BSMA AGM and Talk 2025
Join us for our Annual Lecture and AGM
Please note that our AGM will take place on Zoom on Sunday 23rd February at 8pm. The Trustees have decided to keep the online format in order to facilitate participation from all around the country. We very much hope to see you there.
There is no charge but please do book a ticket so you are sent the Zoom link. This can be done at the bottom of this page.
Just before the AGM, from 6:45pm, we are delighted to welcome Paule Barsalou and Christie Zimmer with our annual lecture, entitled "Using Reflection to Make Practicing Easier":
Description:
Join this dynamic teacher and parent team for an in-depth discussion of their use of reflective note taking during lessons and home practicing to transform frustration and resistance into curiosity and purposeful learning.
During this presentation, we’ll answer your practice questions, including:
· How to get kids excited about practicing.
· How to understand and address resistance.
· How to motivate children to practice when they don’t want to.
· What to do when you and your child are stuck, bored, or frustrated.
Paule Barsalou
Paule holds a B.A. in Music Performance from Laval University (QC) and an M.A. in Performance and Suzuki Pedagogy from the Cleveland Institute of Music (OH). Paule has been teaching at the Suzuki String School of Guelph since 1989 and was artistic director of the school in 2004 to 2021. She is the coordinator of the SSSG long-term teacher training program held at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, ON. She is a sanctioned SAA Suzuki teacher trainer and trained musicians in the Suzuki approach at institutes and workshop throughout Canada, Barbados and El Salvador. Paule is also the co-founder, with Christie Zimmer, of Practice Notes, a reflective note taking system for fostering independent learning in young musicians. She lives in Guelph, (ON) with her husband, pianist Ken Gee.
Christie Zimmer
Christie Zimmer is a designer and consultant specializing in guided journaling and reflective learning. She lives in Guelph, Ontario, where she is a Suzuki violin parent to her daughter, Manon. Learn more about Christie’s work at www.christiezimmer.com.
