The Crescendo! National Camp is an annual week-long music camp by the Philippine Suzuki Association that features events for Suzuki students, parents, and teachers. This year, students will be having afternoon recitals, group Suzuki classes, special classes, and master classes with accomplished teachers. There will be a Parent Talk by Haruo Goto, Japanese-Australian teacher who studied with Dr. Suzuki. Piano teachers will be having a workshop with Carolyn Cheng on "Preparing Intermediate Students for Romantic Repertoire", and violin teachers a workshop on supplementary repertoire.
FEATURED CLASSES and EVENTS
STUDENTS
SPECIAL CLASSES
Intermediate Piano students will learn Improvisation with Tyrone Mateos. Intermediate Cello and Violin students will have orchestra with Haruo Goto. Book 5 Piano Students will be learning Willam Gillock's Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style with Dr. Oliver Salonga. Link to pieces here.
Students choose 2-3 of the following pieces to bring to the camp :
1. Forest Murmurs
2. Seascape
4. Deserted Ballroom
7. Song of the Mermaid
9. Faded Letter
12. Autumn Sketch
17. Fountain of Diana
18. Phantom Rider
19. Soaring
21. Night Song
23. An Old Valentine
24. A Witch's Cat
Book 6 and 7 Piano Students will be learning one or two romantic pieces from Edward Grieg's Lyric Pieces or Felix Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words.
Link to pieces: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CMns10B9m1hXWy3Cybio6Ph7GK_IGXmb?usp=sharing
Advanced Violin students will be having a Technique Class and Violin Ensemble Class with Prof. Juan Luis Muñoz.
Link to pieces: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-uMq5WTqbS15uzadX4mnEi3oZyFfGQVs
Intermediate Cello and Violin students will have orchestra with Haruo Goto.
Link to pieces: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-u2EdbjIwy7pxBuEB4cj9UIDnPBKGGZU
EVERYONE
FACULTY EVENING CONCERT
This concert will be on July 2, Tuesday, 6:30pm featuring our faculty. This is free for all registrants. Additional tickets of Php500 will be made available.
TEACHERS
ALL TEACHERS' WORKSHOP
DR. SUZUKI AND MOTIVATION
A 1.5 hour workshop for all Teachers
- 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
- July 1, 2024
- Speaker: Haruo Goto
THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE SUZUKI GRADUATION
A 1.5 hour workshop for all Teachers
- 10:30 AM to 12:00 NN
- July 1, 2024
- Speakers: Zeah Riordan and Haruo Goto
PIANO TEACHERS' WORKSHOP
PREPARING INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS FOR ROMANTIC REPERTOIRE
A 1-hour workshop exclusive to Piano Teachers
- 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
- July 1, 2024
- Speaker: Carolyn Cheng
Tentative: VIOLIN TEACHERS' WORKSHOP
EXPLORING VIVALDI IN SUZUKI REPERTOIRE
A 1-hour workshop for all Violin Teachers
- 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
- July 1, 2024
- Speaker: Haruo Goto
PARENT EVENING
Open to all Parents of Suzuki Individual-Student and Family Members and Suzuki Teachers
MY EXPERIENCES WITH DR. SUZUKI
Via Zoom (Link will be announced after registration)
- July 1, 2024
- 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Speaker: Haruo Goto
CAMP PASSES
STUDENTS
CELLO
Cello Beginner Pass for Book 1 and 2 (Php 9,800)
- Class size: 8 to 15 students only
From July 2-4, each day you will have:
- Two 50-minute Group Classes
- One Musicianship Class
You will also have:
- One 20-minute Masterclass (schedule will be given after registration)
- Afternoon Recital participation
- Free pass for the Faculty Concert on July 2, 2024
Cello Intermediate Pass for Books 3 to 4 (Php 10,800)
- Class size: 8 to 12 students only
From July 2-4, each day you will have:
- Two 50-minute Group Classes
- One 90-minute Special Orchestra Class
- One Musicianship Class
You will also have:
- One 30-minute Masterclass (schedule will be given after registration)
- Afternoon Recital participation
- Free pass for the Faculty Concert on July 2, 2024
Cello Advanced Pass for Books 5 above (Php 11,800)
- Class size: 6 to 8 students only
From July 2-4, each day you will have:
- One 50-minute Group Class (Repertoire Class)
- One 50-minute Group Class (Technique Class)
- One 90-minute Special Chamber Music Class
- One Music Theory class
You will also have:
- Two 30-minute Masterclass (schedule will be given after registration)
- Afternoon Recital participation
- Free pass for the Faculty Concert on July 2, 2024
GUITAR
Guitar Beginner Pass for Book 1 and 2 (Php 9,800)
- Class size: 8 to 15 students only
From July 2-4, each day you will have:
- Two 50-minute Group Classes
- One Musicianship Class
You will also have:
- One 20-minute Masterclass (schedule will be given after registration)
- Afternoon Recital participation
- Free pass for the Faculty Concert on July 2, 2024
Guitar Intermediate Pass for Books 3 to 4 (Php 10,800)
- Class size: 8 to 12 students only
From July 2-4, each day you will have:
- One 50-minute Group Class
- Two 50-minute Group Classes
- One Musicianship Class
You will also have:
- One 30-minute Masterclass (schedule will be given after registration)
- Afternoon Recital participation
- Free pass for the Faculty Concert on July 2, 2024
PIANO
Piano Beginner Pass for Book 1 and 2 (Php 9,800)
- Class size: 6 to 11 students only
- must know #6 French Children's Song RH (Book 1); #3 Happy Farmer (Book 2)
From July 2-4, each day you will have:
- Two 50-minute Group Classes
- One Musicianship Class
You will also have:
- One 20-minute Masterclass (schedule will be given after registration)
- Afternoon Recital participation
- Free pass for the Faculty Concert on July 2, 2024
Piano Intermediate Pass for Book 3 and 4 (Php 10,800)
- Class size: 5 to 9 students only
- must know Clementi Sonatina in C op. 36 no. 1 (Book 3); #3 Arabesque (Book 4)
From July 2-4, each day you will have:
- One 50-minute Group Class
- One 50-minute Special Class Improvisation
- One Musicianship Class
You will also have:
- One 30-minute Masterclass (schedule will be given after registration)
- Afternoon Recital participation
- Free pass for the Faculty Concert on July 2, 2024
Piano Advanced Pass for Books 5 to 7 (Php 11,800)
- Class size: 4 students only
- must know #3 Bach 2-part Invention in C (Book 5); Mozart K.545 3rd mvmt (Book 6); Mozart K. 331 Rondo alla Turca (Book 7)
From July 2-4, each day you will have:
- Two 50-minute Group Classes
- One 50-minute Special Class
- One Music Theory class
You will also have:
- Two 30-minute Masterclass (schedule will be given after registration)
- Afternoon Recital participation
- Free pass for the Faculty Concert on July 2, 2024
VIOLIN
Violin Beginner Pass for Book 1 to 3 (Php 9,800)
- Class size: 8 to 25 students only
- at least knows #9 Perpetual Motion (Book 1); #5 Waltz (Book 2); #4 Humoresque (Book 3)
From July 2-4, each day you will have:
- Two 50-minute Group Classes
- One Musicianship Class
You will also have:
- One 20-minute Masterclass (schedule will be given after registration)
- Afternoon Recital participation
- Free pass for the Faculty Concert on July 2, 2024
Violin Intermediate Pass for Book 4 and 5 (Php 10,800)
- Class size: 8 to 20 students only
- at least knows #3 Seitz Concerto No. 5, 3rd mvmt (Book 4); #3 Vivaldi Concerto in Gminor, 1st mvmt (Book 5)
From July 2-4, each day you will have:
- Two 50-minute Group Classes
- One 90-minute Special Orchestra Class
- One Musicianship Class
You will also have:
- One 30-minute Masterclass (schedule will be given after registration)
- Afternoon Recital participation
- Free pass for the Faculty Concert on July 2, 2024
Violin Advanced Pass for Books 6 above (Php 11,800)
- Class Size: 15 students only
- must know Book 6: Handel Sonata in F Major, 2nd mvmt
From July 2-4, each day you will have:
- One 50-minute Group Class (Repertoire Class)
- One 50-minute Group Class (Technique Class)
- One 90-minute Special Chamber Music Class
- One Music Theory class
You will also have:
- Two 30-minute Masterclass (schedule will be given after registration)
- Afternoon Recital participation
- Free pass for the Faculty Concert on July 2, 2024
TEACHERS
Teachers Camp Pass
- Access to all Teacher Workshops on July 1, 2024
- Access to all student group classes, masterclasses, musicianship classes
Free pass for the Faculty Concert on July 2, 2024
