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We're pleased to announce that Brochures and Applications for the Atlantic Canada Suzuki Institute are now available on our website. See our ACSI page for more information.

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Hello STEP students, families and friends,
    Just a reminder that the deadline for applications for the Atlantic Canada Suzuki Institute is May 10th. Applications can be sent by mail or submitted during the May 10th group classes (there will be a table set up in the lobby for that purpose).
    This year we have the pleasure of having STEP alumni Jenny Press (violin) and Heather Tuach (cello) on our faculty. Violinist/violist Catherine Whelan will be returning to join our amazing local faculty which also includes Kristen Oliver and Andy Kao. This year we're also featuring a new program for children ages 0-3 to introduce them to the wonderful world of music.
    As always we'll be offering Suzuki group classes and lessons, ORFF, theory, choir, fiddle, chamber music, Orchestras and the Senior Student's Program.
    Brochures and Applications are available online at www.nfld.com/~step If you have any questions or comments about ACSI please email ACSI's director, Sean Conway, at seanjconway@gmail.com
Hope to see you there, June 30th -July 4th, 2008 at St. Paul's Junior High on Newfoundland Drive!

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Reminder: the ACSI registration deadline is this Saturday, May 12th. Please don't forget to submit your registration form with post dated payments to STEP via mail (post marked for May 12th) or in person on Saturday's group class.

Jennifer Budden, our board's Chairperson, will be hosting a table at group class to take your registration forms and payments.

Should you need additional copies of the registration form and ACSI brochure, a downloadable version is available on STEP's website at http://www.nfld.com/~step/acsi.htm . STEP mailing address is

Suzuki Talent Education Program
P.O. Box 23182, Churchill Square
St. John's, NL A1B 4J9

Timely submission will eliminate need for $50 late registration fee, and will help the staff of ACSI process and approve your application quickly.

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We're preparing once more for the Atlantic Canada Suzuki Institute, which is scheduled for June 25th-29th, 2007. Brochures and applications will be available soon; ask your child's private teacher for them, or you can pick them up during the next group class (March 24). They will be available on the website by that time as well. Don't miss it - yet another great start to summer holidays is in the works!

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Hello Everyone,

Evelyn Osborne here...As many of you know I was provided with the wonderful opportunity to attend the 12th Biennial Suzuki Association of the Americas Conference held in Minneapolis at the end of May. Not only did I give a paper, hear many intriguing presentations and amazing performances but was also able to take a teacher training course for Early Childhood Education or "Baby" Suzuki.

This wonderful idea was started by Dr. Suzuki himself who advocated beginning musical education very early up to "nine months prior to the birth of the parents!" :-)

The classes are based on the Suzuki philosophy and particularly on the idea that "every child can learn."

ECE classes are aimed at infants and toddlers from 0-3 years old and help create a bond between the parent and child as well as develop many useful skills for the young student through music and movement. These are multi-age classes in which students have a chance to interact and learn from one another, for as we all observe children learn from other children quickly and eagerly.

The concept of children learning from each other is one of the founding principles of the Suzuki philosophy and reasons for its success.

We have decided to offer an introduction to the ECE classes at camp next week and open it up only to STEP families. Considering the late date of this decision it will only run if there are enough people interested and a small fee will be charged (separate from other ACSI fees).

Interested families should contact me personally at 726-7258 or evelyn_osborne@yahoo.com We would like to know by Friday at 5pm at the latest so that I have time to do preparation and scheduling.

I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely Evelyn Osborne

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Just a reminder that applications and fees for ACSI 2006 that didn't make it to the post office by May 1 can still be dropped off at the table in the lobby during group classes, THIS SATURDAY, MAY 6. Any application received after May 6th will be subject to a $35.00 late fee and may result in requests for classes not being met.

Applications will be available at the table or visit the ACSI information webpage to download one. If you have any questions please contact ACSI director, Sean Conway, at seanjconway@gmail.com

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Looking for families who would like to host a visiting family during ACSI 2006, June 26th-July 1st. There are a small number of families from Heather Tuach's violin and cello studio in Corner Brook who are hoping to stay with a local family while they are in St. John's to attend ACSI. If anyone is interested in having a family stay with them, please contact ACSI director, Sean Conway, at seanjconway at gmail dot com. Thank you!

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Good News, Greetings and Deadline Information from ACSI:

Looking forward to seeing you all at ACSI this year. Once again we have visiting teacher Helen Brunner, violin, and we're welcoming back visiting teacher Sally Gross, cello. We also have new conductors; Theo Weber, for Senior Orchestra, and Kristen Oliver who will direct the ACSI Junior Orchestra.

Angela Warren and Catherine Cornick are back for choir and Orff and Brenda Gatherall will be teaching Theory again this year.

We're welcoming back all of our local STEP group class and private teachers as well as Andy Kao and Kellie Walsh who will be back this year to teach violin and cello.

Alison Black and Angela Pickett will be among the teachers for chamber groups and the Senior Student's program.

The concerts will be great and this year promises to be just as exciting as last year's Institute.

Check your brochures for other information regarding teachers and programs at ACSI 2006 (also available online at www.suzukinl.ca or www.nfld.com/~step).

Just a reminder that May 1st is the deadline for receiving your registration forms and fees (partial or whole) for ACSI 2006, June 26-July 1st. They can be mailed to:

S.T.E.P.
Attn: Sean Conway
P.O. Box 23182, Churchill Square Postal Outlet
St. John's, NL
A1B 4J9

Applications must be postmarked by May 1. There will be a table set up in the lobby of the Music School during the May 6th group classes for registration forms and fees that didn't make it to the post office by May 1st. Applications received after May 6th will be subject to a $35.00 late fee and may result in difficulty in meeting the requests of your application. Scheduling for classes, lessons and groups will take place in the weeks immediately following May 6th and we cannot promise that there will be spaces available in lessons or groups for applications received late.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me at seanjconway at gmail dot com.

See you all soon,
Sean Conway
Director, ACSI 2006

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