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<2025 Asia Suzuki Music Conference in Korea>

                                                             host by  Suzuki Music Korea

Place: Splas Resom in Deoksan, Korea (Resort in Deoksan Hoy Springs)

Participants: Suzuki teachers, students, parents from all over the world

           *Participants must be Suzuki members of each country or continent

Participating instruments: Violin, Cello, Piano

Participation Fee: approximately $450~500 USD (The exact amount comes out when the application page opens)

-Conference costs include 4 overnight accommodations, 11 meals (from the 6th evening to the 10th morning), group lessons, orchestra classes, concerts and one private lesson. (Solicitors for orchestra concerts may have a certain fee)

• Evening Concerts and the welcome banquet have separate charged tickets.

Transportation

• transportation is not included

1. by Train

2. by Express bus

3. by Chartered bus

Concert

1. Group performance 

1. Opening Concert (Jan. 6th Evening) 

• A concert that marks the beginning of a music festival. There  are solos, celebratory performances, group performances, etc., and group performances are performed by all the participants.

2. Closing Concert (Farewell Concert) - Jan. 10th, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

•  It will feature orchestras of various levels consisting of the participants from the conferences. Pieces to be played are from the classes they have learned in the conference. Added, there will be the PLAY IN. Students of higher books begin the PLAY IN and are joined level-by-level by students from the preceding books until Shinichi Suzuki’s Twinkles, where all students of all levels are able to join in and play.

 

2. Solo or Ensemble Concert (Pre-audition Concert) 

   1. Afternoon Concert

- Multiple applicants perform the same song

2. Twilight Concert 

- Students with excellent skills are selected from among the applicants to play solo with a pianist.

3. Evening Concert

 Students with excellent skills are selected from among the applicants and provided opportunities to perform with the orchestra.

4. Ensemble Concert

- A concert in which an ensemble from among the groups participating in the music festival can be prepared to show off the characteristics and charm of each group. No genre distinction. (All can participate –Teachers and Parents)

*All concerts, except for the opening/ closing group performance, have auditions.

 

Classes

1. Private Lesson

-Faculty members of the Suzuki Association and external bureaus. Leading faculty members are invited to provide more diverse and high-quality classes. 

 -Basic one-time 30-minute lessons for every participant. 60,000 won for 1 additional lesson

2. Group Lesson

-Lessons from Little Star to more than 10 Suzuki textbook songs are taught in groups with students from the same volume.

-One or two times a day

3. Master Class (Public Lessons)

• for students who applied

4. Orchestra A, B, C, D (Except piano)

--According to the number of Suzuki textbooks, participants are divided into 4  groups: A, B, C, and D. 

5. Teacher’s Conference & Seminar

 - Seminar for Instrument-Specific teachers

6. Parent Education

Time Table

• Provide an accurate timetable after confirmation of participants

• Jan. 6th: Registration from 2pm 

• Jan. 7-9th: Programs from 9am to 6pm 

 : Daily from 9am to 6pm, depending on the level of the participant, group lessons, orchestra sessions, concerts, and private lessons (1 lesson in total)  

• Jan. 10th: Farewell Concert at 10am to 12pm and end.

Cello Rental

• We are planning to offer cello rentals. We are currently coordinating the price with the instrument store. The size will be ¼, ½, ¾ and 4/4. The participants need to bring their own bow, rosin and endpin stop. 

Dietary Concern  

-We do care about food allergies, vegan, food restriction.