European Suzuki Association Teacher Training Manual Revised May 2022 Page 20 of 34 TEACHER TRAINING SYLLABUS 2013 LEVEL 4 Recommended minimum contact training hours = 100 hours Contact hours should include observation of children’s lessons to a maximum of 40 hours Module 4.1 SUZUKI™ Philosophy 4.1.1 Cooperation and sharing, 4.1.2 Use the following text as a starting point for discussion on Suzuki’s ideas on musical interpretation - ‘Casals and the Art of Interpretation’ by David Blum 4.1.3 SUZUKI™ organizations, local, regional and world wide - Discuss the role of trainees in the world scene with regard to rights and responsibilities. Module 4.2 SUZUKI™ Instrumental Performance 4.2.1 Individual and Group lessons on performance of the repertoire and applied technique 4.2.2 Continual Review of learned repertoire (including the previous Levels) Module 4.3 SUZUKI™ Pedagogy 4.3.1 Teaching Points for Level 4 to your Journal 4.3.2 Developing musicianship, style and analysis 4.3.3 Discuss supplementary material that enhances or reinforces the repertoire for children at this Level. Module 4.4 Parent Education 4.4.1 Write a 2000 word essay on ‘The Changing Role of the Parent’. 4.4.2 Discuss and consider the importance of peer group psychology. Module 4.5 Supervised Teaching with children 4.5.1 Individual lessons - also in Master Class format (Recommended minimum of 5) 4.5.2 Group lessons (Recommended minimum of 2) 4.5.3 Provide opportunities for the Teacher Trainer to observe students taught by the trainee – where possible, attendance at lessons is preferred to recordings. Module 4.6 Observation 20 lessons minimum 4.6.1 Observation of both Group and Individual lessons Module 4.7 Journal and Assignments (Trainers to advise which are appropriate in each situation) 4.7.1 Add the Teaching Points for Level 4 to your Journal 4.7.2 Write an evaluation of your teaching experience as a SUZUKI™ specialist 4.7.3 Add idea's for developing and maintaining a Teenager Program 4.7.4 Write a paper showing personal research into the Development of the Child from birth to age 5 years
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