Teens serve in Kenya school/ new Suzuki teacher Megan Singer

Teens from Scotia Suzuki School start plans to travel to Kenya for service work at the Lovely Ones School

Introducing to you our amazing group of teens, representing the Scotia Suzuki School of Music, and their chaperones going July 2020 to the Lovely Ones School in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. They will be planning service projects in the New Year to renovate the school children’s kitchen, library, playground area and bring them new much needed current text books. Some of the students involved in the Chicken project last year are pen pals with students from the Nairobi school. We encourage you to all participate in some way in 2020! There will be both small and big ways that you can help! This group will reveal their projects over time – so watch for them! Thanks in your advanced for your support New Suzuki Violin Teacher Megan Singer

Megan (Bain) Singer, Violin and ViolaMegan is from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She began studying the violin in the Suzuki Method at the age four with Yvonne DeRoller. She continued her violin studies with George Maxman, Anne Rapson and Philippe Djokic. She spent two years of violin study at the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying with Linda Cerone and David Updegraff. Megan then returned to Halifax, where she graduated from Dalhousie University in 2003 with combined BSC honours in Neuroscience and Music, studying the viola with Professor Philippe Djokic. Megan then traveled west to continue her viola studies with David Harding at the University of British Columbia, where she graduated with a Masters in Music in 2007. She then went to Calgary to play in the viola section of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.Megan completed the Unit One Teacher Workshop at the Alberta Suzuki Institute with Daphne Hughes.Megan returned to Halifax in 2019. She enjoys being outside, loves biking, running, swimming, gardening and spending time with her family; husband Jarvis and two kids Samantha and Jack. We are excited to welcome you Megan to our Suzuki Community! Parents as Partners on line

Parents as Partners Online launches January 15, 2020 with over 50 video, audio, and transcribed talks for parents and teachers.This series of short online videos for Suzuki parents and teachers will address such Suzuki-related topics as the parent-child relationship in practice, motivation, and practice tips and strategies for all ages!Register now to gather fresh ideas on numerous Suzuki-related topics! Register Here