Online Teacher Training
To meet the need for trained teachers, the SAA has established a Teacher Development Program, with systematic, comprehensive professional training available from registered Teacher Trainers in violin, viola, cello, bass, piano, flute, harp, guitar, recorder, Suzuki in the Schools and and Suzuki Early Childhood Education. Both prospective and experienced teachers can benefit from the training offered through SAA’s Teacher Development Program. Recognition of training is provided by the SAA registration program for completed training credits.
The San Diego Suzuki Institute believes in making teacher education as accessible as possible. We realize that many music instructors use their time and own money to expand their knowledge. Take a course with us and earn discounts on future courses!
The San Diego Suzuki Institute believes in making teacher education as accessible as possible. We realize that many music instructors use their time and own money to expand their knowledge. Take a course with us and earn discounts on future courses!
2022 Fall Online Course Offerings
The Business of Institute and Workshop Management $195.00
October 10 - November 7
Taught by Marguerite Jayasimha and Danielle Kravitz
Learn the “ins and outs” of how to run a Suzuki institute or workshop as a business. This course will cover everything from SAA guidelines and pricing models to website, financial and scheduling technology options. This course will be custom tailored to the experience level of the attendees and will allow for a lot of discussion time. Course hosts have experience running two institutes and many workshops! Make your event a success!
This course is 10 hours total. No observation hours are required. Class will be 9-11am Pacific Time on the following dates:
10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7
Learn the “ins and outs” of how to run a Suzuki institute or workshop as a business. This course will cover everything from SAA guidelines and pricing models to website, financial and scheduling technology options. This course will be custom tailored to the experience level of the attendees and will allow for a lot of discussion time. Course hosts have experience running two institutes and many workshops! Make your event a success!
This course is 10 hours total. No observation hours are required. Class will be 9-11am Pacific Time on the following dates:
10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7
Teaching Improvisation Using Fiddle and Spiritual Tunes $195.00
October 7 - November 11
Taught by Dr. Renata Bratt
With mainly American songs that fit on the cello, viola, and violin, teach your students improvisation skills step by step through rhythmic variations, scales, arpeggios, chords, conversational fiddling and spiritual phrases and melodic quotation. Starting from the first lesson, students can learn to create music on their own. Students first learn easy chords and rhythmic variations for their tunes. Then they can learn to create musical phrases (“riffs” or “licks”) that can be adapted to many other tunes. As students progress, they add their own double stops to fiddle tunes. Through spiritual songs, students can add their own scalar passages and arpeggios.
This course is 10 hours total. No observation hours are required. Class will be 8-10am Pacific Time on the following dates:
10/7, 10/14, 10/21, (no class 10/28), 11/4, 11/11
Pre-requisites:
With mainly American songs that fit on the cello, viola, and violin, teach your students improvisation skills step by step through rhythmic variations, scales, arpeggios, chords, conversational fiddling and spiritual phrases and melodic quotation. Starting from the first lesson, students can learn to create music on their own. Students first learn easy chords and rhythmic variations for their tunes. Then they can learn to create musical phrases (“riffs” or “licks”) that can be adapted to many other tunes. As students progress, they add their own double stops to fiddle tunes. Through spiritual songs, students can add their own scalar passages and arpeggios.
This course is 10 hours total. No observation hours are required. Class will be 8-10am Pacific Time on the following dates:
10/7, 10/14, 10/21, (no class 10/28), 11/4, 11/11
Pre-requisites:
- Violin, Viola, or Cello Unit 1
Cello Unit 3 $450.00
December 27 - December 31
Taught by Alice Ann O'Neill
This course is 15 hours with 8 hours of observation time.
Tues Dec 27 1-5:30pm Eastern Time
Wed Dec 28 1-5:30pm Eastern Time
Thurs Dec 29 1-5:30pm Eastern Time
Fri Dec 30 1-5:30pm Eastern Time
Sat Dec 31 12-3:30pm Eastern Time + individual meetings
Pre-requisites:
This course is 15 hours with 8 hours of observation time.
Tues Dec 27 1-5:30pm Eastern Time
Wed Dec 28 1-5:30pm Eastern Time
Thurs Dec 29 1-5:30pm Eastern Time
Fri Dec 30 1-5:30pm Eastern Time
Sat Dec 31 12-3:30pm Eastern Time + individual meetings
Pre-requisites:
- Cello Unit 2
2023 Winter Online Course Offerings
Teaching Improvisation Using Spiritual and Early Blues Tunes $195.00
Dates TBD
Taught by Dr. Renata Bratt
Using mainly African American Blues tunes from the beginning of the twentieth century, teach your students improvisation skills step by step through rhythmic variations, scales, arpeggios, chords, conversational blues and jazz phrases and melodic quotation. Through simple but powerful Blues tunes, students can start playing the blues starting as early as book 2 and from any time after that. Then they can learn to create musical phrases (“riffs” or “licks”) that can be adapted to many other blues, spiritual and jazz tunes.
This course is 10 hours total. No observation hours are required. Class will be 8-10am Pacific Time. Dates TBD.
Pre-requisites:
Using mainly African American Blues tunes from the beginning of the twentieth century, teach your students improvisation skills step by step through rhythmic variations, scales, arpeggios, chords, conversational blues and jazz phrases and melodic quotation. Through simple but powerful Blues tunes, students can start playing the blues starting as early as book 2 and from any time after that. Then they can learn to create musical phrases (“riffs” or “licks”) that can be adapted to many other blues, spiritual and jazz tunes.
This course is 10 hours total. No observation hours are required. Class will be 8-10am Pacific Time. Dates TBD.
Pre-requisites:
- Violin, Viola, or Cello Unit 1
Cello Unit 4 $450.00
January 20 - January 29
Taught by Alice Ann O'Neill
This course is 15 hours with 8 hours of observation time.
Jan 20 6-9:15pm Eastern TimeJan 21 11am-5:30pm Eastern Time
Jan 22 11:30am-5:30pm Eastern Time
Jan 28 11:30am-4:30pm Eastern Time
Jan 29 12-3pm Eastern Time
8 additional observation hours will be required outside of scheduled class time.
Pre-requisites:
This course is 15 hours with 8 hours of observation time.
Jan 20 6-9:15pm Eastern TimeJan 21 11am-5:30pm Eastern Time
Jan 22 11:30am-5:30pm Eastern Time
Jan 28 11:30am-4:30pm Eastern Time
Jan 29 12-3pm Eastern Time
8 additional observation hours will be required outside of scheduled class time.
Pre-requisites:
- Cello Unit 3
2023 Spring Online Course Offerings
Teaching Improvisation Early Blues and Jazz Tunes $195.00
Dates TBD
Taught by Dr. Renata Bratt
Using mainly African American Blues and Jazz tunes from 1915-1924, teach your students improvisation skills step by step through rhythmic variations, scales, arpeggios, chords, conversational blues and jazz phrases and melodic quotation. Through these early jazz tunes, students can start playing jazz and blues starting as early as book 2 and from any time after that. Then they can learn to create musical phrases (“riffs” or “licks”) that can be adapted to many other blues and jazz tunes.
This course is 10 hours total. No observation hours are required. Class will be 8-10am Pacific Time. Dates TBD.
Pre-requisites:
Using mainly African American Blues and Jazz tunes from 1915-1924, teach your students improvisation skills step by step through rhythmic variations, scales, arpeggios, chords, conversational blues and jazz phrases and melodic quotation. Through these early jazz tunes, students can start playing jazz and blues starting as early as book 2 and from any time after that. Then they can learn to create musical phrases (“riffs” or “licks”) that can be adapted to many other blues and jazz tunes.
This course is 10 hours total. No observation hours are required. Class will be 8-10am Pacific Time. Dates TBD.
Pre-requisites:
- Violin, Viola, or Cello Unit 1
Refund Policy
In the event that you decide to cancel your registration, notify the San Diego Suzuki Institute in writing. There is a $100 non-refundable cancellation fee per participant. The payment of all other fees will be returned if email or postal notice of cancellation is received 14 days before the first day of class.
Due to commitments we must make with faculty, applicants who withdraw 13 or fewer days before the first day of class forfeit all fees.
If enrollment is full or a teacher-training course is canceled, all registration and course fees will be refunded.
Due to commitments we must make with faculty, applicants who withdraw 13 or fewer days before the first day of class forfeit all fees.
If enrollment is full or a teacher-training course is canceled, all registration and course fees will be refunded.
