Professional Diploma in Suzuki Pedagogy
Offered in: Chicago
Overview
The Professional Diploma in Suzuki Pedagogy is available to qualified violinists, violists, cellists, flutists, and pianists. This graduate certificate program provides an in-depth Suzuki Education curriculum and development of teaching skills through observations, practica and apprentice teaching.
The graduate program in Suzuki Pedagogy is offered jointly by Roosevelt University and the Music Institute of Chicago (MIC), a nonprofit community music school founded in 1931 which operates one of the largest and most respected Suzuki Education programs in the United States. The MIC faculty includes a unique concentration of Suzuki Teacher Trainers who the Suzuki Association of the America's sanctions. The organization is officially licensed to support, guide, and promote Suzuki education in North, Central and South America.
Students enrolled in this joint Suzuki Pedagogy program as teacher trainees will have the option to register their training levels with the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
Admission requirements
Please consult the CCPA Admission and Audition Information webpage for audition requirements for violin, viola, cello, flute and piano. In addition, upon acceptance to the Suzuki Pedagogy program, teacher trainees are required by the Suzuki Association of the Americas to submit a recording of a piece from the Suzuki books (i.e., Fauré Elegy for cello) six weeks in advance of taking a course.
Grade Requirements
The minimum passing grade in MPE 440-443 Suzuki Pedagogy I-IV) is B-.
Membership in the Suzuki Association of the Americas throughout the period of teacher training is required.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MPE 440 | SUZUKI PEDAGOGY I | 3 |
| MPE 441 | SUZUKI PEDAGOGY II | 3 |
| MPE 442 | SUZUKI PEDAGOGY III | 3 |
| MPE 443 | SUZUKI PEDAGOGY IV | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).
Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.
| Year 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| MPE 440 | 3 | MPE 441 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| MPE 442 | 3 | MPE 443 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| Total Credit Hours 12 | |||