
GUITAR STUDENT PROGRAMS
March 15, 2024: Early Bird Registration Deadline (Use Code: EARLY-BIRD-24)
May 1, 2024: Registration Deadline
PLEASE NOTE: Children under the age of 12 will have to be accompanied by an adult at all times.
*Registration is subject to availablity
Twinkle Program
- Tuition: $385
- The twinkle program is for guitar students ages 3-6 who will still be learning the twinkle variations at the time of ISSI.
- If you are sure your child will be beyond the Twinkles at the time of ISSI, please register for the Lower Book Program. Consult with your home teacher.
- Classes will be held consecutively the 9:00am-12:00pm AM block.
- This program includes THREE daily classes –
- Twinkle masterclass
- Twinkle group class
- Twinkle Music & Movement (singing, movement, pitch awareness, coordination activities) taught by Emilie Lundberg.
Lower Book Program (Books 1-2)
- Tuition: $660
- The Lower Book program is for guitar students in Suzuki books 1-2.
- You may add optional enrichment classes for $85 each. See enrichment section for listings. Your schedule has room for two additional enrichment classes.
- This program includes FOUR daily classes –
- Masterclass: students should prepare and memorize a solo performance piece.
- Technique class: no prior preparation is needed for this class.
- Performance class: students will perform with their Performance Class on the Lower Book Concert on Friday at 12:45pm. Scroll down to view your performance class piece – guitarists should have pieces at your level memorized and prepared prior to ISSI. Start learning your pieces NOW!
- Music fundamentals class: students are assigned this class based on student age.
- Guitar Performance Pieces – Books 1-2
Twinkles (D Major)
Lightly Row (D Major)
Allegretto (M. Giuliani)
Are You Sleeping Brother John?A Toye
Waltz
Meadow Minuet*Performance pieces are subject to change based on enrollment*
Upper Book Program (Guitar Books 3-5)
- Tuition: $730
- The Upper Book program is for guitar students in Suzuki books 3-5.
- You may add an optional enrichment class for $85 each. See enrichment section for listings. Your schedule has room for one additional enrichment class.
- This program includes FIVE daily classes –
- Masterclass: students should prepare and memorize a solo performance piece.
- Performance class: scroll down to view your performance class piece – guitarists should have pieces at your level memorized and prepared prior to ISSI. Start learning your pieces NOW!
- Book 4-6 students will perform with their Performance Class on the Upper Book Concert on Saturday at 11:00am.
- Book 4-6 students will perform with their Performance Class on the Upper Book Concert on Saturday at 11:00am.
- Guitar Ensemble: chamber music will be emailed to families by May 15, 2024, and students need to have their assigned part learned, but not memorized prior to ISSI.
- Guitar Fundamentals: no prior preparation is required for this class.
- Core enrichment class: students are assigned this class.
Young Artist Program (Book 6 & above)
- Tuition: $845
- The Young Artist Program is for guitar students in Suzuki books 6 and above. Most participants are junior high school and high school students; however, all ages are welcome to participate.
- NEW! To help students prepare for their YAP Performance Class, preparation videos are due Wednesday, May 1, 2024. If students don’t submit a video, they won’t be assigned a chamber group and will receive an enrichment course instead of a chamber music course.
- Click here for the link to submit your preparation videos (DUE May 1, 2024)!
- Click here for the link to submit your preparation videos (DUE May 1, 2024)!
- The ISSI Young Artist Program is not a traditional Suzuki program; therefore, traditional students who meet the playing level requirements are a great fit for this program.
- You may add an optional enrichment class for $85 each. See enrichment section for listings. Your schedule has room for one additional enrichment class.
- This program includes FIVE daily classes –
- Masterclass: students should prepare and memorize a solo performance piece.
- Performance class: scroll down to view your performance class piece – guitarists should have pieces at your level memorized and prepared prior to ISSI. Start learning your pieces NOW! YAP Performance Classes will perform on the Friday concert at 5:15pm.
- Chamber Ensemble: chamber music will be emailed to families by May 15, 2024, and students need to have their assigned part learned, but not memorized prior to ISSI.
- Guitar Fundamentals: no prior preparation is needed for this class.
- Technique Class: no prior preparation is needed for this class.
Upper Book Performance Pieces
**Please learn & memorize the pieces listed below for your performance class. The link below will take you to the sheet music page – you have received the password to this page in your initial email confirmation of registration.**
C4 – Cello Book 4 – Melissa Solomon
Sonata in E 2nd Mvt. By Marcello
Korean Simple Suite No 1 Op. 267 Prologue by Han-Ki Kim
Download music for C4 Summer 2023
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C5 – Cello Book 5 – Zach Sweet
Arioso by Bach
Bourees from Matz Unaccompanied Suite in C/ no repeats
Download music for C5 Summer 2023
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C6 – Cello Book 6 – Chris Fiore
Tarantella by Squire
The Flower Duet/Lakme by Leo Delibes arr by Cicely Parnas
Download music for C6 Summer 2023
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C7 – Cello Book 7 – Andrea Yun
Tarantella by Squire
The Flower Duet/Lakme by Leo Delibes arr by Cicely Parnas
Download music for C7 Summer 2023
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C8 – Cello Book 8 – Amy Barston
Tarantella by Squire
The Flower Duet/Lakme by Leo Delibes arr by Cicely Parnas
Download music for C8 Summer 2023
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C9 – Cello Book 9+ – Amit Peled
Tarantella by Squire
The Flower Duet/Lakme by Leo Delibes arr by Cicely Parnas
Download music for C9 Summer 2023
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