Letter from President Nicole Macias

Welcome to the Suzuki Association of Utah

Dear Parents & Students,

Happy New Year!! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season, and that January isn’t throwing you all for a loop the way it often does at my house.

I want to invite you all to come to the 2024 Suzuki Parent & Teacher Convention being held on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at American Preparatory Academy, West Valley Campus 2, at 3636 West 3100 South in West Valley City. We will have some amazing presentations on helping your children be successful in music, parenting, motivation, as well as some amazing sessions for teachers as well. Log into registration at www.suzukimusicutah.org, and the registration link will come right up.

Please come say “hello” and introduce yourself at convention. I look forward to meeting many of you.

I hope you are off to a fantastic start to 2024!!

- Nicole

Bass

Cello

Early Childhood Education

Flute

French Horn

Guitar

Harp

Piano

Recorder

Trombone

Trumpet

Viola

Creator of the Mother-Tongue Method

Dr. Shinichi Suzuki

The essence of Suzuki’s approach to learning a musical instrument is derived from the way a child learns language, which he called "Mother Tongue." From recordings the child becomes familiar with the Suzuki and other repertoire so that when lessons begin about age three his mind already knows the musical language he will slowly begin to play on an instrument and even later learn to read. As with spoken language mothers play an important role in the teaching process and so are given instruction on the instrument and also taught how to be patient and encouraging. New skills and concepts are taught in small steps a child can consciously master, and lessons last only as long as the child’s attention span.

Dr. Shinichi Suzuki

Dedication to Board Member

Meet the Board

NicoleMacias

President

KatieHigbee

Executive Secretary & Librarian

TawnaLynMangelson

Membership Secretary

MarenLaurence

Social Media Admin & Harp VP

AnthonyBaca

Website Admin

DaniStoneman

Fundraising Specialist

SadieConover Simper

Newsletter Editor

StaceyPage

Treasurer