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Presentation given by Catherine Walker about the Suzuki Method
(new parents and new teachers)
Sunday, September 26th, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Auditorium école Le Plateau, 3700 Calixa-Lavallée, Mtl
Catherine A. Walker
3561 Brown's Hill Road
Ayer's Cliff, Qc. J0B 1C0
Canada
TEL: (819) 574-9056 (cell)
email: cwalker@b2b2c.ca
Catherine Walker received a Bachelor of Music degree (performance-cello) from McGill University in Montreal and continued her studies for a year in Geneva, Switzerland with cellist Guy Fallot. Upon her return to Canada in 1975, she started her training in Suzuki pedagogy with Yvonne Tait and has worked with most of the other North American teacher trainers over the years. She had a large private studio in Montreal, QC.for 28 years and, in 2005, she moved to the Eastern Townships in southern Quebec where she has taken on the challenge of teaching the majority of her students in French. She is also an active clinician and has taught at numerous institutes and workshops throughout Canada, the United States and in England.
Catherine has been a SAA sanctioned teacher trainer since 1983 and is currently teaching Apprenticeship courses, as well as short-term training courses during the summer months.
Catherine served on the SAA cello committee from 1984-1988. In 1988, she went to Matsumoto, Japan and spent six months working with Dr. Suzuki. From 1996-1999, she served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and during that time was also the Canadian representative to the International Suzuki Association.
In April 2008, Catherine presented the ECC course in French in Sherbrooke,Qc. and has translated the teacher’s manual for this course.
She is also collaborating with a cello teacher in the public school system to improve the current curriculum and train the teachers.
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 Past Events
15 Février 2009 / February 15th 2009
Quotes
TEACHER
For the sake of our children, let us educate them from the cradle to have a noble mind, a high sense of values, and splendid ability.
PARENT
A person with a fine and pure heart will find happiness. The only concern for parents should be to bring up their children as noble human beings.
STUDENT
Confronted with a high mountain, you cannot reach the summit in one stride, but must climb step by step to approach your goal. Without stopping, without haste, carefully taking a step at a time forward will surely get you there.
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Citations
PROFESSEUR
Appliquons, dans l'intérêt de nos enfants, un système d'éducation qui, dès le berceau, influence leur comportement, leur donne le sentiment des valeurs et les rende capables de bien réaliser ce qu'ils ont décidé d'entreprendre.
PARENT
Une personne qui a le cœur pur, qui est toute en finesse, trouvera le bonheur. En élevant leurs enfants, les parents devraient uniquement se soucier d'en faire des êtres nobles et rien de plus.
ÉLÈVES
Quand on se trouve au pied d'une haute montagne, on ne peut atteindre le sommet tout d'un coup, mais il convient d'avancer pas à pas pour atteindre le but. Ne vour arrêtez pas, ne vous pressez pas, avancez prudemment, et vous aboutirez.
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- February / février 2008 Jazz
Workshop for cellists / Atelier jazz
pour
violoncellistes
- April 2008 / avril
2008 Piano graduation concert
/ Concert de graduation
- June 2008 / juin
2008 1st Solo Competition in
collaboration with
Orchestre Symphonique de l'Ile / 1er concours
solo en collaboration avec l'OSI
- July / juillet 2008
Institut Suzuki Montréal
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Nouvelles!
Les élèves suivants sont les gagnants du concours SMM / OSI:
Aurélie
Thériault
Brillon
Les
3 auront l'occasion de jouer leur pièce et seront accompagnés de
l'Orchestre Symphonique de l'Isle, dirigé par Cristian Gort, le 22 novembre 2008,
à 20h00 à la salle Oscar Peterson de l'université Concordia.
Bravo à tous!
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Picture from the multi-studio student concert on
February 24th
click here for more pictures
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Piano Graduation Concert, April 12th 2008 - please see the Studio
Concert listings for more details
Concert de Graduation des Pianistes, le 12 avril 2008 - veuillez
consulter les annonces de concerts de
studios pour de plus amples renseignements
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1er Concours Solo de L'Orchestre Symphonique de
l'Isle
Chef :
Cristian Gort
en
collaboration avec
Suzuki
Musique Montréal
1.
Le concours est ouvert aux musiciens et musiciennes qui
sont ou étaient élèves de Suzuki et dont les
professeurs(es) sont présentement membres SMM en violon,
violoncelle, flûte ou piano
2.
Le concours de l'Orchestre Symphonique de l'Isle et de
Suzuki Musique Montréal aura lieu :
École
Le Plateau
700,
rue Calixa-Lavallée
Montréal (Québec)
H2L 3A8
Le 8 Juin
2008 À partir
de 10h
pour
renseignements, incluant la date limite pour l'inscription et les
limites d'âge: www.osimontreal.ca
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1st
Solo Competition with L'Orchestre Symphonique de
L'Isle
Conductor :
Cristian Gort
in
collaboration with
Suzuki
Musique Montréal
1.
The competition is open to all music students (violon,
cello, flute or piano) who are or were Suzuki
students and whose teachers are presently members of SMM.
2 .
The competition of l'Orchestre Symphonique de l'Isle
and Suzuki Musique Montréal will be held:
École
Le Plateau
700, rue Calixa-Lavallée
Montréal (Québec)
H2L 3A8
June
8, 2008 starting at 10am
for
details, including age limits and the registration date limit: www.osimontreal.ca
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Institut Suzuki Montréal 2008
Semaine principale: 20 au 25 juillet
Session de musique de chambre à Montréal: 20 au 27 juillet
Échange quatuors à cordes avec le Alberta Suzuki String
Institute (Edmonton): 11 au 27 juillet
Formation des professeurs: 20 au 28 juillet
Dates for Institut Suzuki Montréal 2008
Main Week: July 20 - 25
Montreal Chamber Music Session: July 20 - 27
String Quartet Exchange with the Alberta Suzuki String Institute
(Edmonton): July 11 - 27
Teacher Training: July 20 - 28
More info: http://www.suzukimontreal.org/
or e-mail menuet@sympatico.ca
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Jazz for cellists with Pierre
Cartier, double bass player
Saturday
February 23rd
for late
book 1 and book 2 students: 2h00PM to 3h00PM
book 3 and up: the same day but from 3h30PM to 5h00PM
Fee: 5$/student
More
info: maudedurand@videotron.ca
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Dr.
Suzuki Benefit Concert / Concert Bénéfice Dr Suzuki
February
25, 2007
at 4:00 p.m. / 25 février à 16h00
Auditorium
École Le Plateau
3700 Calixa-Lavallée, Montréal
Click
here
to read about the concert!
Cliquez ici pour en savoir plus!
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Suzuki Musique Montreal Benefit Concert
in support of the
Asociacion Suzuki del Peru
February 25, 2007
Thank you to all
of the teachers and students who participated in the concert, and thank
you all for your generous donations. The total raised to date is $2278.29$.
Donations
of the following items would be welcomed by the teachers in Peru:
€
New/used music
books, including Suzuki books
€
New/used CDs,
Suzuki and other
€
Curved head joints
for flutes
€
Strings for any
size of violin, viola, and cello
€
Shoulder rests
€
Chin rests
€
Rosin
€
Chinrest tools
€
Alto and tenor
recorders
€
An alto flute!
Please
speak to your teacher if you have any of the above items, and are willing
to donate them.
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Atelier Suzuki
17-19 février, 2006
Activities
will be offered for the following instruments:
cello, violin, and flute
Pour de
plus amples renseignements, veuillez contacter
Maude Durand
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Thank you to Karen
Gomyo, all of the master class participants, and to Eric Madsen for
organizing this event.
On
remercie Karen Gomyo, les participants dans le cours de maître, ainsi
que Eric Madsen qui a organisé cet événement.
The
following students played. Les élèves suivants ont joué:
Audrey Dounavis (16) - Mozart No 4 in D, 1st mvt
Rebecca Dowd (16) - Mendelssohn Concerto 1st mvt
Marika Felligi (15) - Monti Czardas
Marc-Adrien Mandich (15) - Bach a minor concerto 1st mvt
Malina McLennan (13) - Bach a minor concerto 1st mvt
Marie Nadeau (13) - Kreisler Praeludium and Allegro
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Winter
workshop/Atelier Suzuki
Thank you to
Maude Durand for organizing the very successful winter workshop.
See you next year! Un
grand merci à Maude Durand pour avoir organisé l'atelier, qui fut un
grand succès. Au plaisir de vous revoir l'année prochaine!
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Every Child Can? / Tous les
enfants sont capables?
This course was
designed by the SAA as an introductory course to the Suzuki
method. For parents, teachers, and anyone who would like to know
more about the Suzuki philosophy.
Course date: Sunday April 24
Cost: $90
Location: Concordia University, Loyola Campus
For more details, and
to register, please contact info@suzukimusiquemontreal.com
Cet atelier a
été développé par la SAA pour servir comme introduction à la méthode
Suzuki. Pour les parents, les professeurs, ou tout autre personne
qui aimerait savoir plus sur la philosophie du Dr. Suzuki.
Date:
dimanche 24 avril
Coût: $90
Lieu: Université Concordia, Campus Loyola
Pour plus de détails,
et pour assister au cours, veuillez nous
contacter à: info@suzukimusiquemontreal.com
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Palliative Care Centre
benefit concert
Saturday October 8th, 2005
7:30 p.m.
St Edmund¹s Church,
Beaconsfield
The
first annual World Hospice and Palliative Care Day will take place on
October 8, 2005. Voices for Hospices is the world's simultaneous
largest musical event. The
first concert begins at
7:00
pm
in
New
Zealand
and proceeds eastward through every
time zone, with 532 concerts taking place in 43 countries. It is a
global event that gives local hospices the opportunity to raise funds,
awareness and practical support within their own communities.
Flute students
of Kelly Williamson will participate in this event. Tickets are $10; proceeds will go to the
West Island Palliative Care Centre.
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Benefit Concert News... April 4, 2004
Thank you all for doing
a beautiful job, and attending in such large numbers! The total
amount raised was $2050.00. The money has provided gifts to
poor people in northern Haiti. Please click here
to see a copy of the thank-you letter from Heifer International.
A special thank you to
the following students who made donations on their own, through
practice-a-thons or fund-raising concerts:
Frédérique Savoie, cello
Daniel Parker, cello
Debra Bercovici, flute
... and an anonymous donor who indicated on his/her envelope that these
were practice-a-thon earnings!
If there is anyone else who made a special donation and did not include
their name, please know that your extra efforts were very much
appreciated, and helped to make all of our hard work worth while!
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