3 2023 Board Meeting & AGM Summary RESIGNATIONS Country Directors Anne Dorte Laub Busk DENMARK Svetlana Surodina RUSSIA APPOINTMENTS Country Directors Camilla Holm Svanberg DENMARK Elena Sterelyukhina RUSSIA DIRECTORS’ REPORT & ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2022 Available on the ESA Website INSTRUMENTS Brass A Brass CommiƩee was appointed - Ann-Marie Sundberg, Brass TT SWEDEN Haukur F Hannesson, Violoncello TT SWEDEN MarƟn Rüƫmann, Violin TT SWITZERLAND An ongoing excepƟon was granted to enable Level 3 Brass Teachers to apply for Instructor to assist the development of Brass in the ESA region. The CommiƩee will explore the possibility of Conversion Courses from one Brass instrument to another. Harp With the passing of the only ESA Harp Teacher Trainer, Gabriel Bosio, the only Harp Instructor, Tiziana Loi has been approved to conduct Level 1 to 5 Teacher Training Courses to help the conƟnued development of Suzuki Harp in the ESA region. Mandolin The Mandolin Development CommiƩee have put together a survey to be sent to all ESA Countries in order to establish the potenƟal for Mandolin in the region. Organ The Organ Development CommiƩee are looking at the pracƟcal challenges in different countries regards teaching organ to children - for example the cost and availability of pracƟce organs. Accordion SUZUKI Accordion Project conƟnues with many new successes. Interest in other countries and among many famous musicians and insƟtuƟons is growing. The ISA has been provided with all informaƟon as requested, including Teacher Training plans for Accordion and a decision from ISA is awaited on the recogniƟon of Accordion as a Suzuki instrument. CHANGES to ESA MANUALS TEACHER TRAINING MANUAL Teacher Training Courses In-person courses are the preferred choice and a key element of the SUZUKI Method. In order to offer the flexibility that is needed to conƟnue the development of the Method in the region, the opƟon of a hybrid course (part in-person, part online) is available. Hybrid courses should have at least half of the course content given in-person. EXAMINATIONS MANUAL C. Conduct of Examinations 3. Examiners ExcepƟons for COVID are removed from the ExaminaƟons Manual and the Post Covid Exam procedures as approved at the last Board MeeƟng are effecƟve from 1 June 2023 There must be three Examiners of the instrument being examined present, including the Home Examiner. EITHER Three Examiners present in person OR Two Examiners including the Home Examiner present in person and the third Examiner present via an online connecƟon. The Home Examiner then has the opƟon to choose which format suits the circumstance of their exam best. Different instruments will have different requirements as will the locaƟon of the exam. APPOINTMENTS MANUAL Appendix D Appointment of Instructors and Teacher Trainers Significant changes to the procedures for Appointment of Instructors and Teacher Trainers have been made. These changes are made with a view to ensuring that teachers undergo a more thorough preparaƟon for their applicaƟon for Instructor where previous experience of training teachers is concerned. This is proposed by introducing a preparatory period with a Mentor before applying for Instructor. A detailed report from the Mentor and videos of training teachers is proposed for the Teacher Trainer applicaƟon. Appendix D1 item 3 No more than two CommiƩee Members from the same Country can be elected to an Instrument CommiƩee. Teacher Trainers cannot be members of more than one Instrument CommiƩee at any one Ɵme. Appendix E1 and E2 Changes have been made in order to clarify the ESA RecogniƟon process and make it clear that – · an applicaƟon without a PracƟcum does not fall into the ‘approved accreditaƟon’ category and is not automaƟcally approved · it is for the Instrument CommiƩee to decide if an ‘AlternaƟve to PracƟcum’ is applicable Board MeeƟng and AGM April 2023 London UK 2024 ESA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 14.00 hrs Friday 26 April 2024 Aarhus, DENMARK All A & B members welcome Please confirm aƩendance with the ESA Office by 26 March 2024 esa@europeansuzuki.org ESA ANNUAL MEETINGS The ESA is taking its Annual MeeƟngs around the region to a different country every year. The Board of the ESA are keen to have the opportunity to invite each NaƟonal Suzuki AssociaƟon and its members to: - aƩend the AGM - organise a students’ concert - meet the ESA Directors The ESA Administrator will work closely with the NaƟonal Suzuki AssociaƟon to select a venue and organise the meeƟngs and concert. If your country would like to be the next to host an ESA meeƟng, please contact the ESA Office on esa@europeansuzuki.org or through ‘Contact ’ on the ESA website. Latest editions of ESA Manuals are available on the ESA website www.europeansuzuki.org/esa/ Ʃexamappointments-manuals/ · Teacher Training Manual · ExaminaƟons Man al · Appointments & AccreditaƟons Manual
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