International Suzuki Association

Calling All Suzuki Teachers!

Registration for the 75th TERI (Talent Education Research Institute Suzukimethod Teri)Summer School is officially opening soon! This is a landmark year for the Suzuki Method in Japan, and we would love to see our global community represented.

- Key Dates (Japan Standard Time):
Registration Opens: May 16 (Sat) @ 10:00 AM
Registration Closes: May 26 (Tue) @ 11:59 PM

For Teachers:
There is no limit on the number of teacher participants! All certified Suzuki teachers are welcome to join us for this incredible learning experience.
Register Here: https://forms.gle/7JXLEtXh9U1vfz5A7

For Students:
Student registration forms have been sent to those who pre-registered. If you missed the pre-registration window but still wish to attend, please contact the organizers directly at [email protected].

Don’t miss this chance to celebrate 75 years of TERI Summer School! 🇯🇵

UPDATE: We would like to inform our community that the 4th International Teacher Trainer Convention, originally scheduled for 2027, has been postponed. Please stay tuned for a full update regarding the new dates and location, which will be announced in October/November 2026.

Most of us have seen the quote by Dr. Suzuki: 'Beautiful tone, beautiful heart.' Did you know there is an entire 1-hour video where he teaches components of a beautiful tone? See it here: https://internationalsuzuki.org/guidance/video-5

We have been enjoying seeing the videos of the 55th Suzuki Method Grand Concert (.teri ) at the brand-new Toyota Arena Tokyo! This year they celebrated the 80th Anniversary of the Talent Education Research Institute (TERI), carrying forward Dr. Shinichi Suzuki’s vision that "Every child can be educated".

Some of the highlights were:
- 2,000+ performers on one stage, including students from Japan and overseas.
- A powerful reunion of over 300 Suzuki alumni joining the current students.
- 200 soloists for Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and a massive 400-player orchestra for Mozart’s "Jupiter" Symphony.
- The grand finale: 2,000 musicians playing the "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" Variations

Watch the magic in the video below: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWdlESaEux9/

NEW ISA ONLINE JOURNAL for MARCH 2026
Many thanks to all our contributors!

Use the link below to access all the articles, news and pictures from Suzuki regions around the world. Many thanks to all our contributors for this latest edition.
https://internationalsuzuki.org/journal/ISA-Journal-22-2.pdf

In this issue:
A Message from Allen Lieb
Chapter Two of The Suzuki Method
Letter from Executive Director Rafael Videira
A Farewell – And Hope for What Comes Next
A Message from Christie Felsing
The American Suzuki Foundation Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
Taiwan Talent Education Events
Bringing Music to Seniors in Singapore
STEAS Funtasy Camp
First Suzuki Guitar Teachers in Ukraine
European Suzuki Flute Gathering 2025
European Suzuki Piano Days 2025 in Latvia
Letter from Angelica Cortez and Lynne Oliverius
Shaping the SAA’s New Strategic Plan
Celebrating a Century of Printings: The Nurtured by Love Exhibition at TERI, Japan

New Publication in the ISA Online Archive:
The Life and Times of Dr. Suzuki, Chapter 2
by Fumiyo Kuramochi
Translated by Fumiyo Kuramochi and Lili Selden
https://internationalsuzuki.org/docs/Dr_Suzuki_Life_and_Times_Excerpt-2.pdf

The ISA is proud to present the second installment from this new biography of Dr. Suzuki by his former student and noted Suzuki pedagogue, Fumiyo Kuramochi. In her capacity as Vice-Chairperson of the Textbook Committee for TERI, she has undertaken this important and daunting task of chronicling not only Dr. Suzuki’s work to establish the Talent Education movement, but also an in-depth look at his family and their roots in Japanese society that fostered Dr. Suzuki’s reflections and motivated his pursuit of this idea that has affected so many lives around the world now for generations, and continues to greatly influence not only instrumental pedagogy, but educational philosophy in general.

The updated posting includes the complete Table of Contents for everyone to see what is coming in this publication. The ISA will continue to post further installments as they become available. We anticipate the next chapter to be online sometime during 2026.

Begin your reading of this in-depth biography with the Preface, to gain a personal insight from this author to her subject. Watch for future installments as they become available. Announcements will be made on the ISA Homepage and pages.

DR. SUZUKI'S LEGACY RECORDINGS FOR VIOLIN SCHOOL 1-3 NOW FREE FROM ALFRED MUSIC!!

Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Suzuki
To commemorate the anniversary of Dr. Suzuki’s passing, Alfred Music is honored to release his legacy recordings of Suzuki Violin School, Volumes 1-3, as a FREE RESOURCE for the Suzuki community worldwide.
https://www.alfred.com/suzuki-method/celebrating-legacy-dr-suzuki/
For the official International Suzuki Association-approved instrument recordings and additional legacy recordings, see our full listing of Suzuki Audio Downloads.

TERI SUZUKI SUMMER SCHOOL 2026 IN MATSUMOTO

We are pleased to share with you the information about the 75th TERI Summer School for overseas students.

Due to the limited number of students from overseas that we will be able to accept, we will begin with pre-registering students who are not TERI members.
The pre-registration period is from February 7, 9:00 to February 14, 23:59 (Japan Time).

For more details about the Summer School and the pre-registration process, please refer to the attached file.
We have also created a Summer School page on the TERI English website, where updated information will be added as it becomes available:

The 75th TERI Summer School, 2026

One last post to commemorate Dr. Suzuki's passing this week.

Announcing CHAPTER 2 of "THE LIFE and TIMES of SHIN'ICHI SUZUKI" by Fumiyo Kuramochi; translation by Fumiyo Kuramochi with Lili Selden.

The ISA is proud to present the second installment from this new biography of Dr. Suzuki by his former student and noted Suzuki pedagogue, Fumiyo Kuramochi. In her capacity as Vice-Chairperson of the Textbook Committee for TERI, she has undertaken this important and daunting task of chronicling not only Dr. Suzuki’s work to establish the Talent Education movement, but also an in-depth look at his family and their roots in Japanese society that fostered Dr. Suzuki’s reflections and motivated his pursuit of this idea that has affected so many lives around the world now for generations, and continues to greatly influence not only instrumental pedagogy, but educational philosophy in general.

Use the following link to access the full text.
https://internationalsuzuki.org/docs/Dr_Suzuki_Life_and_Times_Excerpt-2.pdf

ISA continues to mark this memorial week of Dr. Suzuki's passing with another historic recording - this time of the Franck Sonata in A Major from 1938.

The First Sonata Recording Abroad by a Japanese Artist - Shin’ichi Suzuki

In 1928, Shin’ichi became the first Japanese musician to record a performance abroad, under the Polydor label—which, at the time, operated as a British subsidiary of Deutsche Grammophon. The work was the complete Violin Sonata by César Franck (1822–1890), with Manfred Gurlitt (1890–1972) at the piano. The recording was issued as a set of four 78-rpm SP records. Use the following YouTube links to hear the full recording:

1st mvt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLfSpeIxs24&list=RDuLfSpeIxs24&start_radio=1
2nd mvt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh3SpFdRKc&list=RDSXh3SpFdRKc&start_radio=1
3rd mvt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCO8338EoGI&list=RDxCO8338EoGI&start_radio=1
4th mvt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dm-4dPu9AA&list=RD7dm-4dPu9AA&start_radio=1

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