{"id":6,"date":"2025-10-10T16:09:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T16:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/american-suzuki-institute\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:50:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:50:02","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"American Suzuki Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"bannerheight650 hero-bwnb bpcc blockspacebottom overlay-image-container\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Chaeli-2024.jpg)\"><div class=\"smaller-banner\"><div class=\"bannerheight650 bpcc smaller-banner-image-container site-width\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Chaeli-2024.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgforsmallscrn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/Chaeli-2024.jpg\"\/><div class=\"overlay-text-backdrop\"><div class=\"bannerheight650 overlay-contentwidth\"><div class=\"hero-purple-bg overlay-pos-ll overlay-w-full  overlay-text-container\"><div class=\"hh-mobile-textwidth\"><div class=\"overlay-headlineone\">Register Now!<\/div><div class=\"overlay-text\">The American Suzuki Institute is a family-oriented Suzuki student summer music program held on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. It also boasts a highly regarded Short-term Teacher Development program with a wide array of courses for a variety of instruments.<\/div><div class=\"overlay-linkbuttons\">\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/app.campdoc.com\/!\/dn\/login?r=uwstevenspoint%20amsuzukiins\" target=\"_self\">Student Registration <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/dxuaM4srwzZ61ugj6\" target=\"_self\">Honors Recital Form <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/asi-student-scholarships\/\" target=\"_self\">Scholarships <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/2026-ASI-Teacher-Training-Registration-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_self\">Teacher Registration <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/asi-general-information\/\" target=\"_self\">General Information <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-callout-slim bg-purple blockspacetop blockspacebottom\" id=\"\"><div class=\"site-width\"><div class=\"cs-structure\"><div class=\"cs-icon\"><\/div><div class=\"cs-text\">Last day to update your working\/polishing pieces is June 15. Please indicate this on your CampDoc registration or call the ASI Office at 715-346-3033.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why ASI?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>ASI offers a nurturing and magical music immersion experience for all participants, complete with the highest quality instruction, fun extra-curricular activities, and a nurturing, welcoming community of friends, mentors, and colleagues guaranteed to leave you inspired and refreshed. In addition to instruction, the ASI faculty shares its expertise through an extensive lecture series, exploring topics of interest to parents and teachers alike. The Institute also offers a robust recital series, including students, faculty, and renowned guest artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But ASI has another side as well. The campus is nestled between the shores of the Wisconsin River and the world-class SentryWorld Golf Course. Every member of the family can find something that interests them, from the Green Circle hiking and biking trail to the sculpture park and the Farmers\u2019 Market. For more information on things to do in Stevens Point, visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevenspointarea.com\/things-to-do\/near-the-university\/?gclid=Cj0KCQiArsefBhCbARIsAP98hXQyStBA0Vyl7goGheQR_6zpWnUC8O3UKymWBTSkfOpzP8IOt3-qoTsaAhNwEALw_wcB\">Stevens Point Visitors and Convention Bureau<\/a> website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards light-gray-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard1770759303690924\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split6633 hcard-imgleft\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><div class=\"hcard-content\">Founded in 1971, ASI boasts the longest-running history of any summer institute outside of Japan. The Institute is the model of excellence for other institutes around the world &#8211; it truly is an \u201cOriginal.\u201d <\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0aL2_optj98\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cardblock-frame noblockspacetop noblockspacebottom\" id=\"\" style=\"background-image:url();background-position:center center\"><div class=\"card-coloroverlay\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom, , )\"><div class=\"site-width\"><div style=\"text-align:\" class=\"card-intro introbg-purple card-intro-100\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Welcome to American Suzuki Institute 2026!<\/h2><div class=\"cb-intro-paragraph\">Experience an energizing week (or two!) of learning, collaboration, and artistry at the American Suzuki Institute where students and teachers come together for world\u2011class instruction, inspiring guest artists, motivating performance opportunities, and a welcoming community that supports every step of the musical journey.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"card-container img1x1 cardshadow col-small-one col-medium-two col-large-two col-xlarge-four col-xxlarge-four\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/ASI-Teeshirt2026-846x1024.png\" alt=\"=&quot;&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-314\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7910163147114909;width:344px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/ASI-Teeshirt2026-846x1024.png 846w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/ASI-Teeshirt2026-248x300.png 248w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/ASI-Teeshirt2026-768x930.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/ASI-Teeshirt2026-1269x1536.png 1269w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/ASI-Teeshirt2026-1692x2048.png 1692w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Events for 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Week One&nbsp;<\/strong>(July 19-24):&nbsp;Piano, Violin, Voice, SECE<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Week Two<\/strong>&nbsp;(July 26-31): Harp, Viola, Violin, Cello, SECE, and One-week Chamber Music Camp.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Both Weeks&nbsp;<\/strong>(July&nbsp;19-31):&nbsp;Two-week Chamber Music Camp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teacher Training 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Early Start <\/strong>(July 18-19): ECC!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Both Weeks<\/strong>: Violin Unit 1 (10 days)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Week One <\/strong>(July 19-24): Courses TBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Weekend<\/strong>: (July 25\/26): TBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Week Two<\/strong> (July 26-31): Courses TBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">American Suzuki Institute Faculty<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/ASI-2025-FACULTY-223-1-3-1000x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"American Suzuki Institute faculty group poses together onstage for annual photo.\" class=\"wp-image-461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/ASI-2025-FACULTY-223-1-3-1000x500-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/ASI-2025-FACULTY-223-1-3-1000x500-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/ASI-2025-FACULTY-223-1-3-1000x500-1-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">American Suzuki Institute faculty teach violin, viola, cello, piano, harp, voice, piano, Suzuki Early Childhood Education, Creative U classes, and Teacher Enrichment and are collaborative pianists during Institute. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/asi-faculty\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"206\">Click to view this year&#8217;s ASI faculty biographies<\/a>. (Image from 2025)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards light-gray-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17707590048715662\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\">Guest Artist Week 1<\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Bryan Hall, violin<\/h3><div class=\"hcard-content\"><p>Hailed by Cincinnati City Beat as &ldquo;extraordinarily evocative&rdquo; for his performances and reviewed by the Salisbury Post as playing with &ldquo;great beauty and extraordinary brilliance,&rdquo; for his performance of Sibelius Violin Concerto, Bryan Emmon Hall has performed extensively in the United States and abroad as a chamber, orchestra, violinist, violist, and conductor. Bryan Hall is the recent winner of the prestigious 31st International Conductors Workshop and Competition held in Atlanta, Georgia in 2023. Bryan has performed in such venues as the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, China. He has also appeared as a soloist with over 30 orchestras.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hall is a very passionate teacher who began teaching privately while still in high school. In Cincinnati, he taught violin and school orchestra for numerous elementary, middle, and high schools in the area where he started over 200 new violin students. He currently supervises a violin program in Milledgeville Early Learning Center that starts around 250 students a year, taught by Georgia College string students. Dr. Hall served on the faculty of The University of Alaska Fairbanks as Associate Professor of Upper Strings.&nbsp; He was Concertmaster of the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, conductor of the Northern Lights Symphony Orchestra, and conductor of the Fairbanks Youth Symphony Orchestra. He was visiting Concertmaster of the Juneau Symphony Orchestra 2018-2019.<\/p>\n<p>His articles are published in publications like String Magazine. Bryan Hall is currently the Assistant Professor of Upper Strings and Orchestra Conductor at Georgia College and State University. He frequently performs in the violin sections of the Atlanta, North Carolina, Charleston, and Charlotte Symphony Orchestras.<\/p><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-oneimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/Bryan-Hall-playing-e1773675359246.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards light-gray-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17707590048715662\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\">Guest Artist Week 2<\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Benjamin Whitcomb, cellist<\/h3><div class=\"hcard-content\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 30.0pt;\"><a name=\"_Hlk212027450\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #212121;\">Benjamin Whitcomb is a Professor of Cello and Music Theory at the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater, where he has received awards for his teaching, research, and service. An active recitalist and chamber musician, he performs frequently throughout the country and abroad. He is a member of the Ancora String Quartet and the UW-Whitewater Piano Trio. His solo CDs are available from MSR Classics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 30.0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #212121;\">Benjamin is a prolific author, having published dozens of articles in six different journals and presented over thirty papers at national and international conferences. He has contributed to three books and published ten, including The Advancing String Player&rsquo;s Handbook series, Cello Fingerings, and Bass Fingerings, all of which have received rave reviews from Strings magazine plus the journals of ASTA and AUSTA. More recent books include the Compendium of Chords series and the Guide to Practicing the Popper Etudes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 30.0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #212121;\">Benjamin&rsquo;s cello students have won numerous awards locally and nationally and have pursued graduate degrees at leading institutions. Benjamin is very active in the American String Teachers Association, having served as Wisconsin state president, national Secretary, Chair of several committees, and Articles Reviewer for the American String Teacher.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 30.0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #212121;\">At UW-Whitewater,&nbsp;Benjamin&nbsp;initiated and continues to coordinate the Theory\/History Colloquium speaker series, the Musical Mosaics Concert Series, and the Summer String Camp. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Oklahoma State University, and he has studied with Phyllis Young, George Neikrug, and Evan Tonsing.<\/span><\/p><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-oneimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/american-suzuki-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/ASI-Benjamin-scaled-e1778683784602.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why ASI? 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