0 itemsSuzuki Students on Windy City LIVE
Windy City LIVE
Thursday, August 25 at 9 am
Music Institute of Chicago president, Mark George, Community Music School dean, Emily Abraham, teachers, and students from MIC's Suzuki program and the Chicago West Community Music Center were featured on ABC Channel 7's newest daytime talk show showcasing Chicago: Windy City LIVE!
About Suzuki at the Music Institute of Chicago
The Music Institute of Chicago has one of the largest and most comprehensive Suzuki programs in the Midwest. Students can begin Suzuki instruction as early as three years of age. Music Institute teachers are members of the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) and provide the highest quality private and group-class instruction. Additional Suzuki opportunities include a series of mid-winter weekend workshops and the summer Chicago Suzuki Institute, which offers a concentrated week of master classes, group instruction, concerts, and enrichment activities. More than 40 Music Institute faculty members offer Suzuki instruction for piano, violin, viola, cello, string bass, guitar, harp, recorder, and flute.
Recent Appointments
Dr. Mark George, President and CEO of the Music Institute of Chicago, was named chair of the board of directors of the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA), a not-for-profit organization officially licensed to support, guide, and promote Suzuki education in North, Central, and South America. The SAA aspires to improve the quality of life in the Americas through Suzuki education, seeking to create a music learning community that embraces excellence and nurtures the human spirit.
“The SAA is celebrating its 40th anniversary,” Dr. George noted, “and this is a great time to recognize the remarkable accomplishments of Suzuki education in the Americas. Hundreds of thousands of students and families have been touched by the teachings of Shinichi Suzuki, and instrumental music education has seen a radical shift in the United States. Forty years ago, music educators had low expectations for most children, with special attention reserved for the so-called gifted or talented students. Today, largely because of the influence of Suzuki teachers, it is widely recognized that, with excellent teaching and support, all children can play in tune, make a beautiful tone, and produce sophisticated music.”
In addition, Gilda Barston, Music Institute cello faculty member and dean emeritus, has been appointed chief executive officer of the International Suzuki Association (ISA), which serves as a coalition of Suzuki Associations throughout the world. The ISA exists to encourage, promote, enlarge, and coordinate Suzuki education and maintain the highest standards of educational instruction. “There are more than 250,000 people worldwide engaged with Suzuki education,” said Gilda Barston. “Suzuki students learn to play music while building strong character traits that will serve them in every walk of life.”
