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
2026 courses:
BOREALIS INSTITUTE SUMMER STUDENT WORKSHOP: August 25 – 29
- Teachers: Kathleen Schoen & Thomas Schoen
- Dual delivery: In person in the studio and on line via Zoom.
- Daily masterclass, group class, and mixed instrument ensemble
- instrument instruction
- repertoire development
- chamber music
- composition
- improvisation
- Student classes will be scheduled between 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- If you are registered for lessons with the Schoen Duo Studio, this program is included in your instructional fee for the year. For you, this program is free of charge.
- If you are not a registered student at the Schoen Duo Studio, you may participate by signing up here
- Cost: $245
Suzuki Recorder Unit 5: January 3 – February 8
- Trainer: Mary Halverson Waldo
- On-line via Zoom
- 1:00pm – 3:30pm Central time zone on these days:
January 3 & 4
January 17 & 18
January 31 & February 1
February 7 & 8
(Plus additional observation hours) - Cost: $400 USD/$565 CAD + $20 USD collected by the SAA
Suzuki Association of the Americas Course Registration –
These steps are only required for teacher training courses. Student classes are exempt.
Please allow enough time for these steps to be completed before the beginning of the first class.
- This is not an automated process – lists and registration are checked manually by volunteers. This may take several days. Do not wait until the last minute.
Step 1
- Go here: https://suzukiassociation.org/event/recorder-unit-5-2/
- Follow the prompts to get your “ticket” for the course. This payment will cover the fee to register the course with the SAA.
- This will put your name on the list of people who have up to date memberships in the SAA, have registered their intention to take the course, have the necessary pre-requisites, and want the course to appear on their training record with the SAA.
Step 2
- After we see your name appear on the course list, we will send you an email with links to pay the tuition fee
- After the tuition fee has been received, you will receive another email with class schedules and links for online classes and lesson observations.
- If you require a formal receipt other than the one generated by your chosen payment method, email [email protected] with your request.
Scholarships are available from the Suzuki Association of the Americas at this link:
https://suzukiassociation.org/teachers/training/scholarships/
Or make a donation to support the Institute:
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 2: August 18 – 22
- Trainer: Kathleen Schoen
- Daily classes for five days
- Both live and pre-recorded lessons on demand available for observation
- Registration: https://forms.gle/p6ZfqNhqsm1JLYbN7
- Cost: $560 CAD
Teaching Strategies for Recorder and Flute: August 17 and 23 (2 days)
- 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
- Registration: https://forms.gle/SgXrLXrQwkQFEqDg6
- Cost: $375 CAD