ONLINE REGISTRATION

1. Teacher Membership

You must be a current member of SAM and SAA to participate in SAM Graduation.

SAM Teacher Membership (rolling). Questions? Email Vanamali Medina at membership@suzukimn.org

2. Teacher Registration and Volunteer Information

Volunteering 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 Registration

Teachers 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 2023 for 2024 graduation)

Teachers pay for each student by credit card at the time of registration.

The student information needed for registration is:

YouTube link to each graduation piece. Potential Upper Level Soloists need full piece information.
Name
Instrument
Age
Parent Name
Parent Email
County of Residence
Whether they are a graduating senior this year.

For 2022: Teachers are responsible for obtaining parental consent for SAM Covid guidelines prior to registering the student(s).

4. Fees

Registration for one instrument, one level is $40.
Registration for same instrument, additional levels is $20.
Application Fee for Upper Level Solo Opportunity at Benson Hall is $10.

DEADLINES

January 15th

Online teacher registration, volunteer and payment information
Online Student Registration

January 15–17th

Teachers may edit registration by emailing admin@suzukimn.org with the student name and invoice number. After midnight on Jan 17th, edits are at the discretion of the coordinators and may not appear the printed program.

VIOLIN GRADUATION GUIDELINES

Guideline 1

Students will make a video—without accompaniment—of the graduation piece for each of the levels from which they are graduating. All videos must be performed by memory. The student may not use music for their performance. Teachers will submit a YouTube link with the student online registration. All graduation pieces will be performed play-in style at the Graduation Recitals. Students are expected to polish all earlier graduation pieces for this performance.

You can view recording directions here.

Guideline 2 (Upper Level)

Considering that it takes a high level of musical and technical ability to play Mozart well, it is advantageous to study other repertoire before books 9 and 10. As is consistent with the other levels, students should not be graduating from the piece they are currently studying.

Upper Level Soloist graduates (levels 9 and 10 with a piece that could be considered a solo) may or may not be asked to perform as a soloist due to recital variety, performance quality, and stage time constraints.

A video with piano accompaniment is required for all Upper Level students. All videos must be performed by memory. The student may not use music for their performance.

REVISED SUZUKI VOLUMES

Only revised Violin Editions (Books 1-8) will be used.

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

VIOLIN GRADUATION REPERTOIRE REQUIREMENTS

In order to graduate from:	Prerequisites:	The graduation piece for this level is:
Twinkle Level	F. J. Gossec, Gavotte	S. Suzuki, Twinkle Variations A, B, C, D, E and Theme
Level 1	Early Book 3	F.J. Gossec, Gavotte
Level 2	Late Book 3/Early Book 4	A. Thomas, Gavotte from “Mignon”
Level 3	Late Book 4/Early Book 5	J.S. Bach, Bourrée (Revised Edition notes and bowings)
Level 4	Late Book 5/Early Book 6	A. Vivaldi, Concerto in A minor, 1st movement
Level 5	Late Book 6/Early Book 7	A. Vivaldi, Concerto in G minor, 1. Allegro
Level 6	Late Book 7	A. Corelli, La Folia
Level 7	F. Veracini, Sonata (Book 8)	J.S. Bach, Concerto in A minor, all movements All movements of the Concerto in A minor will be recorded. At the Graduation Recitals only the 1st and 2nd movements may be performed.
Level 8	F. Kreisler, Sicilienne and Rigaudon F. Kreisler, Tempo de Minuetto J. Massenet, Meditation from “Thais” V. Monti, Czardas E. Severn, Polish Dance W. Ten Have, Allegro Brillante	F. Veracini, Sonata, all movements All movements of the Sonata will be recorded. At the Graduation Recitals only the 2nd movements will be performed.
Level 9 Upper Level Soloist	Two of the following pieces are suggested prerequisites: J.B. Accolay, Concerto No.1 in A minor B. Bartok, Romanian Folk Dances S.C. Taylor, Deep River L.V. Beethoven, Romance in G Major, Op.40 L.V. Beethoven, Romance in F Major, Op.50 P. Nardini, Concerto in E Minor B. Smetana, Aus der Heimat H. Wieniawski, Legende, Op.17	All movements must be studied and recorded, including cadenzas: J.S. Bach, Concerto in E Major, all movements C. de Beriot, Concerto No. 7, Op.76 C. de Beriot, Concerto No. 9 in A Minor, Op.104 C. de Beriot, Scene de Ballet F. J. Haydn, Concerto No.2 in G Major D. Kabalevsky, Concerto in C Major, Op.48 J. Bologne, Concerto No. 9 in G Major, Op. 8 No. 2 F. Kreisler, Preludium and Allegro R. Kreutzer, Concerto No. 19 in D Minor W.A. Mozart, Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K.216 W.A. Mozart/Kreisler, Rondo P. Rode, Concerto No. 7 in A Minor, Op.9 C. Sinding, Suite in A Minor, Op.10 G.B. Viotti, Concerto No. 23 in G Major T.A. Vitalli, Chaconne
Level 10 Upper Level Soloist	Two of the following pieces are suggested prerequisites. All movements must be studied. C. de Beriot, Concerto No. 7, Op.76 C. de Beriot, Concerto No. 9 in A Minor, Op.104 F. J. Haydn, Concerto No. 2 in G Major D. Kabalevsky, Concerto in C Major, Op.48 R. Kreutzer, Concerto No. 19 in D Minor A. Beach, Romance C. Schumann, 3 Romances W.A. Mozart, Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K.216 P. Rode, Concerto No. 7 in A Minor, Op.9 G.B. Viotti – Concerto No. 23 in G Major	All movements must be studied and recorded, including cadenzas: S. Barber, Violin Concerto, Op.14 W.G. Still, Suite M. Bruch, Concerto in G Minor, Op.26 A. Glazunov, Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82 F. J. Haydn, Concerto No. 1 in C Major S.C. Taylor, Violin Concerto in G Minor E. Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole, Op.21, I, IV and V. (Movements II and III are not required to record for graduation) F. Mendelssohn Concerto in E Minor, Op.64 W. A. Mozart, Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K.218 W. A. Mozart, Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K.219 C. Saint-Saens, Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op.61 J. Sibelius – Concerto in D Minor, Op.4 H. Vieuxtemps, Concerto No. 5 in A Minor, Op.37 G. B. Viotti, Concerto No. 22 in A Minor H. Wieniawski, Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op.22