Festival! Oct 12-13, 2012
Our Fall Festival in Ellensburg, WA will be Saturday, October 13, 2012 for violin, viola, cello, and piano students. Teachers will have workshops on Friday, October 12, 2012. The early bird registration deadline is June 30!
read moreSuzuki Piano Book 7 with Peggy Swingle
Peggy Swingle will be offering Suzuki Piano Book 7 at her studio August 6 – 10 (SAA approved). If you are interested in more details, please email peggy at peggyswingle@msn.com. There is room for two more participants and unlimited auditing.
read moreApril 27-28: What Every Musician Needs To Know About The Body
Licensed Andover Educator Kerry Travers will be teaching the workshop “What Every Musician Needs To Know About The Body” at Anita Knight’s studio in Kent Friday evening April 27 and all day Saturday April 28. There is still room for more participants. If you know of some one who is injured, has been injured or just feels that they have limitations in their playing please suggest that they come to learn about Body Mapping and how it can help their playing. All instruments are welcome; bring your instrument and there is...
read more2012 Winter Noteworthy Online
The Noteworthy SAWS newsletter 2012 winter edition is available online. Including: President’s Message Graduation Changes Scholarship INformation Body Mapping Workshop Board Meeting Minutes Chamber Music Program SAWS Leadership View PDF Newsletter
read moreSuzuki Concert at State Capital
Please join us Saturday, March 17, at our state capital for our Annual Spring concert. Come and practice your graduation pieces. This is a free event! Rehearsal: 11:30am-12:45pm in the Columbia Room Lunch Break Tuning: 1:45pm Concert: 2:00pm in the Rotunda Dress code: White tops and black or navy blue on the bottom. Green accents because it will be St. Patrick’s Day. For more information contact Katrin St. Clair at: katrinst.clair@yahoo.com or 206-498-5585. View Info and Song...
read moreWalla Walla Suzuki Institute
The Walla Walla Suzuki Institute for violin, viola, cello and bass will be held July 15-20, 2012 at Walla Walla University in College Place, WA. Violin Faculty: Susan Baer, Patty Nuernberg, Barbara Riley, and Jully Salerno. Viola Faculty: Barbara Riley. Cello Faculty: Monica Freshley, Priscilla Jones, Alicia Randisi-Hooker, Benjamin Gish. Bass Faculty: Benjamin Gish. Teacher Training Violin Unit 1 will be held July 12-22 with Susan Baer. Teacher Training Cello Unit 2 will be held July 15-20 with Priscilla Jones. For more information and to...
read moreEvery Child Can! (ECC) – Teacher Training
Every Child Can! (ECC) Suzuki Teacher Training is available April 14th in Spokane and Ellensburg. Every Child Can! is a one day introductory course on the Suzuki philosophy and its application to education. For parents, teachers, prospective teachers and others, this course provides an inspiring, in-depth look at the Suzuki approach to teaching and learning. For teachers, ECC serves as the first course in the Suzuki Association of the Americas Teacher Development Program. To learn more, read about the ECC course and its guidelines. It is...
read moreTerry Durbin – Orchestra Workshop
The 8th annual Orchestra Clinic with Dr. Timothy Durbin will be March 10th, 2012 from 7:30am – 6:00pm at the Kennewick High School Auditorium. March 9th: Group & Masterclasses with Timothy Durbin, Kevin Hekmatpanah, Philip Baldwin, and Barbara Riley. March 10th: Orchestra, Group & Masterclasses with Timothy Durbin, Kevin Hekmatpanah, Philip Baldwin, Barbara Riley, Patty Nuernberg, Teri Glasford and Garrett Bunch. The orchestra is suitable for students with 4+ years of experience on their instrument. No orchestra background is...
read moreWe Have a New Website!
Welcome to our new website. It is still under construction and we plan to add lots of additional features. In the meantime we wanted you to enjoy it while we continue to improve it and finalize it. Let us know if you have any suggestions or comments. You can contact our webmaster, Matthew Olson, at: olsonstringstudio@me.com.
read moreSuzuki Association of Washington State
We are an association of music teachers and parents who support the educational method and philosophy of Shinichi Suzuki. The Suzuki Association of Washington State provides members with various opportunities for sharing experiences and insights, from the annual student festival and teacher workshop in Ellensburg to our Noteworthy newsletter. Membership
We offer summer institute scholarships for students and teachers, we sponsor a statewide graduation process culminating in a recital at our state festival, and access to our video library including such titles as "Nurtured by Love" and the legendary Leonard Bernstein's "Young People's Concerts." We welcome your membership and involvement!