It’s PATIO SEASON!
Hosted by
Suzuki Music/Musique Canada (SMMC)
Come join your fellow Canadian Suzuki teachers to once again CONNECT and CHAT on the “virtual Zoom patio” about the things that are important to you as a Canadian Suzuki teacher.
ALL SUZUKI TEACHERS ARE INVITED and WELCOME!
What’s been going on in your studio? In your community?
What do you need the most? What do you wish for from SMMC?
What is working for you that you’d like to share? Got a success story?
What are your challenges? What do you need help with?
There were SO many important topics that came out of discussions held at the November 2025 SMMC Conference in Edmonton. This is our chance, as Canadian Suzuki teachers from coast to coast to coast, to dive into the topics that are meaningful to you, generate ideas, share knowledge, and connect us to our vibrant cross-country community!
During our online “patio” Zoom hangouts, any teaching-related topic goes… There will be a loose schedule of topics, but discussions can also stray in different directions.
For your convenience, here are the summer dates to plan for!
Patio #1
Sunday, June 28th
(12:30 Mountain Daylight Time / 1:30 Central Daylight Time / 2:30 Eastern Daylight Time)
Patio #2
Sunday, July 26th
(12:30 Mountain Daylight Time / 1:30 Central Daylight Time / 2:30 Eastern Daylight Time)
Patio #3
Friday, August 28th
(12:30 Mountain Daylight Time / 1:30 Central Daylight Time / 2:30 Eastern Daylight Time)
Patio topics for discussion will include selections from the content created at the SMMC’s first National Conference in Edmonton.
2026 Patio Season
“We Get Better Over Time!”
Sunday, June 28, 2026
(12:30 Mountain Daylight Time / 1:30 Central Daylight Time / 2:30 Eastern Daylight Time)
Your Hosts: Rob Richardson (Brandon, MB) and Natalie DeJong (Calgary, AB)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4241980186?pwd=R3pLOVgvYlh4bm1kWXFWcW91bWwwQT09
Meeting ID: 424 198 0186 Passcode: Carmen
Year-end recitals are done, final lessons are wrapping up, year-end parties were a success, and all your season’s accounting is done…
As our typical teaching seasons come to a close and we look forward to summer, what can we learn by reflecting on the season we just finished?
What worked for you?
What could you have done better?
What are you going to aim for next season?
…and what are you going to do over the summer months to make next season EVEN BETTER?
- Keep teaching (summer lessons/programs?)
- Organize and plan?
- Connect and Reflect?
- Attend SUMMER INSTITUTES and TAKE SUZUKI TRAINING?
Please join us for a fun chat as we exhale, then breathe in some invigorating ideas for summertime!