be SAA members and complete ECC/Filosofia and Violin or Viola Unit 1 before class begins.
This course is required for the Certificate of Achievement, Level 1. Get all the details and enroll on the SAA website:
https://suzukiassociation.org/event/violin-viola-teaching-strategies-6/
Each of our trainers has decades of experience teaching artistry.
Many of them studied in Japan with Dr. Suzuki.
Join us this summer and..
• Hone your teaching skills
• Increase your visibility and standing in the Suzuki community
• Forge lasting relationships with colleagues and Suzuki mentors
• Experience the magic of Japan-Seattle Suzuki Institute
This season’s institute will be in-person with online training options
…so enjoy the convience of online training hours AND the benefits of hands-on experience with these great mentors!
Registration for in-person training includes:
• Class hours as scheduled
• Access to masterclasses, technique classes, and repertoire classes
to fulfill required observation hours, as well as pre-recorded lessons with the trainers who are offering an online option
• Attendance at our inspiring Honors Recitals
• Admission to our special performances featuring
Young Artist faculty members Amy Barston, Elisa Barston, and Amber Archibald-Sešek
• Participation in our Parent Talks
Gain confidence and credibility while your teaching skills flourish in our teacher workshops!