A 10-hour enrichment course for teachers
Offered online through American Suzuki Institute
Creative Music Literacy
Dive into an innovative course for Suzuki educators with resources for teaching applied music theory to wind and string students through games, creative composition, and improvisation. Explore strategies for introducing chord theory with early arranging and composition skills using folk songs and popular music. The course will include: a structured pedagogy for music literacy benchmarks, applied activities for lessons and group classes, empowerment to create original arrangements for your multi-level groups, original and unpublished Salisbury group arrangements, and a comprehensive teacher resource packet in PDF form.
Monday-Friday, July 21-25, 2025 from 11am-1pm Central
Class held online via Zoom Teleconference.
Cost per participant: $320
Includes: 10-hour interactive workshop, video replay of each class session, handouts, playlist and youtube links, and presentation slide deck.
Caroline Salisbury is a Los Angeles-based performer, small-business owner, and violin/viola teacher. She created StringsPop!, a music theory enrichment experience for teens and tweens, and offers innovative teacher and student workshops on Creative Music Literacy. Carrie holds a B.M. in Viola performance and now studies orchestral repertoire and pedagogy with Dr. Mick Wetzel. A Suzuki teacher of 20+ years, she directs the SMAC Los Angeles Branch. Her private students perform regularly as Crescendo Strings, an all-ages multi-level string group and as First Inversion, a premiere teen ensemble known for creating and performing their own arrangements. She is a parent to three young Suzuki string students with her husband, pianist-composer Benjamin Salisbury.