Teacher Development Courses at ASSI 2026
Teachers enter the Suzuki Association of the Americas Teacher Development Program with well-honed playing skills, thorough musical knowledge and a strong interest in teaching children. The Program’s carefully organized curriculum is presented by experienced SAA-registered Teacher Trainers who guide the participants through the Suzuki Method© repertoire and pedagogy unit by unit.
ASSI 2026 offers a wide range of Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) Teacher Development courses in violin, piano, guitar, and the Every Child Can! course.
Teacher Training Courses at ASSI 2026 will be delivered online. All prices are in CDN$ and all times are in Mountain Daylight Time.
Find out more about SAA teacher development here!
Find out about the SAA’s video audition process here.
Every Child Can!
Instructor: Flory Godinez
Monday July 13 to Tuesday July 14, 2026
Class times: 9:30am-1:30pm MDT
This course will be online.
Prerequisites:
High school graduation completed and the age of 18 are required. There are no instrument proficiency requirements. (No audition is required.) There will be no auditor status for this course.
Please see Course Preparation and Requirements
Violin Unit 1
Instructor: Flory Godinez
Wednesday July 15 to Friday July 24, 2026
Class times: 9:30am-3:30pm (approx.) MDT
Unit 1 teacher training starts from the first lesson and covers the initial steps to successfully setting up a beginning student through to the end of book 1. The course includes 28 hours of class time and 15 hours of guided observation over 8 days.
This course will be online.
Prerequisites:
Every Child Can! (To learn more, read about the ECC! course and its guidelines)
and
Completed SAA teacher training video audition for the basic, intermediate or comprehensive levels. Please see
for audition requirements. Auditions are strongly recommended, but not required this year. The SAA recommends submitting your application at least 8 weeks prior to the start of the course.
Please see Course Preparation and Requirements
Piano Unit 1
Instructor: Annette Lee
Wednesday July 15 to Friday July 24, 2026
Class times: 9:30am-3:30pm (approx.) MDT
Unit 1 teacher training starts from the first lesson and covers the initial steps to successfully setting up a beginning student through to the end of book 1. The course includes 28 hours of class time and 15 hours of guided observation over 8 days.
This course will be online.
Prerequisites:
Every Child Can! (To learn more, read about the ECC! course and its guidelines)
and
Completed SAA teacher training video audition for the basic, intermediate or comprehensive levels. Please see
for audition requirements. Auditions are strongly recommended, but not required this year. The SAA recommends submitting your application at least 8 weeks prior to the start of the course.
Please see Course Preparation and Requirements
Guitar Unit 1
Instructor: Andrea Ricci
Wednesday July 15 to Friday July 24, 2026
Class times: 9:30am-3:30pm (approx.) MDT
Unit 1 teacher training starts from the first lesson and covers the initial steps to successfully setting up a beginning student through to the end of book 1. The course includes 28 hours of class time and 15 hours of guided observation over 8 days.
This course will be online.
Prerequisites:
Every Child Can! (To learn more, read about the ECC! course and its guidelines)
and
Completed SAA teacher training video audition for the basic, intermediate or comprehensive levels. Please see
for audition requirements. Auditions are strongly recommended, but not required this year. The SAA recommends submitting your application at least 8 weeks prior to the start of the course.
Please see Course Preparation and Requirements