Aubrey Faith-Slaker

Aubrey Faith-Slaker, a Chicago-based Suzuki piano teacher trainer who began her Suzuki studies at the age of four, is MTNA certified with a BM and a MM both in piano performance and pedagogy from University of Illinois and Southern Methodist University. She has maintained studios in Texas, Wyoming, Colorado, and Mexico teaching in both English and Spanish. Aubrey is a Royal Conservatory of Music founding teacher in the US with her students participating in regular assessments, festivals, and competitions. Aubrey mentors new teachers in pedagogical and business practices, presents locally and at teaching conferences, and is a Suzuki Piano Pedagogy instructor at Roosevelt University. Having studied Music Therapy in grad school, Aubrey continues researching and exploring music as a means of healing. Aubrey travels between Chicago and Oaxaca, Mexico bringing her Suzuki experience to new teachers and families while continuing to be amazed at everything there is to learn.

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Learning from the Mirror: Self-Observation for Better Teaching

by Aubrey Faith-Slaker

By Aubrey Faith-Slaker I was in a Teaching Strategies course—one of the many I’ve taken over the years—and we were watching a ten-minute video of my teaching. I’d submitted a clip I was proud of, working with an intermediate student, and… Read more ▶

Learning, Teaching
ASJ 53.3, page 36