Separate courses for each level following ESA (European Suzuki Association) syllabusESA exam procedure : Continual assessmentBiweekly online individual and/or group sessionsAdditional “live sessions” can and will be added where possibleGuest trainers/examiners continual assessment Diana Dickerson (UK) and Marja-Leena Mäkilä (Finland)Course language : Lectures in English, individual sessions possible in Dutch, German and French, written assignments may be submitted in German, French, Dutch, Spanish and Italian.

Admission After the initial session, candidates for Level 1 start with an an orientation meeting which includes an interview/audition where candidates will perform a piece from the standard literature for the flute, demonstrating technical and musical competence well beyond the level of the Suzuki materials. Candidates for Levels 2-4 submit a copy of the exam report form of their previous level. The

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Duration

Spring 2021- Winter 2021

Starting with introductory online meetings :

Level 1 April 16th 2021

10 -13.00

Levels 2-4 TBC

Time Zone : Amsterdam, Netherlands

Registration till March 20 2021

ESA Suzuki Flute Teacher Training Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4Online course with additional “live” sessions

Teacher Trainer Anke van der Bijl

teacher trainer will request consent from the respective NSA’s for each candidate.Course content

The course will be conducted in accordance with the ESA TT Manual requirements. : http://digital-e-brochures.com/EuropeanSuzuki/TTraining2019/In addition to ESA TT Manual requirements the course will contain information about on-line teaching techniques and tools.

Course topics include :Lectures & Presentations Lessons with children Individual lessonsGroup lessons DiscussionsObservations

Anke van der BijlFlautist and graduate of the Utrecht Conservatory. She continued her Flute studies with Abby de Quant, attended masterclasses with Peter Lukas Graf, Geoffrey Gilbert, Wissam Boustany & Andras Adorjan and also studied arranging and conducting with Henk Alkema.Anke completed her Suzuki Flute studies at the British Suzuki Institute in London with a practicum at the Colorado Suzuki Institute in Aspen, USA and a Post Graduate with Toshio Takahashi at the Talent Education Research Institute in Matsumoto, Japan. In Switzerland and Italy she took courses in Suzuki Early Childhood Education ( Level 1, 2 and 3 with Dorothy Jones) and Children's Music Lab. Since 1987 she teaches at her own Suzuki Flute School Fluitschool Flautissimo, in Gouda, the Netherlands

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Anke was appointed ESA Suzuki Flute Teacher Trainer/Examiner in 2001. She was ESA Country Director for The Netherlands from 2001-2009, has been Suzuki Flute Instrument Director since 2003 and Deputy Chair of ESA since 2010. In 2013 she was elected Chair of the International Suzuki Association (ISA) Flute Committee and in 2014 she was appoint- ed as Teacher Trainer for ARSA (Asia Region Suzuki Association), and subsequently elected Chairman of the ESA in April 2020. Anke has conducted Suzuki teacher training courses in Switzerland, Spain, Netherlands, Danmark, Belgium, the UK and Russia and is much in demand as lecturer and guest teacher world wide. Since April 2020 Anke is chairperson of the ESA (European Suzuki Association)

Live sessions will take place during a Suzuki Flute workshop within the ESA region

Course Fee exclusive examination = € 1090,-

More information and registration form available at flautissimo@endoria.net

and www.suzukiflute.nl

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Registration fee : € 50,- to be paid to IBAN - NL22 INGB 0007739351

Account name : Flautissimo Account number 7739351

When registering for the training course this fee will be substracted from the course fee

*Participants Level 1 April 16th 2021, 10 -13.00

*Participants Levels 2 - 4 TBC 10 -13.00

Time Zone : Amsterdam, Netherlands

ESA Suzuki Flute Teacher Training Online + Teacher Trainer Anke van der BijlIntroductory session Level………………* Date………….*

Application Form

Please submit before March 20th 2021 to

flautissimo@endoria.net