Suzuki Pedagogy, MM, Certificate

The Master of Music degree in Performance and Suzuki Pedagogy and Certificate in Suzuki Pedagogy combine advanced performance and academic studies in music with in-depth study of the Suzuki Method and development of teaching skills through observations, practice and apprentice teaching. The program leads to certification through the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA).

This degree program is a collaboarion with the Music Institute of Chicago (MIC), a nonprofit community music school with a unique concentration of teacher trainers on its faculty, including Anne Montzka-Smelser, Shigetoshi Yamada, Sarah Montzka for violin and viola; Tanya Carey and Avi Friedlander for cello; and Merrit Bitticks for flute. With more than 400 Suzuki students, MIC provides an unparalleled opportunity for pedagogical observation and practice teaching. The school also teaches Suzuki students piano, guitar and recorder.

Students engage the Roosevelt University mission of social justice through focused pedagogy, scholarship and activism. Students study with unparalleled applied studio faculty, all of whom are experienced master performers. Many of our artist faculty perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera: world-class organizations just blocks from CCPA.