2026 ESA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 14.00 hrs Friday April 3 2026 ISTANBUL, TÜRKIYE All A & B members welcome Please confirm attendance with the ESA Office by 31 January 2026 st esa@europeansuzuki.org ESA ANNUAL MEETINGS The ESA is taking its Annual Meetings around the region to a different country every year. The Board of the ESA are keen to have the opportunity to invite each National Suzuki Association and its members to: - attend the AGM - organise a students’ concert - meet the ESA Directors The ESA Administrator will work closely with the National Suzuki Association to select a venue and organise the meetings and concert. If your country would like to be the next to host an ESA meeting, please contact the ESA Office: esa@europeansuzuki.org or through ‘Contact ’ on the ESA website. Latest editions of ESA Manuals are available on the ESA website https://www.europeansuzuki.org/esa/tt examappointments-manuals/ Teacher Training Manual Examinations Manual Appointments & Accreditations Manual 2025 Board Meeting & AGM Summary 3 Board Meeting and AGM April 2025 Lithuania FULL COUNTRY MEMBER HUNGARY RESIGNATIONS Officers Honorary Secretary Kristīne Rāviņa Country Directors Karmen Kääramees ESTONIA Mona Anita Nesse NORWAY Lucia Bellido SPAIN APPOINTMENTS Officers Koen Rens-Deputy Chair Patricia Rüttimann-Honorary Secretary Country Directors Grete Heinsaar ESTONIA Stefan Bivand NORWAY Daniel Fajardo Pérez SPAIN DIRECTORS’ REPORT & ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2024 Available on the ESA website here INSTRUMENTS Early Childhood Education The ECE Development Committee have developed a 5-year plan (2024): Every SUZUKI™ Teacher in the ESA should know about SECE Find a way to include SECE in the instrumental Syllabus European standard repertoire (mostly /exclusively in E language) More teacher trainers (2-5 in the next 5 years) Having more SECE trained teachers (200-300 in the next 5 years) Having SECE trained teachers in more ESA countries (20 countries in the next 5 years) Having more classes in more ESA countries (classes in 15 countries in the next 5 years) Having approved material (repertoire/recording) in more ESA countries (5-10 in the next 5 years) Strategies for easy access to teaching material (Repertoire) Strategies for easy access to what is happening in the ESA SECE community. Particular focus is needed on the development of ESA Repertoire and ESA Recordings for Teacher Trainers in different languages to reflect those of the region. A Repertoire/Recordings project will be costed, and a fundraiser will be organised through the ESA with an application to STT for financial support. Mandolin The Mandolin Development Committee reported that progress continues in spreading Mandolin across the region. Steps have also been made to connect with SAA Mandolin players. Organ The Organ Development Committee (ODC) continue to work on strategies to reach out to organists to become Suzuki organ teachers and in the long run, how to have more teacher trainers in organ. Three members of the ODC, are planning to take 5 levels in the SUZUKI™ Organ Method, in order to become teacher trainers. CHANGES TO ESA MANUALS TEACHER TRAINING MANUAL Registration of Examinations In order to ensure that ESA procedures for exams are checked ahead of the exams, it has been agreed to look at a process for registering the exams for the approval of the Board at their next meeting. Graduation The Graduation process is added to the ESA Syllabus for Level 2. Graduation Certificates with water colour of Matsumoto Mountains and Dr. Suzuki’s handwriting are available from TERI at a cost of $2 each. EXAMINATIONS MANUAL Appendix C1 Examiner Fees The minimum fee for any examination regardless of length is 240€, except for online examiners where they are paid the hourly rate. The hourly rate is increased from 50€ to 60€ per hour. Appendix C2 Examination Pieces DOUBLE BASS Level 1 Book 1: Twinkle Twinkle; French Folk Song; The Little Fiddle Level 2 Books 2 & 3 Up to Gaelic Melody Bk 3: Bach, March in G; Dixon, Trilling Waltz Level 3 Book 3 from The Elephant & Book 4: Saint- Saëns, The Elephant; Marcello, Sonata in E min Level 4 Books 5 & 6 Up to Vivaldi Sonata: Capuzzi, Concerto mov.1; Lorenziti, Gavotte Level 5 Book 6 from Dittersdorf Concerto, mov.2: Bottesini, Elegie; Dittersdorf, Concerto mov.1 APPOINTMENTS AND ACCREDITATIONS MANUAL Appendix E2 Recognition of Teachers without Approved Accreditation Once resident in the ESA region, ESA Practicums/Alternative to Practicum must be completed.
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