Expand Your Suzuki Foundation:
Take Your Teaching from Mother Tongue to Modern Teaching with 21st Century Teaching Tools
Are you a Suzuki Teacher?
Interested in expanding your teaching skillset?
We have ideas and insights for you...
Click for feedback into this groundbreaking Suzuki Course -
Course Features
- 10 hours in length, Workbook
- Real Life Examples
- Interactive Reflection, Discussion, Q&A
- Certificate of Completion
DAY: Four Monday mornings, 2.5 hours each time.
DATES: Jan. 12, Jan. 26, Feb. 9, and Feb. 23, 2026.
SCHEDULE: 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon MST (Calgary time)
FORMAT: Online, live, interactive, 10 hours
COST: $149.00 CAD
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Merlin B. Thompson
Expand Your Suzuki Foundation
This interactive course invites Suzuki teachers to explore a set of pedagogic tools that build on Dr. Suzuki’s pioneering mindset. Strategies that Dr. Suzuki couldn’t have imagined during his lifetime, but provide timely fuel for our work as 21st century Suzuki teachers. Through stories, real life examples, and collaborative discussion, this course provides Suzuki teachers with strategies designed to meaningfully engage today’s immensely diverse student demographic. Participants will see how broadening our teaching approach can strengthen student motivation, teacher resilience, and lifelong music-making.
What You'll Explore
- 21st Century Teaching Mindset - Five aspects that anchor and inspire today's teachers.
- Curriculum Models - Bring adaptability to your teaching with our unique Curriculum Models.
- Communication - Examine the various steps of two-way communication.
- Practicing Principles - We use neuroscience research to inform our practicing strategies.
- Real Life Families - Learn how to work with parents through flexible interactions.
- Listening - Find out more about this Suzuki cornerstone.
Who This Course is For
- Suzuki teachers who have completed ECC and Unit 1.
- Experienced Suzuki teachers seeking to refresh and expand your practice.
- Novice Suzuki teachers looking to build your confidence with modern teaching tools.
- Suzuki teachers interested in blending traditional methods with current pedagogical thinking.
- Suzuki teachers curious about integrating greater flexibility and inclusion in your teaching.
Why Teach Music 21C
Testimonial from Andrea (experienced violin teacher): "Teach Music 21C professional development, continuing discussion groups, and sessions have really boosted my teaching! It has transformed my teaching into a more collaborative, insightful approach. I'm far more sensitive to my students' needs and learning processes with the tools I've learned through the certification. I'm very excited to see my students embracing their music through the opportunity to make their own repertoire choices."