June 13, 2005 at 5:39 AM

Here I am in Snowmass, Colo., where it's...snowing! Just a little. I drove two days through the deserts of California, Nevada and Utah, and through Colorado's western Rockies to get to this place for the Colorado Suzuki Institute.

This is the third year I've attended this Institute, to study one of the 10 Suzuki books so that I will be able to relate the techniques therein better to my students. It's always a shot in the arm, to see so many gifted teachers, students, parents, and aspiring teachers in one place.

Everything starts tomorrow, so I'll keep you updated!

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