FEBRUARY 19-23, 2012:
“The 26th ANNUAL ADVANCED VIOLIN TECHNIQUE, CREATING TALENTED LEARNERS: OVERVIEW OF SUZUKI BKS 1-4” with Teacher Trainer,
RONDA COLE, at the W.O. Smith Community Music School, in Nashville, TN. Hosted by The Middle TN Suzuki Association (MTSA)
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MTSA OVERVIEW Brochure for Overview Brochure.
This long-standing course began in Coral Gables, FL, in 1986, annually lead by RONDA COLE. The course moved to St. Petersburg,
FL, for a few years and eventually found it’s way to Nashville, TN, in 2010. Suzuki teachers from all over the US and abroad,
enjoy exploring many aspects of studying, learning & teaching the violin, using the Suzuki Method, with RONDA COLE’S
insightful guidance and experience. To be a participant in this course, you must be a current member of the Suzuki
Association of the Americas (SAA). To register this course with the SAA, you must have registered training through Suzuki
Bk. 4 and participate in all course and observation hours. More course details may be found on the attached on-line brochure,
such as course location and address, lodging & meal suggestions and other pertinent information.
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Overview Registration to register.The maximum number of
course participants is 15. RONDA COLE will also teach Master Class lessons as part of the required observation hours. Depending on
availability, a limited number of Master Class lessons may be available to course participants, for an additional fee, on a “first
come, first served” basis. Check with Robin Eckert
robinsanderseckert@gmail.com
for Master Class scheduling.
Contact Overview Co-Chairs, Deidre
Bacco dbacco@comcast.net
or Robin Eckert
robinsanderseckert@gmail.com,
for any additional information.
MS COLE also remains in Nashville through the following weekend, for additional Master Class lessons for interested local
students and teachers. Contact Frank Auer,
valleyriverbye@gmail.com
to sign up for a weekend Master Class lesson, February 23-26.
MTSA Teachers and Parents provide a POT LUCK DINNER for the course participants, Sunday evening, February, 19th, from 6:00-7:00pm, onsite at the WO Smith Music
School. Let us know if you would like to attend this dinner and are willing to bring something. The course schedule only
allows one hour for dinner that evening & return for another seminar hour. If you are willing to help with this dinner set-up
before 6:00pm and/or clean-up afterwards, please contact Deidre Bacco, dbacco@comcast.net. WILLIAMS FINE VIOLINS, of
Nashville, will sponsor a FAREWELL LUNCHEON for RONDA COLE, the participants and local MTSA teachers, Thursday, February
23rd, at 11:30am, location tbd. Please rsvp if you are interested in this, as well.
| Overview Schedule |
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| SUNDAY, Feb 19 2012 |
| 1:30pm | Check-In/Registration |
| 2:00pm-4:00pm | Seminar |
| 4:00pm-6:00pm | Master Class Lessons/Observations |
| 6:00pm-7:00pm | MTSA Pot Luck Dinner (provided by MTSA Teachers & Parents), W.O. Smith lobby |
| 7:00pm-8:00pm | Seminar (videos of Ronda Cole’s studio) |
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| MONDAY – WEDNESDAY, Feb 20-22 2012 |
| 8:30am-10:30am | Seminar |
| 10:30am-12:30pm | Master Class Lessons/Observations |
| 12:30pm-1:30pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:30pm-3:00pm | Seminar |
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| THURSDAY, Feb 23 2012 |
| 9:00am-10:30am | Seminar |
| 11:30am | FAREWELL LUNCHEON, location tbd, sponsored by Williams Fine Violins |