Teacher Training Course  in Treviso (Venice) - Italy

Regulations

The Suzuki Guitar Teacher Training Course organized by the Accademia Musicale “Studio Musica” in Treviso is intended for professional guitarists working in any context (conservatories, music schools, private academies, etc.).

The general objectives of the course are as follows:

• To understand the educational triangle - parent, teacher and student - developed by Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, and how it can be applied in the guitar learning process.
• To understand and reflect on the role of the Suzuki teacher in order to improve lessons, student performance, and classroom behavior.
• To facilitate the learning process through a cross-disciplinary methodology.
• To understand the specific objectives of each stage of the learning process according to the Suzuki methodology.
• To learn and apply teaching resources that help achieve the specific goals of each section.
• To understand and analyze the structure of an individual lesson.
• To understand and analyze the structure of a group lesson.

The specific objectives of the course include:

• Understanding the parent's role in the learning process.
• Grasping the technical foundations and pedagogical principles associated with each piece of the Suzuki repertoire.
• Observing pedagogical strategies to address various technical or musical issues, and developing personal teaching resources.
• Practicing teaching (under the supervision of the teacher trainer) to identify one’s own weaknesses and enhance one’s strengths.

COURSE

The ESA (European Suzuki Association) Level 1 Teacher Training Course includes a broad range of topics designed to equip trainees with the necessary tools to understand and implement the educational approach developed by Dr. Shinichi Suzuki. The course consists of approximately 100 hours of training, which include:

• Study of Dr. Shinichi Suzuki’s philosophical concepts

• Individual and group lessons

• Instrument performance

• Repertoire analysis

• Basic elements of children’s psychological and educational development

• Ensemble exercises

• Research and deepening of didactic and organizational aspects of music education

• Parental education: parents as home teachers

• Supervised lessons with children

• Study of medical and psychological aspects related to early-age memorization and learning

• Observation of lessons taught by other instructors

At the conclusion of the 100 hours of training, participants may take an examination to become certified as Level 1 Teachers by the ESA. Upon passing the examination, participants will be authorized to use the title “Suzuki Guitar Teacher.” This qualification is recognized in all ESA member countries, including most European nations.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Lessons will be held both in-person and online (via a dedicated platform) on Saturdays and Sundays, according to the following schedule:

2025

• November 29–30 (in-person)

• December 13–14 (online)

2026

• January 17–18 (in-person)

• February 21–22 (online)

• March 14–15 (in-person)

• April 11–12 (online)

• June 13–14 (online)

• September 19–20 (in-person)

• November 14–15 (online)

2027

• January 23–24 (in-person)

• February 20–21 (online)

• March 13–14 (in-person)

Instrument: Classical Guitar
Instructor: Mauro Levrin Bianco (ESA Teacher Trainer)

COURSE FEES

• ESA/ISI Registration Fee: €80,00 (to be paid directly to ISI – Istituto Suzuki Italiano)

• Course Fee: €1.600,00 (to be paid to the Accademia Musicale Studio Musica)

The course fee may be paid in four installments:

• 1st installment: €250,00 due by November 20, 2025

• 2nd installment: €500,00 due by January 10, 2026

• 3rd installment: €500,00 due by June 20, 2026

• 4th installment: €350,00 due by January 10, 2027

The final exam fee is not included in the above costs. It must be paid directly to ISI and is only required for those who, having achieved the necessary level of preparation, wish to sit the final examination.

PRELIMINARY INTERVIEW AND REGISTRATION

Interested individuals must attend a brief private preliminary interview (via video call) with the teacher trainer, aimed at assessing their musical and guitar proficiency. This may include the performance of a short piece or study of their choice from the early 19th-century repertoire, including didactic works.

To register for the course, applicants must email the following documents to the Academy’s administration (studiomusica.treviso@gmail.com):
• Registration form (downloadable from the website: http://www.studiomusicatreviso.it/Suuzuki/Modulo_Iscrizione.pdf)
• Detailed curriculum vitae

All applicants will receive a confirmation email with admission details and banking information for payment of the ESA/ISI registration and the course fee.

Once registration is finalized, the participant commits to completing the course in its entirety and to paying the full course fee. Withdrawal from the course after its commencement does not exempt the participant from payment of the full amount.

Registration will remain open until all available spots have been filled.

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