European Suzuki Association - Teachers Newsletter Vol 36 2016

9 2018 European Suzuki Teachers’ Convention, Iceland may want to compare to your own country! Reserve your dates now for this excit- ing convention. We make no guaran- tees for the weather, but will do our utmost to give you a rich and varied experience at the ESA Teachers’ Con- vention in Reykjavík in April 2018. Sarah Buckley ESA Country Director Iceland The Teacher's job to help the parent to - ∗ be more effective as a parent ∗ be a good home practice partner to inspire the child to play the instru- ment well. Íslenska Suzukisambandið (founded in 1985) are the local organizers and hosts for the convention. You may not know that Iceland is probably the ‘largest’ Suzuki country in the world, with over 70 qualified Suzuki teachers on 9 of the 14 Suzuki instruments. Given that the entire population of Iceland is around 330,000, the country has one Suzuki teacher per approximately 4,700 inhabi- tants. An interesting figure which you European Suzuki Teachers Convention 6 to 8 April 2018, Reykjavik, Iceland. S itting literally on the edge of Europe to the west, Iceland has a vibrant Suzuki community dating back to the early 1980s. From 6 to 8 April, 2018 Íslenska Suzukis- ambandið , the national Suzuki associa- tion for Iceland, will host the European Suzuki Association Teachers’ Convention in Reykjavík. This is a unique opportunity to visit this unusual country and meet colleagues from all over the world at an exciting Suzuki convention. The theme of the conference is the Suzuki Triangle – teacher, parent, child . The programme will consist of a number of lectures and workshops centred around this theme with renowned pre- senters from around the world. From a geological point of view, only two thirds of Iceland is in Europe! The conti- nental divide between the European pla- teau and the American plateau is visible in the National Park of Thingvellir, an hour’s drive east of Reykjavík. You may want to visit the National Park and stand with one foot on each continent! This unique geographical location of Ice- land is also an inspiration to reach out to the west as well as to the east, welcom- ing participants from Europe as well as other parts of the world to the conven- tion. The Parent's job ∗ play the recordings daily ∗ practice daily with the child ∗ set up a nurturing and motivating learning environment The Child's job If the parent and teacher do their jobs, the child will enjoy - ∗ listening to music ∗ learning the instrument The Suzuki Triangle The Suzuki triangle partnership between ∗ the teacher ∗ the parent ∗ the child means all three have an important role to play and each person has a job to do. The parent and child will have happy practice sessions in the home. Everyone will benefit together with happy and productive lessons and group classes in the studio.