Fairbanks Suzuki Institute Teacher Training Information

We are offering this year a teacher training enrichment class for group class teaching.

The Nuts and Bolts of Group Class Teaching for Violin, An Enrichment Class

Instructor: Christie Felsing
Format: In-person at UAF
Dates: Wednesday May 27 – Sunday May 31, 2026
Fees: Registration $75 nonrefundable; Course $325

  • Class Size: maximum of 10
  • 10 hours of instruction
  • ECC and Unit 1 must be taken as a prerequisite.
  • A current SAA membership is required prior to the course beginning.

A ten-hour enrichment class focused on polishing group class skills and expanding one’s toolbox for both new and seasoned violin teachers. Join SAA Violin Teacher Trainer Christie Felsing in exploring such topics as the philosophy of group class, effective pacing and creative flow within a group class, short and long-term group goals, hands-on application to Suzuki repertoire, plus more!

Class Prerequisites: https://suzukiassociation.org/teachers/training/

REGISTER FOR GROUP CLASS TEACHING

Instructor Bio:

Christie Felsing

Hartford, Connecticut

Christie Felsing is Director of Teaching and Learning at the University of Hartford’s Hartt Community Division where she teaches violin in the Hartt Suzuki Program and leads the Suzuki graduate pedagogy courses. She has been active in the Suzuki Association of the Americas as a registered teacher trainer for many years, served on the SAA Board of Directors from 2004 to 2009, coordinated the 2010 SAA conference, worked as a staff member from 2014 to 2016, and served as a consultant for teacher development. Christie was assistant director at the Preucil School of Music in Iowa City, Iowa, for 17 years, and taught on its violin faculty from 1996 to 2014. In 2013, the Iowa String Teachers Association named her the Leopold LaFosse Studio Teacher of the Year. Christie received her Master of Music degree in Suzuki pedagogy with John Kendall at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and her Bachelor of Music degree with Vartan Manoogian and Marvin Rabin at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition, she completed a nine-month Suzuki internship with Doris Preucil in Iowa, and her arts administration training (AMICI) with the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts. Christie currently serves on the International Suzuki Association Board of Directors as an At-Large Director.