Job Description
Suzuki Piano Teacher Training Fellowship Program Taught by MacPhail Suzuki piano faculty member and SAA teacher trainer, Annette Lee, this year-long internship covers Suzuki Piano Teacher Training Units one and two and Piano Teaching Strategies. Applicants are considered based on experience with college-level music courses, level of playing and desire to become a Suzuki-trained piano teacher.
The fellowship is made possible through a generous gift from an anonymous MacPhail donor. A $5,000 value, this free course includes the following:
- Suzuki Association of the Americas certification in Suzuki Piano Teacher Training Unit 1
- Suzuki Association of the Americas certification in Suzuki Piano Teacher Training Unit 2
- Suzuki Association of the Americas certification in Suzuki Piano Teaching Strategies
- The opportunity to observe individual lessons, group classes and recitals in the Suzuki program at MacPhail Center for Music
- The opportunity to do supervised teaching of beginning individual Suzuki piano students and piano group classes at MacPhail for pay
Applicants must commit to attend the full year internship, from February 2026 through January 2027
- Fridays, 10:00 – 12:00 – instructional time with Ms. Lee, weekly during Spring and Fall Semesters (February - May and September - December). Summer schedule is flexible
- Regular weekly observations of individual lessons and group classes; flexible schedule according to applicant’s availability – 2 hours per week
- Teaching 1 – 2 beginning students during Spring semester (dependent on Ms. Lee’s recommendation); schedule according to applicant’s and students’ availability – 1 hour per week
- Possible group class teaching or substitute teaching, Fridays, 4:45 – 7:45
- Possible substitute teaching of individual lessons in the summer session (June – August 2025); flexible schedule according to applicant’s availability
Requirements for application:
- Suzuki Association of the Americas requirements must be completed by January 2026. See requirements at
- College music majors or minors preferred, or experience with college-level music courses
- Apply with a resume and cover letter describing your interest in the program and your experience with the Suzuki Method.
- APPLICATIONS DUE BY DECEMBER 1, 2025
- Finalist applicants will be contacted for a live interview / audition in early December which will include:
- Performing movement 1 of Mozart Piano Sonata K. 330 or K. 331
- Performing a second contrasting solo piano piece of the applicant’s choice
- Interview with Ms. Lee and Suzuki Program Director
- Final decisions will be made by December 19, 2025
Job Tags
Summer work, Internship, Flexible hours,