Category: Suzuki
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My final takeaways from my Suzuki workshop
Today was the last day of my Suzuki Trumpet Unit Two course taught by Ann-Marie Sundberg, the teacher-trainer from Sweden, and organized by Natalie DeJong, teacher at Mt. Royal University Conservatory in Calgary, Canada. It was fantastic in many ways, but I am also glad to be able to focus on some upcoming projects that have…
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Five observation observations
Today, another workshop day with Suzuki Trumpet, Level Two. This seminar is going well, and we are all soaking in so much, so that we can be better teachers. I observed two hours of guitar Suzuki lessons and a masterclass. These were with young kids, but the level was pretty high (book 4, which means…
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Lesson observations
I have to observe eight hours of other people’s Suzuki lessons as part of my Level 2 Suzuki training that I am currently doing online. This takes more than eight hours, because I have to write about the observations. And I think about what happened. Maybe order a teaching material that I didn’t have. I…
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Suzuki training, level 2
Today begins a five-day virtual seminar on Suzuki Brass, Level Two, and I am participating. It is being hosted by Mount Royal University Conservatory in Calgary, Canada. There are several Suzuki disciplines happening during this time offered by this Suzuki Summer Institute. The assistant director of this Suzuki Institute is Natalie DeJong, a trumpeter and…
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Interview in Portuguese (Português) and English with Brazilian Trumpeter, Pedro Azevedo
Pedro Santos de Azevedo, mestre em música pela Unicamp e bacharel em música com habilitação em trompete pela Faculdade Santa Marcelina, iniciou seus estudos musicais aos 9 anos, na Escola de Música da Banda Musical de Peruíbe (1998-2002). Atou como trompetista em importantes grupos musicais, como a Banda Sinfônica de Cubatão (2008-2015). Possui cursos de…
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Suzuki Trumpet, Part II: An Interview with Natalie DeJong
Natalie DeJong holds a Master of Music degree from Rutgers University. She began her studies at the University of Calgary and the Vancouver Academy of Music. She has attended trumpet and brass workshops in Alberta, Quebec, Chicago, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Sweden. Ms. DeJong now teaches trumpet at Mount Royal University Conservatory…