Patricia D'Ercole, Violin

pdercole@uwsp.edu

Patricia D'Ercole is currently a faculty member at the Aber Suzuki Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point where she teaches violin to children and Suzuki pedagogy courses to graduate and undergraduate students.

Pat has taught at many institutes throughout the U.S., in Canada, Finland, Peru and Chile.  She was one of two teachers to present an introductory lecture on the Suzuki Method to string teachers in Estonia and later to do teacher training there.

She holds an M.M.Ed with emphasis in Suzuki Talent Education from UWSP where she studied with Margery Aber. In 1988, she was awarded a three week grant to study in Japan with Dr. Suzuki. She is also a sanctioned SAA Teacher Trainer.

Prior to Stevens Point, Pat was the founder and director of the Flambeauland Suzuki Talent Education Program, Ladysmith, Wisconsin and also taught instrumental music for two years in the Maywood, Illinois public schools.

Pat has authored many articles for the American Suzuki Journal, served on the the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) Board of Directors and as its chair. She is also the founder and first president of the Suzuki Association of Wisconsin. 

Dee Martz

David Becker

Patricia D'Ercole

Kyoko Fuller

Mary Hofer

Dr. Timothy Mutschlecner

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