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ISA Suzuki Voice Committee Report 2014
The Suzuki Voice Program since 1986 - Development from Childhood
to Adulthood and Beyond
The Suzuki Voice Program is approved by the ISA. ISA Suzuki
Voice Committee members are:
ESA
Dr. Päivi Kukkamäki, chair
PPSA
Katrina Pezzimenti
SAA
Mary Lu Hofer
Meetings during October 2013 - October 2014:
5 official e-mail meetings o October 10th, 2013 (Agenda October
3rd, 2013) o January 16th, 2014 (Agenda January 9th, 2014) o March
13th, 2014 (Agenda March 6th, 2014) o May 8th, 2014 (Agenda May
1st, 2014) o September 4th, 2014 (Agenda August 28th, 2014)
Coming Meetings during October 2014 - October 2015:
4 official e-mail meetings o February 5th, 2015 (Agenda January
29th, 2015) o April 23rd, 2015 (Agenda April16th, 2015) o August
27th, 2015 (Agenda August 20th, 2015) o November 5th, 2015 (Agenda
November 12th, 2015)
Suzuki Voice Teacher Trainers Suzuki Voice Instructor
Dr. Päivi Kukkamäki Mette Heikkinen Katrina Pezzimenti Mary
Hofer Analia Capponi-Savolainen Mervi Sipola-Maliniemi
Since 1991 Since 1993 Since 2006 Since 2009 Since 2012 Since
2014 Finland Finland Australia USA Argentina Finland
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ISA Suzuki Voice Committee Decisions as of 2014
The International Suzuki Voice Committee has decided that until
we have publications available
Suzuki Voice Volume materials are available only to accepted
Suzuki Voice teachers-in-training
and accredited Suzuki Voice teachers and their students. This
was signed by all committee members
from USA, Australia and Europe on September 8th, 2013.
Internationally accepted Volume 1 and 2 need no revision – by
unanimous agreement October 16th,
2012 at 3.35 pm during ISA Suzuki Voice Committee meeting.
Alfred is able to publish 1-2 books /
year. Violin book 6 and the viola book 9 were scheduled for
2013. Martin Rüttimann (ISA board)
hopes that they can prioritize the voice book 1 and 2 for
2014.
Volume 3 is internationally accepted. Volume 3 was recommended
to be published during ISA
Suzuki Voice Committee meeting August 21st, 2013 at 4.24 pm.
Minutes of the meeting January
11th, 2013 show unanimous agreement.
Core material for Suzuki Voice Program's Advanced levels (Song
selections) was accepted
internationally October 16th, 2012 at 5 pm. All agreed also that
Vaccai belongs to advanced levels.
Minutes of the meeting January 11th, 2013 show unanimous
agreement.
Song selections by ESA, PPSA Levels and SAA UNITs: Level 4 part
1—3 (ESA), Intermediate
level Stage 2 part 1—3 (PPSA), coming UNITs 4— 6 (SAA). Level 5
part 1—4 (ESA), Advanced
Level part 1—4 (PPSA), coming UNITs 7—10 (SAA). Minutes of the
meetings January 16th
,
March 13th
and May 8th, 2014 show discussion and no objections. Level 5
requirements were
accepted in the ESA 11 years ago in 2003.
July 2014 we found out about a serious breach of copyright and
trademark. We decided to send a
letter to CEO / ISA board during September 4th
, 2014 meeting. We hope that the ISA board will
discuss this issue and may take some further steps in this.
Documents have been sent separately.
Summary of the Suzuki Voice Program is on page 10.
Suzuki Voice Program Highlights during October 2013—October
2014
Suzuki Voice Teachers, students and families have been
active.
Dr. Päivi Kukkamäki was awarded on December 6th
2013 an honorary medal of a Knight of the
Order of The White Rose of Finland for her 28 years of work for
the benefit of children. The
president of Finland is the Grand Master of the decision
committee.
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December 8th, 2013 Suzuki Families Association celebrated its
25th Anniversary and Suzuki Voice Theatre
and performing group “Crescendo” its 10th anniversary. Gala
Recital was held December 8
th, 2013 at Concert
Hall Martinus. Behind is a photo from Japan 1986.
“Music School Virtus”, one Suzuki Voice –school in Finland
established by Mervi Sipola-Maliniemi,
celebrated its 10th Anniversary.
“Songs for Sharing Suzuki Voice Workshop” celebrates its 15th
Anniversary in 2014. The idea of "Songs for
Sharing" was born in 1999 in Barcelona by Jaume Fargas Fernandez
and Dr. Päivi Kukkamäki.
Suzuki Families association 25 years old Musiikkikoulu Virtus 10
years old
Sara Bañeras Carrió performed the role of Frasquita in the
OperAir Barcelona Festival's production of
Carmen in August 5, 7 & 9, 2014! Sara started her singing
studies when she was little in the Suzuki Voice
program under Jaume Fargas Fernandez. Jana Corominas Segarra,
another student of Mr. Fargas Fernandez
has been accepted to the Singing Department at the Music
Conservatory of the Opera House in Barcelona.
Jana Corominas Segarra (Catalunya)
Iiris Sydänmäki student of Mervi Sipola-Maliniemi, Finland has
been accepted into the Finnish National
Opera House Children’s choir.
Mezzosoprano Pihla Terttunen (Finland, Sweden)
Mezzosoprano Pihla Terttunen, 24 yr, a former student of Dr.
Kukkamäki, had Timo Mustakallio Winner’s
recital during Savonlinna opera festival 5.7.2014. She studies
opera singing in Sweden.
Tiia Ruikkala, student of Dr. Päivi Kukkamäki, is singing in
Finnish National opera Theatre group for young
singers. Sara Bejedi, another student of Dr. Kukkamäki was
selected from over 2000 applicants to participate
in the famous TV –competitions’ Finnish version of “The Voice
Kids”. Sara was one of the 6 finalists.
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Petra Kukkamäki (Finland, Austria)
Petra Kukkamäki, 24 yr, a former student of Dr. Kukkamäki,
performed in Germany this summer.
There she also appeared in a radio program made for her teacher
professor Irina Gavrilovici.
Left: Jaana Lehtinen, Outi Pekkarinen, Maria Rivera White and
Amelia Seyssel (USA), Dr. Kukkamäki, Mette Heikkinen, Mervi
Sipola-Maliniemi
and Analia Capponi-Savolainen Middle: Amelia Seyssel (USA) ESA
Level 5. Right: Outi Pekkarinen (Finland), level 1 June 27th,
2014
Suzuki Voice Teacher Training continues 2014 with Suzuki Voice
Teacher Trainers Mette
Heikkinen, Finland (ESA), Analia Capponi-Savolainen, Argentina,
Finland (ESA), Mary Hofer
(SAA), Dr. Päivi Kukkamäki (ESA, PPSA, SAA) and Katrina
Pezzimenti (PPSA, ESA). ESA
Teacher Training panel and European Suzuki Teachers’ Convention
was held in Brussels, Belgium
April 2014, Mervi Sipola-Maliniemi and Dr. Kukkamäki
attended.
Mervi Sipola Maliniemi (Finland) was appointed ESA Suzuki Voice
Instructor March 2014.
Congratulations!
Concert trip to Hungary 2014 (Mervi’s students).
The Suzuki Voice Program Professional Development and Teacher
Training Audition deadlines are
every year 30th of January, March, May, August and October in
ESA and PPSA.
SAA Short-Term training courses (UNIT) audition deadlines are in
May and in August.
After acceptance participation to the Professional Development
and Training will start by
application to Suzuki Voice Teacher Trainers. Training period is
possible to start any time of the
year by application to Suzuki Voice Teacher Trainers. Teacher
Trainers will travel also to other
countries, if participants have been accepted into training.
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The following Suzuki Voice Teachers have completed the Suzuki
Voice Program Professional
Development Teacher Training and made ESA Suzuki Voice Teacher’s
exam. Congratulations!
Right: Marjaana, Mette, Maura (USA), Elina, Päivi and Marianne
Rygner (Denmark) January 2014 in Finland
Middle: National Summer Workshop 2014 after Church recital.
Amelia Seyssel sung with the chamber orchestra Bach Left: New
Suzuki Voice Instructor Mervi Sipola-Maliniemi
Level 1 / Primary Level Stage One exam (150 hours): Maura
Donnelly O’Halloran (USA) and
Elina Risku-Pellinen (Finland) in Finland January 2014. Outi
Pekkarinen (Finland) in June 27th
,
2014. Training with Dr. Päivi Kukkamäki and Mette Heikkinen in
Finland.
Level 5 / Advanced Level exam (160 hours): Amelia Seyssel (USA)
June 27th
, 2014 completed
ESA Suzuki Voice Teacher Training with Dr. Päivi Kukkamäki and
Mette Heikkinen in Finland.
Amelia Seyssel is the first fully accredited Suzuki Voice
Teacher from USA.
Maura Donnelly O’Halloran (USA), Outi Pekkarinen (Finland),
Elina Risku-Pellinen (Finland)
participated in the National Suzuki Winter Workshop in Kouvola,
Finland January 2014. Amelia
Seyssel (USA), Elina Risku-Pellinen (Finland) and Outi
Pekkarinen (Finland) participated in
practicum during the National Finnish Suzuki Association Summer
workshop 2014.
Next ESA exams will be in October 2014. Eriko Shimada
(Japan-England) will be the first Level 4 /
Intermediate Level Stage Two (140 hours) Suzuki Voice Teacher
from Japan (Teri).
Eriko Shimada (England/Japan), Elina Risku-Pellinen (Finland),
Outi Pekkarinen (Finland), Maura Donnelly O’Halloran (USA),
Asha Lunarzewski (Australia) Claudia Lepe (Chile). Right :
Julian Molinero (Argentina)
SAA Conference was held in Minneapolis in May 2014. Apologies
for no information. Report was
not received on time.
The following Suzuki Voice Teachers have completed SAA Unit 3
Course (38 hours): Therese
Bertrand, Melissa Casey, Jeremy Chessman, Iain Macpherson and
Lisa Murray in Wisconsin
August 2014. Training with Mary Hofer (USA). Congratulations!
(Apologies for no photos.
Permission slips were not received to post photographs.)
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Suzuki Voice Program - Step by step process
Special vocal exercises from the beginning (Päivi’s student)
Small solo recitals from the beginning. Level 3 recital
(5-year-olds) with the chamber music orcestra (Päivi’s
students)
The Power of the group (Analia’s students) Aldo Guerreo Moreno
(Mexico)
Singing Happy Suzuki Way in Japan (Masayo’s studens)
Finald Suzuki Voice Recitals Mari Level 5, Sini and Tiia
(Päivi’s students)
Productions for all student from 0 and up.
Concert tour in Hungary in June 2014, Instructor Mervi
Sipola-Maliniemi
Suzuki Voice group of The Music School Virtus received an
invitation to visit Iszkaszentgyörgy,
Hungary. Our visit was hosted by Mr. Ari S. Kupsus. Under his
guidance we were able to explore
the place, to visit the school and above all we got to live in
his magnificent castle. We performed
the opening ceremony of the art exhibition and we had a concert
for school children. Our 10th
anniversary concert was held in the castle. The concert was a
success! We got an invitation to come
again next year.
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Coming Events
Suzuki Voice Teacher & Student Workshops in
Poughkeepsie, NY, USA!
November 9 through 16, 2014 (approx. 8 days)
Organized by Amelia Seyssel Music Studio!
http://www.ameliaseyssel.com/Music_Studio/newsevents.html
The 12th
international Songs for Sharing
Suzuki Voice Workshop 30.3.—5.4.2015 in Mexico-City
The 12th international "Songs for Sharing" Suzuki Voice Workshop
will be held in Mexico, 30th
March- 4th of April 2015! Suzuki Voice Teacher Aldo Guerrero is
organizing the event together
with his Association and with Dr. Kukkamäki´s and Analia
Capponi-Savolainen’s assistance.
Analia Capponi-Savolainen is helping with the communication and
translation/interpretation of
English and Spanish texts for the workshop.
Suzuki Voice Teacher Trainers will be Dr. Kukkamäki, Katrina
Pezzimenti and Analia Capponi-
Savolainen. Teachers and students are coming from Finland,
Argentina, Australia, USA, Paraguay,
Mexico, Chile and hopefully many other countries will
participate.
http://www.ameliaseyssel.com/Music_Studio/newsevents.html
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European Suzuki Convention DAVOS, SWITZERLAND,
2015 JULY 14—19
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Päivi’s Suzuki Voice Students in Matsumoto 1989 and 1999. Suzuki
Voice students and teachers from Australia, England, Finland, Japan
and USA in
Matsumoto, Japan March 2013
September 4th
, 2014
On Behalf of Suzuki Voice Teacher Trainers, Suzuki Voice
Teachers,
Suzuki Voice Students and Suzuki Voice Families
Dr. Päivi Kukkamäki, ISA committee, chair
Founder of the Suzuki Voice Program
ISA Suzuki Voice committee members 2014
Katrina Pezzimenti Mary Hofer Dr. Päivi Kukkamäki, chairperson
ESA, PPSA SAA ESA, PPSA, SAA
Teacher Trainer Teacher Trainer Teacher Trainer
The Founder of the Program
AUSTRALIA USA EUROPE
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suzukivoice(a)kolumbus.fi
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SUMMARY (Revision September 2014)
The Suzuki Voice Program is approved by the ISA. The Suzuki
Voice Program has been specially
designed to learn vocal technique and style in a progressive
manner. It is a Classical Voice
Program.
The Suzuki Voice Program is 28 years old (founded by Dr. Päivi
Kukkamäki 1986, contract was
made 1994). The first Expectant mothers’ Suzuki Voice Group
started 27 years ago in Finland.
Total 41 Conferences or workshops and 21 Concert trips with
Suzuki Voice Students to 16 different
countries since 1986.
The Suzuki Voice Program has been in use and adapted by teachers
around the world. Official
Suzuki Voice teacher's exams in Europe have been conducted since
1998, in Australia since 2001
and the first official SAA UNIT 1 course in America since
2005.
This also needs to be clarified that Suzuki Singing is the same
thing as Suzuki Voice. Early years it
was also called Singing in the Suzuki Style. These are all
copyright titles – early version titles of
Suzuki Voice.
Suzuki Voice Teachers have been trained from 21 countries.
There are currently five Suzuki Voice Teacher Trainers (photo
page 1) and one Instructor (as of
2014).
ESA and PPSA Level 1—5 Suzuki Voice Teachers: Professional
development and training in each
level is 120—160 hours + exams. SAA UNIT 1, 2, 3 (2013)
Short-Term training is 35—65 hours
depending on the UNIT.
The Suzuki Voice Web site is in English, Spanish, Finnish and
Japanese, during 2015—2016 it will
be in German. Suzuki Voice Teacher’s ESA, PPSA, SAA training
results and Suzuki Voice
Teacher’s exam results will be updated yearly. The first Suzuki
Voice Teachers have been trained in
ESA from TERI (Level 1, 2, 3 and October 10th 2014 Eriko Shimada
will make Level 4).
All regions have different names for LEVELS or UNITS. ESA and
PPSA hours are from the
Professional Development Teacher Training Curriculum, SAA hours
are from the current SAA
Short Term courses. Practicums are not a requirement in SAA, but
they are required when we
compare regions to each other.
All regions have an audition at the beginning. SAA has a second
audition before UNIT 4. ESA and
PPSA do not have a second audition as they have an examination
after every level which includes
teaching, conversation, playing skills and an examination
recital.
The idea of "Songs for Sharing" Workshop was born in 1999 in
Barcelona by Jaume Fargas
Fernandez and Dr. Päivi Kukkamäki. Suzuki Voice Teachers and
Suzuki Voice Families together
organize the events. Workshop means promoting international
peace and cultural understanding
through singing together, in ensemble, in solo and in multiple
languages, using the Suzuki Voice
repertoire: Volume 1—3 songs, Vaccai Vocalises, specific
required Italian Antique Arias, Art
Songs and Lieder, songs from Musical Theater, songs / part songs
from each Suzuki Voice Country,
and arias / ensembles from Opera & Oratorio. All ages of
students, infants through adults, are
encouraged to participate.