The New Zealand Suzuki Institute

Developing character, ability and community through music

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New Zealand Suzuki Institute

The New Zealand Suzuki Institute (NZSI), was formed over forty years ago. The NZSI now has seven branches throughout the country with over 150 teachers and 2000 students studying a variety of instruments including violin, cello, piano, flute and guitar, as well as participating in Suzuki Early Childhood Music programmes.  

Alongside the local branches, the NZSI exists to:

• Nurture the character and ability of children through Dr Suzuki’s vision of communities enriched by music.
• Nurture the character and ability of its teachers through internationally benchmarked teacher training opportunities and registration.
• Offer regular music workshops and camps during school holidays that the entire family may attend.
• Provide access to national and international Suzuki conferences.
• Offer performance opportunities for students at all levels of the Suzuki repertoire.
• Provide a national journal with articles on the Suzuki approach and related topics, and information about upcoming Suzuki events.
• Offer opportunities to attend parent information and education meetings.
• Provide a student graduation process.

We encourage all of our Suzuki families to become members of NZSI, to receive the above benefits.

The NZSI is a member of the Pan Pacific Suzuki Association (PPSA), which is the Regional Suzuki Association licensed by the International Suzuki Association (ISA) to coordinate and develop the Suzuki Method™  throughout Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.  New Zealand Suzuki teacher and family members have access to workshops, conferences and events worldwide. Teachers are granted a license by the ISA to call themselves Suzuki teachers by being a member of the NZSI.

The PPSA promotes, encourages, maintains and improves the use, standards, understanding and teaching of the Suzuki Method, as initiated and developed by Dr Shinichi Suzuki, throughout the Pan Pacific Region by sponsoring or conducting, for teachers and students, conferences, workshops, lectures, demonstrations, classes, seminars, symposia, courses and other meetings to explain and give instruction and training in the Suzuki concept of Talent Education.  The PPSA is governed by a Board of Directors which currently consists of a representative from each of the Regional Member Associations.

Where love is deep much can be accomplished

Dr Suzuki