Welcome to the Los Angeles Suzuki Institute 2024 Event Page! We are excited to invite you to a joyous week of music, making new friends, and enjoying the gorgeous Pitzer College campus. We wish you a lovely week of making music together at LASI 2024!
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General Information & Campus Map
Pitzer College Release Form
Event Schedule
Special Guests & Performances
Program-specific Arrival Information:
Foundational/PREP Student Arrival Information
Young Artist/Teen Dorm Arrival Information
Teacher Workshop Participant Arrival Information
Concert Programs
Impromptu Recital Sign-up
Parent Talks & Parent Q&A Question Submission
Dormitory & Dining Hall Information
LASI 2024 Newsletters
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General Information
Foundational/PREP Student Arrival Information
Young Artist/Teen Dorm Arrival Information
Teacher Workshop Participant Arrival Information
Pitzer Campus Map
For the most direct route, put Pitzer Service Road, Claremont, CA 91711 into your GPS.
There is FREE PARKING in the East Mesa Parking Lot, or you can park on the street. Other lots across the Claremont Colleges campuses are not available for LASI students.
What to Bring
Bring your instrument, any accessories (shoulder rest, rock stop, foot stool), and any music you may need to practice.
If you are enrolled in orchestra, chamber music or guitar ensemble, you must bring:
Your assigned music and score (if applicable) every day.
A music stand every day.
For Friday only, bring concert dress (all black) for the Chamber Music and Orchestra Concerts.
Plan to wear your LASI 2024 T-Shirts for the Finale Concert on Friday.
If you are staying in the dorm, see Dormitory Information for suggestions on what to bring.
Pitzer WiFi Information
Network: Claremont-WPA
Username: wifiguest@pitzer.edu
Password: Claremont#4090$
On-site Vendor: Charles W. Liu Fine Violins
We are honored to have the LASI Guest Artist Concert sponsored by Charles W. Liu Fine Violins. They will have an on-site shop in the McConnell Living Room, located across from McConnell Dining Hall, Monday through Wednesday from 10AM-5PM. Don’t forget to visit their store to enter their generous raffle (Gift certificates worth $500, $300 & $100)! Winners will be announced at the Guest Artist Recital on Wednesday, June 19th.
Pitzer College Release Form
DUE JUNE 9TH, 2024
AGREEMENT FOR RELEASE OF LIABILITY, ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND INDEMNIFICATION
Before your arrival onto campus all participants must fill out an Agreement for Release of Liability, Assumption of Risk and Indemnification from Pitzer College. There are two versions, one for adults and one for minors. We must collect one form per participant (i.e. for each parent, guardian, and child).
If you test positive or have symptoms for COVID-19, please contact the LASI Office immediately at (562) 584-6527 or email lasi@suzukimusiclosangeles.com. Rapid antigen tests are available in the LASI Office located in Skandera P102
2024 General Event Schedule
Curious about you or your student’s individual schedule? Your individual schedules will be available at Student Schedule Pickup. We cannot provide individual schedules in advance.
Sunday, June 16th
Sunday events are only for Young Artist/Teen Dorm students. If you have dorm reservations for Sunday, June 16th please check in between 4-5:15PM in Skandera P102. The office will be closed from 5:15-6:15PM on Sunday.
Monday, June 17th
8:00AM Student Schedule Pickup Skandera P102
9:00AM Welcome Ceremony & Orientation Benson Auditorium
10:00AM Play-ins See individual schedules for room assignments.
11:00AM Faculty Recital Benson Auditorium
12:00AM Lunch Break
1:30-4:30AM Classes Meet
4:30AM Parent Talk with Danny Gee Cordova in Gold Student Center MPR.
LASI provides Parent Talk Supervision Classes that will meet in the Gold Center Yoga Studio. Parents may drop-off students for supervision during Parent Talks as early as 4:15PM and must be picked up by 5:30PM.
4:30AM Honors Recital Rehearsals scheduled in Benson Auditorium. Your rehearsal time was emailed to you.
Tuesday, June 18th
9:00-11:00AM Classes Meet
11:00AM Honors Recital Benson Auditorium
12:00PM Lunch Break
1:30-4:30PM Classes Meet
4:30PM LASI Special Guest Karolina Protsenko will give a live performance and Q&A with Chamber Coordinator Adam Cordle in Benson Auditorium.
5:15—7:15PM Fun Night McConnell Hall Apron — Enjoy a fun evening of live music, face painting, cake, and activities.
Face painting from 5:15-7:15PM
Concert & Cake begins at 6:30PM
Wednesday, June 19th
9:00-11:00AM Classes Meet
11:00AM Guest Artist Recital Benson Auditorium
12:00PM Lunch Break
1:30-4:30PM Classes Meet
4:30PM Parent Q&A with Ann Montzka Smelser & Susan McDonald in Gold Student Center MPR. Ask a question for this talk!
LASI provides Parent Talk Supervision Classes that will meet in the Gold Center Yoga Studio. Parents may drop-off students for supervision during Parent Talks as early as 4:15PM and must be picked up by 5:30PM.
Thursday, June 20th
9:00-11:00AM Classes Meet
11:00AM Impromptu Student Recitals Location(s) TBD.
12:00PM Lunch Break
1:30-4:30PM Regular Classes Meet
4:30PM PREP Chamber Ensemble Dress Rehearsal Benson Auditorium
4:30PM Parent Talk with Charles Krigbaum in Gold Student Center MPR.
LASI provides Parent Talk Supervision Classes that will meet in the Gold Center Yoga Studio. Parents may drop-off students for supervision during Parent Talks as early as 4:15PM and must be picked up by 5:30PM. Parents of students enrolled in Chamber Music may pick-up their students at Benson Auditorium at the conclusion of this talk, as well.
Friday, June 21st
9:00-11:00AM Regular Classes Meet. All classes finished by 11:00am
11:00AM Orchestra & Guitar Ensemble Concert
12:00PM Lunch Break
1:00PM Fiddling Concert with Natalie Brejcha.
1:30PM Chamber Ensemble Concert I Benson Auditorium
2:30PM Chamber Ensemble Concert II Benson Auditorium
4:00PM Finale Concert Benson Auditorium. All programs finished by 5:00pm.
5:30PM All dorms must be vacated by this time. Key cards and access cards must be returned to Skandera P102. Please be sure your room is clean before leaving.
LASI 2024 Special Guests
Performance, Talk & Q&A with Karolina Protsenko
Tuesday 6/18 @ 4:30PM in Benson Auditorium
We are thrilled to have a special guest visiting LASI this summer, YouTube star Karolina Protsenko! She will be on campus to give a performance and talk about her career with Chamber Coordinator Adam Cordle. She will finish off her visit with some jams at Fun Night at 6:30PM. We look forward to having her at LASI 2024!
You can learn more about Karolina on her social media profiles: YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok & Official Website
Guest Artist Recital with Juliet White-Smith
Wednesday 6/19 @ 11:00AM in Benson Auditorium
Join us on Wednesday, June 19th for a dazzling concert of works for viola with our Guest Artist, violist Juliet White-Smith. She will perform works by Florence Price, George Onslow, Harald Genzmer and Ulysses Kay alongside collaborative pianist Jeanie Jung. Students enrolled in chamber music in the PREP and Young Artist program will also get the opportunity to receive coaching with Juliet on Wednesday afternoon.
This concert is sponsored by Charles W. Liu Fine Violins and attendees have a chance at winning a raffle for a gift certificate at their store. Visit the McConnell Living Room to enter this raffle.
Guest Artist Conductor/Composer Richard Meyer
Friday 6/21 @ 11:00AM in Benson Auditorium
We are thrilled to have our guest composer and conductor Richard Meyer return to LASI 2024! Richard Meyer’s original works for youth orchestra will be performed by each of the student orchestra groups. Students in orchestra will get the chance to work with Richard Meyer on Thursday to polish their pieces with help from the composer himself. Hear these works performed on Friday, June 21st at 11am in Benson Auditorium.
Foundational/PREP Student Arrival Information
Arrival Information
Student Schedule & Packet Pick-up is from 8:00-8:45am on Monday, June 17th in the lobby of the Skandera building. If you are staying in the dorm your room keys and access cards will be in this packet.
If you have dorm reservations for Sunday, June 16th please check in between 4-5:15PM in Skandera P102. The office will be closed from 5:15-6:15PM on Sunday.
All Foundational/PREP families must attend the Welcome Ceremony/Orientation on Monday, June 17th at 9:00am in Benson Auditorium.
If your child is staying in the Teen Dorm, please visit the Teen Dorm Arrival Information.
Departure Information
All Foundational/PREP student classes end at 11:00AM on Friday, June 21st but the program concludes the same day with the Finale Concert scheduled at 4:00PM. Your child may be included in more concerts if they are enrolled in orchestra, chamber music, and/or fiddling, so please defer to your individual schedules and visit the General Event Schedule for more final concert details.
Dorm check-out is by 5:30PM on June 21st. Please see Dormitory Information for more details.
Young Artist/Teen Dorm
Arrival Information
Please read through the Teen Dorm Rules before arrival.
Arrival Information (Sunday, June 16th):
4:00pm Student Schedule & Packet Pick-up
4:30pm Young Artist / Teen Dorm Orientation (email the director for a Zoom option)
5:00pm Dorm Drop-off
5:30pm Dinner at McConnell Dining Hall
6:30pm Evening Activities, Tour of Pitzer Campus followed by unpacking in dorms
Departure Information (Friday, June 21st):
All student classes end at 11AM on Friday, June 21st. All students will be included in at least one of the three final concerts in Benson Auditorium, however Young Artist students will not participate in the Finale Concert. Please see the General Event Schedule for final concert details.
Dorm check-out is by 5:30PM on June 21st. Please see Dormitory Information for more details.
Sign-in & Sign-out for Commuting Teen Students
It is imperative that students who are 13 years or older attending without a guardian are signed in and out at the beginning and end of every day by the Teen Dorm Monitor. They will be escorted to their first classes after all students have arrived.
Sign-in/Sign-out for Commuting Students:
Sign-in is at 8:30am at McConnell. Classes begin at 9:00am so please be early.
Sign-out is at 4:30pm (PREP, meets outside of Skandera P103) & 5:30pm (YAP, meets outside of McConnell Dining Hall), depending on student’s schedules.
Those staying for Teen Dorm Activities will be signed out at 8:00PM from West Hall Q200.
Teacher Workshop Participant (TWP)
Arrival Information
The Business of Music for Teachers Schedule
TWP Schedule & Packet Pick-up available Sunday from 12:30-1:20PM.
Class Schedule: You will receive classroom information and an observation schedule upon arrival. No observations are necessary for these courses, but students attending in-person have the benefit of observing student teaching. Online students will receive a Zoom link with further instructions over email by June 7th.
Sunday, June 16th: 1:30-2:30PM
Monday, June 17th: 1:30-2:30PM
Tuesday, June 18th: 1:30-2:30PM
Wednesday, June 19th: 1:30-2:30PM
Thursday, June 20th: 1:30-2:30PM
Dorm check-out is by 5:30PM on June 21st. Please see Dormitory Information for more details.
Always with Excellence Schedule
TWP Schedule & Packet Pick-up available Sunday from 12:30-2:20PM.
Class Schedule: You will receive classroom information and an observation schedule upon arrival. No observations are necessary for these courses, but students attending in-person have the benefit of observing student teaching. Online students will receive a Zoom link with further instructions over email by June 7th.
Sunday, June 16th: 2:30-4:30PM
Monday, June 17th: 2:30-4:30PM
Tuesday, June 18th: 2:30-4:30PM
Wednesday, June 19th: 2:30-4:30PM
Thursday, June 20th: 2:30-4:30PM
Dorm check-out is by 5:30PM on June 21st. Please see Dormitory Information for more details.
Violin Unit 3, 7, & 9/10 Schedule
TWP Schedule & Packet Pick-up available Sunday from 1:00-6:00PM and Monday from 8:00-8:45AM.
Class Schedule: You will receive classroom information and an observation schedule upon arrival. Online students will receive a Zoom link with further instructions over email by June 15th.
Monday, June 17th: 9:00am-12:00PM, Observations from 1:30-4:30PM
Tuesday, June 18th: 9:00am-12:00PM, Observations from 1:30-4:30PM
Wednesday, June 19th: 9:00am-12:00PM, Observations from 1:30-4:30PM
Thursday, June 20th: 9:00am-12:00PM, Observations from 1:30-4:30PM
Friday, June 21st: 9:00am-12:00PM
Dorm check-out is by 5:30PM on June 21st. Please see Dormitory Information for more details.
Violin Teaching Strategies Schedule (Online only)
Class Schedule: You will receive a Zoom link with further instructions over email by June 7th.
Sunday, June 16th: 3:30-5:30PM Pacific Time
Monday, June 17th: 3:30-5:30PM Pacific Time
Tuesday, June 18th: 3:30-5:30PM Pacific Time
Wednesday, June 19th: 3:30-5:30PM Pacific Time
Thursday, June 20th: 3:30-5:30PM Pacific Time
Dormitory & Dining Hall Information
Dining Hall Information
McConnell Dining Hall ONLY accepts pre-purchased meal tickets. There are NO walk-ins. To-go containers are available for purchase at the check-out counter. LASI has reserved the Dining Hall starting with dinner Sunday 6/16 through lunch Friday 6/21.
Breakfast 8:00-9:00AM
Lunch 12:00-1:00PM
Dinner 5:30-6:30PM
Dormitory Arrival Information
Student Schedule & Packet Pick-up is from 8:00-8:45am on Monday, June 17th in the LASI Office located in Skandera P102. If you are staying in the dorm your room keys and access cards will be in this packet. If you have dorm reservations for Sunday, June 16th please check in between 4-5:15PM in Skandera P102. The office will be closed from 5:15-6:15PM on Sunday.
For more specific information about your dorm stay, visit the information below depending on your program:
Foundational/PREP Student Arrival Information
Young Artist/Teen Dorm Arrival Information
Teacher Workshop Participant Arrival Information
Dormitory Considerations
If your keycard does not work, please call the Residence Life Office at (909) 607-3900. You may also email either a photo or the numbers on your keycard to housing@pitzer.edu, along with what you do not have access to.
Quiet hours are from 10PM-8AM daily.
Each room comes with the following per bed: a blanket, a fitted sheet, a flat sheet, a pillow, a pillow cover, two bath towels, and one hand towel. Please consider bringing more items to make your stay more comfortable.
For your dorm stay we recommend bringing the following additional items, if possible: flip-flops, bathrobe, extra towels, flashlight, your own pillow, extra blanket, clothes hangers, sports ball to play with outside. Be sure your LASI 2024 T-Shirts for the Finale Concert on Friday are clean.
There are demo kitchens in each residence hall with fridges. You are welcome to use them, but please be respectful of other people’s food items and immediately clean up when you are finished preparing your meals.
Dorm Lockout If you are locked out of your room between 10:00pm and 8:00am, please call Campus Safety at (909) 607-2000. There is a $25 charge for key service that must be paid at time of service.
Pitzer Charges $30 per missing slide/meal card. Please be prepared to return these cards to LASI staff on Friday, June 21st and DO NOT throw them away.
Smoking is not permitted in the individual rooms or bathrooms. All public and common areas in the residence halls are non-smoking areas. These areas include, but are not limited to: all common rooms, living rooms, study areas, kitchens, sundecks, elevators, hallways (including exterior walkways), suite areas and Mead balconies. All residence halls are designated as non-smoking and this includes 25-foot perimeter around each residence hall.
Dormitory Departure Information
Dorm check-out is by 5:30PM on June 21st. Keys and access cards must be returned to Skandera P102 by 5:30PM.
Trash must be taken out of the room by check out and placed in designated receptacles. (recycling blue bin, redemption items have their own bin)
Linens may be left in the room.
Pitzer Charges $30 per missing slide/meal card. Please be prepared to return these cards to LASI staff on Friday, June 21st and DO NOT throw them away.
Concert Programs
Faculty Recital Program
Monday, June 17th at 11:00am in Benson Auditorium
Honors Recital Program
Tuesday, June 18th at 11:00am in Benson Auditorium
Guest Artist Recital Program Featuring Guest Artist Juliet White-Smith
Wednesday, June 19th at 11am in Benson Auditorium
Impromptu Recital A Program in Broad Performance Space
Impromptu Recital B Program in Gold Center MPR
Thursday, June 20th at 11:00am
Friday 6/21 Programs
Orchestra & Guitar Ensemble Concert Program
11:00am in Benson Auditorium
Chamber Ensemble Concert I
1:30pm in Benson Auditorium
Chamber Ensemble Concert II
2:30pm in Benson Auditorium
LASI 2024 Impromptu Recitals
LASI will hold Impromptu Recitals on Thursday, June 20th at 11:00am, locations to be announced. This is an additional performance opportunity at LASI that any student may sign-up for until the programs are full. LASI participants will be notified when sign-ups are open on Sunday, June 16th and will close once both programs are full. Students performing in the honors recital are not eligible to perform on Impromptu Recitals.
You must bring the piano part to your piece to the performance, especially if you are playing a piece that is not in the Suzuki books. Please keep length of pieces under 5 minutes–longer pieces will require cuts. Please tell the pianist about your cuts ahead of time. There is no rehearsal with the pianist ahead of time. Dress is casual so feel free to wear what you’re wearing for the institute that day. Plan to arrive by 10:45am to get tuned and be ready to perform. The locations will be announced the morning of Thursday, June 20th.
Impromptu Recital submissions are closed. Please see Concert Programs for performance locations.
LASI 2024 Parent Talks
What I Have Learned from YOU ALL - My First Year as a Suzuki Teacher Turned Parent
Daniel Gee Cordova
Talk description coming soon.
This talk will meet Monday, June 17th at 4:30pm in the Gold Student Center MPR. This talk is for parents, please plan to drop-off children at Gold Center Yoga Student across the hall.
Parent Q&A Panel
This talk will meet Wednesday, June 19th at 4:30pm in the Gold Student Center MPR. This talk is for parents, please plan to drop-off children at Gold Center Yoga Student across the hall.
Parent's Daily Dozen: A Framework for Guiding a Successful Suzuki Experience
Charles Krigbaum
Living Dr. Suzuki’s philosophy in a 21st-century world can be challenging. Will we see the potency of the Suzuki method diluted by modern demands, a too-casual approach, endless distractions, and over-scheduled lives? Though countless aspects of life have changed since the beginning of the Suzuki method in the mid-20th century, the most essential element is timeless: a parent’s love for their child. This presentation will examine a dozen specific real-life strategies and relevant suggestions for parents with practical applications and modern sensibilities.
This talk will meet Thursday, June 20th at 4:30pm in the Gold Student Center MPR. This talk is for parents, please plan to drop-off children at Gold Center Yoga Student across the hall.
LASI 2024 Newsletters
Newsletter #3
Sunday 6/16 Newsletter
Monday 6/17 Newsletter
Tuesday 6/18 Newsletter
Wednesday 6/19 Newsletter
Thursday 6/20 Newsletter
Thank You! & LASI 2024 Survey