The
Arizona Suzuki Association was formed in 1996
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To advance the Suzuki philosophy through teaching
students, training teachers, and educating parents
and the general public.
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To motivate students to become persons of exceptional
ability and good character through music education.
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To encourage the highest standards of excellence in
teaching, learning and playing.
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To
promote communication and sharing of ideas among teachers
and parents.
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To
coordinate, support, and publicize Arizona Suzuki
events.
The
Arizona Suzuki Association gives all teachers and students
in Arizona a chance to work together to grow the philosophy
and watch it transform the lives of our students and further
Dr. Suzuki’s dream of transforming the world. It is
up to all of us who believe in the philosophy to unite and
nourish this wonderful seed of Dr. Suzuki.
We have
some very fertile areas of growth in the State. Have you
heard about all of them?
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In Flagstaff, Karin Hallberg has returned to Arizona after
completing a year as a visiting professor of pedagogy
and coordinator of the community Suzuki program at the
University of Oregon. Louise Scott is a registered violin
teacher trainer. She teaches applied violin and Suzuki
pedagogy at NAU. Kimberly Sullivan, violist, is the Coordinator
of the Suzuki program of the NAU Community Dance and Music
Academy.
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In the Phoenix area VSSA (Valley of the Sun Suzuki Association),
has 70 + Suzuki violin and cello students in its program.
ASA-PPG (Phoenix Piano Group) holds recitals in the Phoenix
area. Check out our Teacher Directory for more outstanding
Suzuki Teachers in the Phoenix area.
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Tucson
is the home of the Music and Dance Academy of Tucson that
teaches violin, piano, cello, flute and guitar to 200
students. Laura Tagawa holds violin group lessons regularly.
Other Suzuki teachers in Tucson can be found in our Teacher
Directory.
There
are probably more islands of Suzuki going on around the
state. If you know of some that are not associated with
ASA, please tell them about us so we can truly be an organization
that "promotes communication and sharing of ideas among
teachers and parents, and coordinates, supports, and publicizes
Arizona Suzuki events” as our mission statement states.
The Arizona Suzuki Association, NAU, VSSA, and The Music
Academy of Tucson each offer workshops and camps each year
that are open to students from all over the state. Find
out what is happening in your state and where students can
go for workshops and camps. Let us know what you are doing.
Join with us to support your state organization and help
the Suzuki philosophy grow and blossom.
For
more information and to join, email Mary Wilkening at marywilkening@cox.net. |