The Schoen Duo Studio, with assistance from the Edmonton Suzuki Flute & Recorder Society and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, is the host of the Borealis Suzuki Institute.
Teacher Training:
All training courses are dual delivery:
- on-line for distance learners
- in-studio for local participants
2025 courses:
Suzuki Recorder Unit 1: April 1- June 30
- Trainer: Kathleen Schoen
- Alternate Sunday afternoons (excluding holidays)
- Both live and pre-recorded lessons on demand available for observation
- Registration link: https://forms.gle/wZbKraEo3T5vw99Y7
- Cost: $800 or in three monthly instalments of $300
Suzuki Harp Unit 1: June 28 – July 6
- Trainer: Phala Tracy
- Daily classes
- Registration link coming.
- For more info contact Keri Zwicker at [email protected]
- Cost: $900
Suzuki Recorder Unit 5: DATES TBA
- Trainer: Mary Halvorsen Waldo
- Daily classes for five days
- Both live and pre-recorded lessons on demand available for observation
Suzuki Recorder Unit 2: DATES TBA
- Trainer: Kathleen Schoen
- Daily classes for five days
- Both live and pre-recorded lessons on demand available for observation
Teaching Strategies for Recorder and Flute: DATES TBA
- Trainer: Kathleen Schoen
- Daily classes over two days
- Recommended after Unit 2 – new pre-requisite for Unit 3
- Demonstration lessons required – either with live student in class or pre-recorded in advance from your own studio
Fees & Registration
Registration details and cost will be confirmed soon – watch this space for details, or write to Kathleen Schoen at [email protected] to be placed on our mailing list.
Scholarships are available from the Suzuki Association of the Americas at this link:
https://suzukiassociation.org/teachers/training/scholarships/
The Borealis Suzuki Institute is co-sponsored by the Edmonton Suzuki Flute and Recorder Society with assistance from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.