summer institutes and professional development

LONGAY CONSERVATORY OF GUITAR DOCUMENT / UPDATED: MAY 9, 2007

An integral part of the Suzuki approach is Professional Development. The following is a list of institutes offering professional development for teachers this summer at various locations across North America. We strongly encourage teachers to attend these important workshops to further their understanding of applying the Suzuki principles to the guitar.

While we do our best, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information presented here. Please contact the various institutes for detailed information.

LCG wishes to thank Seth Himmelhoch of the SAA Guitar Committee for the compilation and distribution of this information.

JUNE 9-17 CALIFORNIA GUITAR INSTITUTE (Every Child Can!, 6/9, Unit 1, 6/10-6/17)

Where: Longay Conservatory of Guitar, Santa Clara, California
Clinician: Frank Longay, Unit 1
Contact: Kim Buller, (408) 343-0933
email : kim@longay.com
website : www.longay.com

JUNE 11-16 COLORADO SUZUKI INSTITUTE (Units 2, 4 and 7)

Where : Beaver Creek, CO
Clinicians: Mychal Gendron Unit 2; Andrea Cannon, Unit 4; Dave Madsen, Unit 7; Seth Himmelhoch, Joseph Pecoraro
Contact: CSI office, (303) 399-5764
email: gailseay@coloradosuzuki.org
website: www.coloradosuzuki.org

JUNE 18-22 THE ANN ARBOR SUZUKI GUITAR INSTITUTE (Unit 9)

Where: Ann Arbor, Michigan (Unit 9)
Clinicians: Frank Longay (Book 9)
Contact: Mary Lou Roberts, (734) 769-5704
email: Institute@arborguitar.org
website: www.arborguitar.org

JUNE 22-30 MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINS SUZUKI INSTITUTE (Unit 4, 6/22-6/26, Unit 5, 6/26-6/30)

Where: Emory & Henry College, Emory, Virginia
Clinician: David Madsen, Units 4 and 5; Adam Kossler
Contact: Nan Freeman, (828) 322-2694, fax (828) 322-2793
email: music in the mountains@yahoo.com

JULY 7-15 GREATER NEW ORLEANS SUZUKI MUSIC CAMP (ECC 7/7, Unit 1 7/8-7/15)(Student session 7/9-7/14)

Where: First Baptist Church of Kenner, Kenner, Louisiana
Clinician: William Kossler, Unit 1, Tim Brock
Contact: Kathleen Tyree, (504) 733-3159
email: gnosuzuki@juno.com

JULY 15-22 ALEXANDRIA GUITAR FESTIVAL & SUZUKI GUITAR INST. (ECC 7/14, Unit 1, 7/15-7/22)(Student session 7/16-7/20)

Where: Alexandria, Virginia
Clinician: Andrea Cannon
Contact: Doug Rogers (443) 858-2589
email: drogers@levineschool.org
website: www.alexandriaguitarfestival.com

JULY 16-20 CALIFORNIA GUITAR INSTITUTE (Unit 2)

Where: Longay Conservatory of Guitar, Santa Clara, California
Clinician: Frank Longay, Unit 2
Contact: Kim Buller, (408) 343-0933
email: kim@longay.com
website:www.longay.com

JULY 23-27 TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SUZUKI STRINGS INSTITUTE (Unit 2)

Where: Texas State University at San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas
Clinicians: William Kossler, Unit 2; Mary Lou Roberts
Contact: Paula Bird (512) 694-7687
email: birdtull@prodigy.net
website: www.suzuki-institute.org

JULY 23-27 MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC SUZUKI INSTITUTE (Unit 2)

Where: MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis, MN
Clinician: Andrea Cannon, Unit 2
Contact: Cindy Monson, Institute Director (612) 321-0100 ext. 461
Email: monson.cindy@macphail.org

JULY 29-AUGUST 5 THE HARTT SUZUKI INST. (ECC, 7/28, Unit 1, 7/29-8/5, Unit 4, 7/30-8/4)

Where: University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut
Clinicians: Frank Longay, Unit 1; Mary Lou Roberts, Unit 4; Andrew Lafreniere, Dave Madsen, Seth Himmelhoch
Contact: Harmon Steiner, (860) 768-7768, ext. 0
email: harttcomm@hartford.edu
website: www.hartford.edu/hartt/community

AUGUST 4-12 GREATER PITTSBURGH SUZUKI INSTITUTE (Units 2 & 3) (Student session, 8/5-8/10)

Where: First Unitarian Church, Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA
Clinicians: Andrea Cannon, Units 2 & 3
Contact: Kiki Barley, (412) 429-2122
email: kikipma@aol.com website: www.pghma.com

STUDENT ONLY INSTITUTES

JUNE 4-7 BSC MUSIC INSTITUTE

Where: Bismarck State College, Bismarck, North Dakota
Clinician: Alan Johnston
Contact: Kathy Murphy, (701) 355-0040
email: kmvln@yahoo.com

JUNE 4-9 SUZUKI ASSOC. OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA INSTITUTE

Where: Anchorage School District, Anchorage, AK
Clinician:
Contact: Karyn Grove-Bruce, Director, (907) 345-7038
Email: kgb@gci.net
website: www.alaskasuzuki.org

JUNE 24 -JUNE 29 NEW ENGLAND SUZUKI INSTITUTE

Where: St. Joseph’s College, Standish, Maine
Clinician: Nathan Kolosko
Contact: Clorinda Noyes, (207) 761-4639
email: clorinda@maine.rr.com
website: www.newenglandsuzukiinstitute.org

JULY 1-6 and JULY 8-13-8 SUMMER MUSICFESTIVAL-SUZUKI KINGSTON

Where: St. Lawrence College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Clinician: Adam Kossler (Guitar Elective Classes)
Contact: Anne Vincent, 1-888-283-1539 or (613) 542-1486
email: mtm@kingston.net
website: www.morethanmusic.com

JULY 16-20 PEAKS-TO-PLAINS SUZUKI INSTITUTE

Where: Westminster, Colorado
Clinician: Robert Vierschilling
Contact: Ann Kitayama, (303) 469-4061
email: akitayama@aol.com
website: bcn.boulder.co.us/arts/ppsi

JULY 22-28 INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL/CLEVELAND SUZUKI INSTITUTE

Where: Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
Clinician: Tim Brock
Contact: Dr. Ray Landers, Director (215) 321-7811
Email: rlanders@mymailstation.com
website: www.intmusfest.org

AUGUST 5-10 AMERICAN SUZUKI INSTITUTE

Where: University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
Clinician: Alan Johnston
Contact: Dee Martz, Director (715) 346-3033
Email: suzuki@uwsp.edu
website: www.uwsp.edu/cofac/suzuki

AUGUST 13-17 STATE COLLEGE SUZUKI PROGRAM STRING & GUITAR CAMP

Where: State College, Pennsylvania
Clinician: Andrea Cannon & Laura Mazza-Dixon
Contact: Michelle Horner (814) 234-3731
email: Mtoot3@aol.com
website: www.suzukistatecollege.org


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