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European Suzuki Association
Teacher Training & Examinations Manual
Revised March 2015
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TEACHER TRAINING SYLLABUS 2013
LEVEL 5 continued
Module 5.8
Resources and references
5.8.1
Recommended Reading – As advised by individual teacher trainers
‘To Learn With Love: A Companion for Suzuki Parents’
by William & Constance Starr
‘Suzuki Changed My Life’
by Masaaki Honda
‘The Talent Code’
by Daniel Coyle
5.8.2
Videos/DVDs - As advised by the Teacher Trainer
Module 5.9
Workshops and Institutes
5.9.1
Organise a one-day workshop for Suzuki students of your instrument
5.9.2
Participate actively in a Suzuki Workshop or Institute of several days’ length
Module 5.10 Essay / Thesis
5.10.1 Write a paper of minimum 5000 words on a topic of your interest that is related
to your Suzuki teaching.
Module 5.11 ESA Exam Level 5
5.11.1 Only when Modules 5.1 - 5.10 are completed can the trainee present for an ESA Exam,
after consultation with (and recommendation by) the Teacher Trainer/Course Director
5.11.2 Written requirements, Videos, Audio recordings or DVDs are to be presented, at the latest,
two months prior to the Exam, or by arrangement with the Teacher Trainer
5.11.3 Trainees should be prepared to perform repertoire from previous Levels in any ESA
Examination
5.11.4 If the Exam is taken on the same day as the Exam for the previous Level, the trainee needs
to have completed the total number of contact hours for both Levels and take a separate
Exam for each Level.