Welcome To The Greenville Suzuki Association Website!


The Annual Suzuki Festival

  •  Sunday, April 29th at 3:00 PM, A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall, East Carolina Uhiversity School of Music. Arrive at 2:30 PM for line-up and tuning. View/download/print information here (PDF 80K).


2011-2012 Greenville Suzuki Association Membership forms

  •  Suzuki Saturday registration forms should be given to your teacher or Joanne Bath by October 14, 2011. Check that [page] for details and to view/download the three registration forms (also listed below).

    • View/download this information here (PDF 78K)
    • View/download the Suzuki Saturday/Sunday registration form here (PDF 41K)
    • View/download the Family Registration Form here (PDF 57K)

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News


Amy Schwartz Moretti, a former student of Joanne Bath, has released a new CD. Read all about it [here].

Two former students of Joanne Bath performed in a string quartet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, during the remembrance of 9/11 on Monday. Click this [link] to view and hear Caroline Shaw and Keats Dieffenbach on the NPR website.

ASTA Certificate Advancement Program for Strings
  •  The American String Teachers Association Certificate Advancement Program (CAP), for students of teachers who are members of ASTA, will be held on Saturday April 9, 2011, at UNC Charlotte. Students play scales, etudes, and repertoire for an experienced adjudicator.
  •  For more information or to download an application form visit the NC ASTA website: www.ecu.edu/music/ncasta/, or contact Dr. Mira Frisch Mira by email or phone (704) 687- 0250.

About the Greenville Suzuki Association


The Greenville Suzuki Association exists for students and parents in Greenville and Pitt County, North Carolina, and neighboring areas who teach and learn music through the Suzuki methodology. It provides an important environment for the cooperative and nurturing interaction of those students with their parents and teachers.

•  View Joanne Bath featured on You Tube, ECU Arts Thread, Episode 13

At the heart of this association is Joanne Bath, the Ira and Mary Ruth Hardy Distinguished Professor of Suzuki Pedagogy at East Carolina University. With few exceptions, all the teachers who belong to this organization have trained with Professor Bath by taking her classes at East Carolina University, through the summer North Carolina Suzuki Institute, or through other Suzuki Teacher Training opportunities.

This association offers support activities for students of all Suzuki teachers in the area. The Suzuki Saturday Program is an important supplementary activity that provides group classes and other activities for students. As part of the Suzuki Saturday Program, Professor Bath presents talks for parents that explore many issues arising from the close involvement of parents with their children while learning music. Seasonal and year-end programs give students a supportive atmosphere and environment to perfect their performance skills.

The Suzuki method, also called Talent Education, mother-tongue method, or Suzuki movement, is an educational philosophy that strives to create "high ability" and beautiful character in its students through a nurturing environment.

Suzuki methodology is modeled on a concept of early childhood education that focuses on factors that Shinichi Suzuki observed in native language acquisition: immersion, encouragement, small steps, and an unforced timetable for learning material based on developmental readiness to imitate examples, internalize principles, and contribute ideas.

Other News


PCC Symphony Orchestra

  •  Click [here] for a recorded example of the Ave Maria that the Greenville Suzuki Association played with the Pitt Community College Orchestra on December 8th. Note: [Quicktime] is required.

•  Sweden Concert DVD's are available! Thanks to the work of professional videographer Bob Storck, DVD's may be purchased at a cost of US $10.00. To order, call Mary McKeel (252-717-5530) or send email to her at mcm0211@yahoo.com. View video clips from the concert [here] and [here].