|
Fairbanks Suzuki Institute
Presented by Fairbanks School of Talent Education in cooperation with the Department of Music, University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Fairbanks Suzuki Institute is sponsored by the Fairbanks Symphony Association and is approved by the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA).
Faculty
Gail Acosta Violin and Viola; California
Gilda Barston Cello; Illinois
Judy Weigert Bossuat Violin; California
David Brown Dalcroze Eurhythmics; Ohio
David Gerry Flute; Ontario
Everett Goodwin Violin; Wisconsin
Nancy Hair Cello; Massachusetts
Susie Hallinan Fiddle; Alaska
Christopher Lubken Steel Drums; Alaska
Michael McLean Violin; California
Carol Ourada Cello; Illinois
Rumi Shimasaki Violin; California
Margaret Shimizu Violin; California
Nicolette Solomon Violin; Texas
Ramona Stirling Violin, Teacher Enrichment; Utah
For more information about the institute, contact:
Gail Johansen, Music Director
907-479-4327
johansen@mosquitonet.com
Rosalyn Baird, Program Administrator and Hospitality
907-479-3703
akrosie@alaska.net
Cathy Apicella, Registrar
907-479-1227
apicella@alaska.net
Suzuki Logo 2008: We are proud to feature Tekla Monson’s design as the 2008 Fairbanks Suzuki Institute logo.
Student Programs
Enrollment is open to violin, viola, cello, and flute students who currently study the Suzuki literature. The advanced program is also open to non-Suzuki string students who are playing comparable literature. The student program is a family experience. All students under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent or responsible adult. In order to get the complete institute experience, it is recommended that families make the commitment to be available for the many activities that occur throughout the day and into the evening.
Student Curriculum: For Violin, Viola, Cello, and Flute, Books 1–3
These courses include three core classes each day: master class with four students per hour, repertoire class, and Dalcroze class. Fee: $240.
Intermediate Curriculum: For Violin Books 4–6; Viola,
and Cello Books 4–5
These courses include three core Suzuki classes: master class with three students per hour, repertoire class, and technique class. Fee: $280. You may sign up for one or two additional enrichment classes. Book 4–6 students are strongly encouraged to take the Dalcroze class in order to strengthen their understanding of rhythm.
Advanced Strings Curriculum: For Suzuki students in Violin Books 7–10, Viola and Cello Books 6 and above, and non-Suzuki string students playing at these levels.
The advanced string program includes a master class with two students per hour, repertoire class, technique class, a chamber group, and the Dalcroze class. Fee: $415. You may sign up for one additional enrichment class.
This program is open to non-Suzuki students who meet the playing level requirements. Violin and cello repertoire class music will be assigned when registration is complete; students will need to prepare and memorize assigned music prior to institute. Please contact Gail Johansen for violin assignments after April 15. Cellists contact Peggy Swartz at 479-2316 or swartz@mosquitonet.com.
Advanced viola students will need to participate in the violin repertoire classes if enrollment for advanced viola is not sufficient. Please contact Gail Johansen for your placement information.
Music may be ordered from Strings and Things at 474-4939 or
carol.warbelow@yahoo.com.
Enrichment Classes
Fee: $50 each (includes five sessions of each class). Chamber music fee is $75. Please number your selections in order of preference, since all classes may not be available during your free hour. Some classes have age or playing level restrictions. Non-Suzuki students may take these classes, and we encourage you to enroll siblings in appropriate classes.
Chamber Music: Students will be grouped into small ensembles according to reading and playing ability. Music will be distributed prior to institute so that students may prepare ahead of time. All violinists enrolled in chamber music must be able to play viola in an ensemble, if needed. Violin students who do not yet read viola clef are required to take the Viola for Violinists class in order to enroll in chamber music. Viola for Violinists may be taken concurrently with Chamber Music, if a suitable chamber music placement can be made with the registrants. Minimum playing level for chamber music is Book 5 or comparable level. Registration for this course must be received by April 1, 2008. Chamber music groups will rehearse on Sunday, June 1. Fee: $75
Dalcroze Eurhythmics: One of the most popular approaches to teaching the principles of music, these dynamic classes teach the whole spectrum of musical experience through bodily movement. The object of the classes is the coordination of the body in response to various musical problems. These stimulating game situations develop the complete concentration of the mind and body in relationship to music. This elective is open to students of all ages and levels. Highly recommended enrichment class for Book 4–6 students.
Steel Drums: Learn to play traditional Calypso, Soca, and Reggae tunes the island way on steel drums. In addition to playing the “pans,” students will be learning how to lock in the groove—playing brake drum, shakers, conga, and electric bass for the “engine room.” Students must be 11 years old or in Book 4.
Fiddling: For Book 2–3 students, violin, viola, and cello. This class will introduce students to various fiddling styles, teaching the tunes by rote. Cellists are encouraged to participate, as are local fiddle students of all ages.
Advanced Fiddling: For violinists in Book 4 and above, or equivalent level. Adults and non-Suzuki students are welcome. Susie Hallinan will teach some snazzy Irish, New England, and old-time American fiddle tunes, and the specialized bowing techniques that make these tunes so addicting. Tunes will be taught using sheet music. However, emphasis will be placed on listening to capture the nuances of fiddle style. Students will be coached on the specific differences between classical and fiddle bowing techniques, to develop students’ ability to switch styles at will. Warning: fiddle music can be highly addictive and requires diligent practice. Susie draws on 20 years experience teaching classical violinists to fiddle.
Viola for Violinists: This class will be geared towards students with limited experience with the viola clef as well as students with more intermediate reading abilities. Violinists who would like to be more proficient with the viola are encouraged to register for the intermediate level viola class. Violas will be available for sign-out at registration. Bring your own if you can! This is your chance to branch out and learn some viola skills. Students need to be in Book 4 and above. Note: The ability to read viola clef is a requirement for violinists enrolling in chamber music.
Student Recitals
Student recitals will be held daily at 12:45. At the first master class, each student will be asked to play a matured, polished piece. This will provide a means for the teacher and student to get acquainted with one another musically. No matter what the level of a student’s current study, a piece should be selected from the repertoire that has had repeated study and has been performed with accompaniment prior to institute. Faculty members may recommend students for inclusion in the afternoon recital programs after the first lesson. These students have the opportunity to rehearse with an institute accompanist before performing. If your selection is not in the Suzuki repertoire, bring the accompaniment part with you.
Observers
Enrollment of a child in the institute entitles parents to attend all activities except the Teacher Enrichment Course. Adults who are not attending the institute as Suzuki family members or are not enrolled in the teacher class are required to enroll as observers. Thus enrolled, observers may attend children’s classes, noon lectures, and other institute activities. The observer fee is $25 per day.
Brown Bag Lunch Lectures
Brown Bag Lunch Lectures will be presented each day during the lunch period. This is a time for parents only and will address an announced topic as well as questions and concerns from the audience. The institute will provide noon supervision for Suzuki students whose parents are attending the brown bag lunch lectures. The children will be supervised for this one-hour period while they eat their lunches and enjoy recreational activities. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
Please fill out the childcare section of the registration form if you want to take advantage of childcare during the noon lectures. April 1 is the deadline.
Housing and Meals
UAF housing is available for children and adults participating in the institute. Contact UAF Housing at 907-474-6769 or www.uaf.edu/reslife and ask for the “youth organization rate” under the Conference Housing listing. Several bed and breakfasts are located within walking distance. Meals are available at the Wood Center cafeteria and at nearby -restaurants.
Refund Policy
A refund of fees, excluding the registration fee, will be given only if notice of cancellation is received in writing by May 1. No refunds will be given after May 8, 2008.
Teacher Training Course Information
Violin Teacher Enrichment Course:
Violin Group Teaching Dynamics
Ramona Stirling, instructor. Fee: $275.
This 10-hour course will discuss the goals and benefits of Suzuki group lessons. Themes for group lessons, skill building in the group lesson format, classroom management techniques and group performance ideas for home studios will be covered. Suzuki School of Violin, Books 1-4 will be the core material for the class and participants are asked to be very familiar with this repertoire. Additional supplementary materials will also be covered.
Ramona Stirling is the co-director of the Rocky Mountain Strings, an international Suzuki touring group. She is the director of the Intermountain Suzuki Institute and has been a Suzuki method teacher for 27 years.
Graduation: Wednesday, June 4
Suzuki graduation is a very special event. Please discuss it with your teacher. To graduate from Level 1, a student must be working in Book 3 at the time the recording is made. Record all of Book 1. To graduate from Levels II to X, a student must be working at or beyond the level of the next graduation piece at the time the CD or tape is made. Pieces submitted for graduation previously do not need to be recorded again, but levels may not be skipped.
The graduation concert will be Wednesday, June 4. The program for the concert will be from the graduation pieces listed below. Graduation certificates will be presented at that time.
Graduation recording and a fee of $15 per graduation level should be submitted with your registration. Please note: recordings must be received or postmarked no later than April 1. No exceptions will be made. Recordings should be of a high quality and approved by private teachers before submission. Piano accompaniment is required.
Violin
Level I Gossec Gavotte
Level II J. S. Bach Bourrée
Level III Vivaldi Concerto in A minor, 1st movement
Level IV Vivaldi Concerto in G minor, 1st movement
Level V Corelli La Folia
Level VI J. S. Bach Concerto in A minor, all movements
Level VII Mozart/Kreisler Rondo and Paradies Sicilienne
Level VIII Mozart Concerto in D Major or A Major, all movements
Level IX Vitali Chaconne
Level X Mendelssohn Concerto in E minor, all movements
Cello
Level I J. S. Bach Minuet No. 2
Level II Handel Bourrée
Level III Beethoven Minuet in G
Level IV J.S. Bach Allegro Moderato
Level V Bréval Sonata in C Major, 1st movement
Level VI Vivaldi Sonata in E minor, 1st two movements
Level VII Eccles Sonata in G minor, 1st two movements
Level VIII Sammartini Sonata in G Major, 1st two movements
Level IX Haydn Concerto in C Major, all movements
Level X Boccherini Concerto in B flat, all movements
Viola and Flute: Contact music director for level selections.
Student Daily Schedule
Sunday, June 1
8:30–2:00 Chamber music groups meet according to individual schedules
1:00 Pick up class schedule, Great Hall of Fine Arts Building;
locate classrooms and play “Find Chester the Cellist.”
Viola sign out in the Suzuki office
2:00 Graduation practice class
3:00 Orientation followed by Play-Ins
5:30 Picnic, Pioneer Park Playground Pavilion
Monday, June 2
8:30–12:30 Classes
11:40–12:30 Lunch /Brown bag lunch lecture
12:45–1:45 Recital
2:00–5:00 Classes
5:00 Graduation practice class
Tuesday, June 3
8:30–12:30 Classes
11:40–12:30 Lunch /Brown bag lunch lecture, SAA meeting
12:45–1:45 Recital
2:00–5:00 Classes
5:00 Graduation practice class
Wednesday, June 4
8:30–12:30 Classes
11:40–12:30 Lunch /Brown bag lunch lecture
12:30–1:45 Graduation Recital
2:00–5:00 Classes
7:00 Faculty Recital
Thursday, June 5
8:30–12:30 Classes
11:40–12:30 Lunch /Brown bag lunch lecture
12:45–1:45 Recital
2:00–5:00 Classes
7:00 Chamber Music Recital
Friday, June 6
8:30–12:30 Classes
11:40–12:30 Lunch /Brown bag lunch lecture
NO NOON RECITAL
12:45–3:45 Classes (Note time change)
4:15 Final Concert
Institute Repertoire Review List
Violin
Book 6 Handel Sonata in D Major, mvt. 2
Rameau Gavottes
Handel Sonata in F Major, mvt. 1
Corelli La Folia
Book 5 Bach Concerto in D minor for 2 violins
Von Weber Country Dance
Vivaldi Concerto in G minor, mvt. 3
Vivaldi Concerto in A minor, mvt. 2
Book 4 Bach Concerto in D minor for 2 violins
Vivaldi Concerto in A minor, mvt. 1
Seitz Concerto No. 5, mvt. 1
Seitz Concerto No. 2, mvt. 3
Book 3 Becker Gavotte
Dvorák Humoresque
Bach Gavotte in G minor
Bach Minuet
All of Books 1 and 2
Cello
Book 8 Saint-Saens Allegro Appassionato
Book 7 von Paradis Sicilienne
Book 6 Saint-Saens The Swan
Squire Tarantella
Book 5 Squire Danse Rustique
Bach Arioso
Book 4 Tchaikovsky Chanson Triste
Marcello Sonata in E minor, Adagio and Allegro
Book 3 Schubert Berceuse
Webster Scherzo
Dvorák Humoresque
All of Books 1 and 2
Viola and Flute
All of Books 1 through 3.
The Suzuki Institute experience relies upon a deep and thorough knowledge of all learned repertoire. Students are strongly encouraged to review all of the books they have studied and to be well prepared with any previously learned piece in the Suzuki repertoire. Clinicians will choose freely from pieces in the Suzuki sequence when working with both the technique and repertoire classes. Your institute experience will be much more satisfying if you review and polish in the months before institute.
|
HOME
