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Every Child Can (ECC)

Learn the Suzuki Method

Teachers: Take the First Step Towards Becoming a Suzuki Educator

Parents: Learn How Your Family Will Succeed in Music With Suzuki

Every Child Can! (ECC) is available online in Fall 2026 Course

  • Dates: Sunday, September 27 & Sunday, October 4, 2026
  • Time: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM Central Time (Both days required)
  • Format: 100% Online via Zoom (Caps at 15 participants)
  • Instructor: Dr. Anne Marie Kuhny, DMA (Official SAA Teacher Trainer; Artistic Director and Piano Educator, DuPage Musical Arts Academy)
  • Instruments: Open to all instruments and vocal tracks.
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Every Child Can! (ECC) is an interactive, 6-hour introduction to Suzuki philosophy and its universal application to music education. This course is the absolute prerequisite for all future Suzuki Unit 1 training courses.

Benefits for Teachers:

  • Fulfill Your Prerequisites: All Instrumental Book 1 courses require ECC as a prerequisite.
  • Understand the Mother Tongue Approach: Nurturing high-level musical ability and artistic endurance in every student.
  • Learn the Suzuki Triangle: Building proactive, positive parent-teacher-student partnerships.
  • Experience Inquiry-Based Learning: Practical strategies to foster independent musical thinking and student resilience.

Benefits for Parents:

  • Already have a Suzuki Student? Learn how to support them to the fullest extent and dive into the elements of being a Suzuki parent.
  • Considering the Suzuki Method for your Family? This fun and interactive 6-hour course will teach you about how ear-training first will benefit your child. You will have many opportunities to ask questions how the method works and learn about incorporation of music reading. At the end of the course, you will have the information you need to determine if Suzuki is the right choice for your child and your family.
  • Discover how to fully support your student.
  • Learn your role as part of the Suzuki Triangle.

Registration & Tuition Details

To make enrollment as simple as possible, the registration and payment process is handled in one single step directly through the official Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) platform:

  • Total Course Investment: $170.00
  • What it covers: This comprehensive fee includes your 6 hours of live instruction, your official digital SAA course manual, and permanent SAA registration credit upon completion.
  • How to Pay: When registration opens, you will be directed to the secure SAA event page to submit the single $170 payment. The SAA handles all material distribution and seamlessly routes the tuition portion to DuPage Musical Arts Academy.

University Students & Faculty Note: Itemized professional development receipts are provided directly by the SAA upon registration checkout. Students are highly encouraged to submit these to their collegiate MTNA or NAfME chapters for standard professional development credit and/or reimbursement.

Prerequisites & Course Policies

  • Who can take it: Open to teachers, college pedagogy students, high school graduates, arts administrators, and interested parents. No audition or prior Suzuki experience is required.
  • Attendance Policy: In accordance with SAA regulations, 100% live attendance across both afternoons is strictly required to receive official course registration credit.

Have questions about the course format or institutional group options?

Contact Dr. Anne Marie Kuhny at drkuhny@dupagemusicalarts.com or call 630-433-0687.