Monday, December 1, 2014

Parents as Partners


At the beginning of every new year, the Suzuki Association of the Americas presents an online video series for parents and teachers called Parents as Partners. Below is the information from the latest Suzuki e-news email. This year's Parents as Partners features a number of local Austin Suzuki teachers. 

"Exciting talks are being planned for the 2015 Parents as Partners Online series! Whether you are a parent in need of some fresh inspiration or a teacher looking to guide your parents further, you won’t want to miss this unique learning opportunity. Beginning on January 15 new videos will be aired each week—a total of 50! They will be available for viewing 24-7 through June 30. We are pleased to announce a sampling of the new talks being presented:
  • Acceptable Tension (Merlin Thompson)
  • Advice and Encouragement for Suzuki Parents (Brittany Gardner)  
  • Battling Perfectionism and Creating a Growth Mindset (Jentry Barrett)
  • Building a Lasting Partnership with your Child’s Teacher (Holly Smardo)
  • Cultivating Belief (Christy Paxton-Tureman)
  • Dry Ideas! Make it visual using the dry erase board (Lucy Shaw)
  • Funny Stories of Dr. Suzuki (Carol Dallinger)
  • Forget Soccer, I want to practice! (Zachary Ebin)     
  • Helping Students Take Ownership of their Musical Journey (Shu-Yi Scott and Cecilia Calvelo-Hopkins)
  • Humor in Suzuki (William Starr, Amy Gesmer-Packman, Heather Hadley, Florence Muller)
  • Implications of Working Memory for Practicing and Learning (Rafael Videiro)
  • Is your Child Talented? (Kathleen Spring)
  • Learning to Practice with Joy (Alicia Randisi-Hooker)
  • Let it Go! (J.B. Taylor) 
  • Lower your Expectations, Delight in the Results (Sara Kotrba)
  • Moms of Tweens are Suzuki Parents Too! (Diane Slone)
  • More Creative Color Coding: How a package of markers can help to revive your review (Phala Tracy) 
  • Motivating Teens as Parents and Teachers  (Christine Lowe-Diemecke and Augusto Diemecke) 
  • Motivar a los Adolescentes como a los Padres y Maestros (Christine Lowe-Diemecke y Augusto Diemecke)
  • Our Suzuki Practice (Jason and Barbara Hill)
  • Ownership (Ed Kreitman)
  • Pardon the Interruption (Ed Sprunger)
  • Play it again Sam: How to implement listening in home practice (Jennifer Burton)
  • Pop your Ears! (Alyssa Hardie Beckmann)
  • Prioritize! (Meret Bitticks)
  • Promoting Optimism in the Practice Room (Sue Baer)
  • Raising Independent Musicians (Mark Mutter)
  • Real Review: Using Listening and Review to Build Technical Skills (Daina Volodka Staggs) 
  • Simple Suzuki Stretches (Joanna Binford)
  • Setting Intentions: from the perspective of parent and teacher (Carrie Reuning-Hummel and Natalie Brandt) 
  • Tech Talks: Bringing Your Suzuki Experience Up-To-Date With The Latest Gadgets and Apps (Ian Salmon)           
  • Teens, Tenacity and Technique (Nicolette Solomon and Donna Davis)
  • The Best Teacher Gift Ever! (Lucy Shaw)
  • The Ripple Effect: Small Ideas with a Big Impact (Shana Guidi)
  • Why Posture Matters Every Day! (Cecilia Calvelo-Hopkins) 
  • ¡Por que la Postura Importa tanto Cuando Tocamos! (Cecilia Calvelo-Hopkins)
  • And more to come!                            
Stay tuned for important registration information in future Suzuki e-news! Costs are listed below.

Studio
Teacher (you!) plus your studio parents.
Note: Parents do not need to be SAA members, but are encouraged to join.
$50 for teacher plus 1 to 5 parents, $10 for each additional parent
Individual
$25 for SAA members, $45 for non-members"

If you are interested in participating, let me know! I will gladly register the studio. Also, exciting news! Some Suzuki books are available on iTunes! Check out the link below!

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