2 European Suzuki Association Teachers’ Newsletter Volume 43 2023 Editor Sue Wimpeney editor@europeansuzuki.org Next publicaƟon date 1 November 2024 Deadline for copy 1 September 2024 Official PublicaƟon of The European Suzuki AssociaƟon Ltd (ESA) a Company Limited by Guarantee No 1476933 Honorary President MarƟn Rüƫmann Chair Anke van der Bijl Administrator and ESA Office Sue Wimpeney 45 Main Street, Upper Benefield, Peterborough PE8 5AN, England esa@europeansuzuki.org www.europeansuzuki.org Company Secretary & Registered Address MarƟn Wood, Gross Klein Wood, 26B, Tesla Court, InnovaƟon Way, Peterborough, PE2 6FL England The ESA Board of Directors Officers Chair Anke van der Bijl Deputy Chair TBC Treasurer MarƟn Wood Honorary Secretary KrisƤne Rāviņa Officer Patricia Rüƫmann Officer Juan Carlos Navarro Country Directors AUSTRIA Andrea Mugrauer-Beis BELGIUM Wim Meuris CZECH REPUBLIC Jana Hrabaňová DENMARK Camilla Holm Svanberg ESTONIA Karmen Kääramees FAROE ISLANDS Sámal Petersen FINLAND Niina Haapenen FRANCE Marie Velu GERMANY Flora Gáll ICELAND Sarah Buckley IRELAND Trudy Byron-Fahy ITALY Marco Messina LATVIA Sallija Bankevica LITHUANIA Déja Aukštkalnyté NETHERLANDS Monique Dowgwillo NORWAY Mona Anita Nesse POLAND Bartosz Henrych RUSSIA Elena Sterelyukhina SOUTH AFRICA Sonnika Maritz Venter SPAIN Lucia Bellido SWEDEN Päivikki Wirkkala-Malmqvist SWITZERLAND Patricia Rüƫmann TURKEY Müge Eraydin Yegin UKRAINE Olha Bykanova UNITED KINGDOM Helen Brunner ZIMBABWE Catherine SƟrling Page 2023 Board MeeƟng & AGM Summary 3 Chair’s Column 4 2023 InternaƟonal Suzuki Teacher Trainers ConvenƟon, Japan 5 2023 European Suzuki Guitar ConvenƟon, Italy 6 2023 BriƟsh Suzuki Gala concert, UK 7 2023 Teacher Trainer Appointments 10 In Memoriam 15 Suzuki - Myths and Magic 16 2024 European Suzuki Teachers ConvenƟon, Denmark 18 2024 Suzuki Flute Teachers Workshop, Denmark 19 2024 European Suzuki Viola Gathering, Netherlands 20 Extract from the Diary of Bernard Leach 1952 21 A NaƟonal Program for Child-Rearing 22 2023 Czech Suzuki Summer School, Medlov 24 2023 Aarhus Cello Expo, Denmark 25 10th Anniversary of Austria - ASiOM 26 10th Anniversary of Latvia - LvSA 26 2023 Give a Child a Teacher 27 Suzuki Teaching Trust 28 Table of Contents Future ESA Events The huge success of the European Suzuki Children’s ConvenƟon in 2022 demonstrated the vitality of the SUZUKI Community when they come together and the energy that is generated by that. This is what will propel the ESA into the future and grow the SUZUKI Method throughout the region. Regular events will nurture this growth and renew moƟvaƟon. The plan is for ESA to have a schedule of regular events - • ESA Teachers’ ConvenƟon every 2 years • ESA Teacher Trainers’ ConvenƟon every 4 years • European Suzuki Children's ConvenƟon every 4 years This will give - • Teacher Trainers their own regular event • Teachers the opportunity to aƩend something 3 years in every 4 • Children their own regular event The schedule for the next five years is - 2024 European Suzuki Teachers’ ConvenƟon, Aarhus Denmark 2025 European Suzuki Teacher Trainers’ ConvenƟon venue Lithuania 2026 European Suzuki Teachers’ ConvenƟon venue TBC 2027 European Suzuki Children’s ConvenƟon venue TBC However, maintaining this programme does enƟrely depend on the willingness of naƟonal Suzuki associaƟons to host these events and provide an Organising CommiƩee to work with ESA Admin. The CommiƩee would be responsible for finding a venue, geƫng a quote, deciding on a theme, drawing up the programme and selecƟng the Faculty. ESA Admin would be responsible for all financial maƩers, publicity and registraƟons. For the European Suzuki Children’s ConvenƟons, the Organising CommiƩee would be responsible for the whole project, including finding sponsors to help with funding. Please contact the ESA Office if you would like to help your country host an ESA ConvenƟon on esa@europeansuzuki.org Engage, collaborate and share. THE MISSION of the European Suzuki AssociaƟon (ESA) is to further Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's approach to educaƟon. The organisaƟon's area of operaƟon is Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as decided by the InternaƟonal Suzuki AssociaƟon of which the ESA is a member. The cornerstone of maintaining quality in Suzuki teaching is the provision of quality Suzuki Teacher Training.
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