Japan-Seattle
Suzuki Institute
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, Washington

Schedule

Student and Parent Schedule

Each student will have one or two free hours a day for practice or observation. In addition to the honor recitals, informal recitals will be open to all students who wish to perform. For more information about recitals, please see Program.

Sunday, August 8
1:00-5:30 pm and 7:00-9:00 pm: Special one-day workshop for teachers and advanced students, "What Every String Player Needs to Know About the Body," with Kerry Travers, Body Mapping Specialist; see www.bodymap.org for more information
5:00-6:00 pm: Dormitory check-in, Emerson Hall lobby

Monday, August 9
7:30-10:30 am: Dormitory check-in, Emerson Hall lobby
8:00 am: Registration and schedule pick-up begin in Emerson Hall
9:30 am: Rehearsal for opening ceremony
10:00 am: Opening ceremony
10:30 am: Play-throughs
11:45 am: Lunch
1:00-4:00 pm: Regular afternoon classes
4:00-5:00 pm: One Composition class section
7:00 pm: Opening Concert with Brian Lewis, violin, and Laura Kennedy, piano

Tuesday, August 10
8:30-10:30: Regular morning classes
10:45 am: Honor Recital
11:45 am: Lunch
1:00-4:00 pm: Regular afternoon classes
4:00-5:00 pm: Advanced Chamber Music and one Composition class section, parent discussions with children's activities nearby
7:10 pm: Seattle Mariners baseball game; $20 ticket price includes round-trip bus transportation

Wednesday, August 11
8:30-10:30: Regular morning classes
10:45 am: Honor Recital
11:45 am: Lunch
1:00-4:00 pm: Regular afternoon classes
4:00-5:00 pm: Advanced Chamber Music and one Composition class section, parent discussions with children's activities nearby
7:15 pm: Faculty Concert featuring Amy Barston, cello, and other faculty members

Thursday, August 12
8:30-10:30: Regular morning classes
10:45 am: Honor Recital
1:00-4:00 pm: Regular afternoon classes
4:00-5:00 pm: Advanced Chamber Music and one Composition class section, parent discussions with children's activities nearby
7:00 pm: Chamber Music Concert featuring advanced students

Friday, August 13
8:30-10:30 am: Regular morning classes
11:00 am: Lunch
1:00 pm: Orchestra Concert; concert dress is a white top with a dark skirt or pants
3:30-5:30 pm: Final Concert

Teacher Training Schedule (Violin, Books 3 & 7; Cello, Book 3)

Sunday, August 8
10:00 am-5:30 pm: short-term teacher-training courses, including lunch break
1:00pm-5:00pm and 7:00-9:00 pm: Special one-day workshop for teachers and advanced students, "What Every String Player Needs to Know About the Body," with Kerry Travers, body mapping specialist; see www.bodymap.org for more information

Monday-Thursday, August 9-12
8:30 am-5:30 pm: Class observation and short-term teacher-training courses

Friday, August 13
8:30 am-12:00 pm: Class observation and individual consultations