ONLINE REGISTRATION1. Teacher MembershipYou must be a current member of SAM and SAA to participate in SAM Graduation. For more information, email Vanamali Medina at membership@suzukimn.org 2. Teacher Registration and Volunteer InformationVolunteering for graduation is the most important contribution to the event’s success. Fill out the online form. Include a substitute if you cannot attend. 3. Student RegistrationTeachers are responsible for registering each of their students through a portal that will be made available in the fall preceding the Graduation (e.g. October 2025 for 2026 graduation) Teachers pay for each student by credit card at the time of registration. The student information needed for registration is:
4. Fees
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DEADLINESJanuary 15th
January 15–17th
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BASS GRADUATION GUIDELINES
Students will make a video—without accompaniment—of the graduation piece for each of the levels from which they are graduating. The video will be uploaded to YouTube and the link will be submitted with the online student registration. All graduation pieces will be performed play-in style at the Graduation Recitals.
Students are expected to polish their previous pieces thoroughly for this performance.
You can view recording directions here.
TEACHER COMMENT FORMS
The core of Graduation is celebrating student progress and achievement. After all graduation videos are received, each teacher will receive a list of videos from area students not in their studio to provide comments for. These sheets will be returned to students at Graduation. You may choose to print the form and write handwritten comments if you prefer.
Fillable Comment Form: Adobe Instructions Mac Instructions PC Instructions
Listening Guidelines and Suggestions
BASS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
In order to graduate from: | Prerequisite pieces | The graduation piece for this level is: |
Twinkle Level | The Little Fiddle, German Folk Song | Twinkle Theme and Variations |
Level 1 | Late Book 2 | The Little Fiddle, German Folk Song |
Level 2 | Late Book 3 | March in G Major by J.S. Bach |
Level 3 | Mid-book 4 | L’Elephant by C. Saint-Saens |
Level 4 | Mid-book 5 | Sonata in E Minor by Benedetto Marcello |