Meret Bitticks

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Altus Artist Meret Bitticks maintains an active schedule as a soloist, chamber musician, and clinician in the U.S. and abroad while on faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago (since September 2004) , DePaul University, Lake Forest College and Roosevelt University.
She earned a master of music degree from DePaul University and a bachelor of music degree from Ohio State University and she has studied extensively in Japan and in the U.S.
Meret is a registered Suzuki Flute Teacher Trainer and in 2013 became the first flutist to receive a Certificate of Achievement for excellence in Suzuki instruction from the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
She joined Trio Chicago and Friends for international concert tours, including the United Arab Emirates and Australia. A frequent volunteer at music camps in Haiti, Meret serves on the board of BLUME Haiti, an organization that promotes leadership through music education.
Meret has performed as a soloist and with various ensembles, and her recordings include Hysterical Stars with Head of Femur.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Toshio Takahashi, Suzuki Flute Method Founder
Talent Education and Research Institute, Matsumoto, Japan:
  Suzuki Flute Books 8, 10, 12, and 13
2004 Every Child Can!, Kim Lorimier
2015 Every Child Can!, Pat D’Ercole
2004 Suzuki Flute Book 1, Jerilee Kechley
2012 Suzuki Flute Book 1, Kelly Williamson
2005 Suzuki Flute Book 2, David Gerry
2007 Suzuki Flute Book 3, Kelly Williamson
2014 Suzuki Flute Book 3, Noelle Perrin
2008 Suzuki Flute Book 4, David Gerry
2009 Suzuki Flute Book 5, David Gerry
2009 Suzuki Flute Book 6, Kelly Williamson
2008 Suzuki Flute Book 7, Kenichi Ueda
2013 Suzuki Flute Book 7, David Gerry
2015 Suzuki Flute Book 9, David Gerry
2013 Suzuki Flute Book 14, David Gerry
2010 S. P. A. Course, Joanne Melvin
2009 Suzuki Flute Practicum, David Gerry
2012 Baroque Style, Courtney Westcott
2012 Suzuki Flute Overview, Toshio Takahashi
2016 Dalcroze Teacher Workshop, Jeremy Dittus
2013 Musikgarten: Family Music, Leilani Miranda
2013 Musikgarten: Cycle of Seasons, Leilani Miranda

Awards:
Altus Flutes - Artist
Suzuki Association of the Americas - Teacher Trainer and Certificate of Achievement (Level One)

Academic Title

Flute (Suzuki) Faculty

Anything else we should know?

Favorite quote:
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” - Jane Goodall

Favorite composer or piece to play:
Meret loves playing the repertoire from Suzuki Flute Book 1 and believes that Cuckoo and Moon Over the Ruined Castle are particularly beautiful and always offer room for advanced musical concepts. Of course, Meret also agrees you're never too old to Twinkle!

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

Teaching philosophy and areas of expertise:
Meret's true goal as a teacher is to help nurture beautiful hearts that are open to the potential in all things and all people. She works with the whole person as well as the whole musician with a vision of her students becoming accomplished, independent learners. When given the opportunity, all people, regardless of their background, can learn to play music. As a Suzuki Teacher Trainer, Meret is one of nine flutists in North America authorized by the Suzuki Association of the Americas to train teachers in the Suzuki Approach.

Courses

Private Instruction
Suzuki Education
Group Lessons

Department

Community Music School

Department Head

Off

Education

Master of Music in flute performance, DePaul University School of Music,
Bachelor of Music in flute performance, The Ohio State University School of Music

mbitticks@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Wed, 09/01/2004 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

Name

Meret Bitticks

Personal Website / Link

http://www.fleautiful.com

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

847.905.1500

Photo

Bitticks, Meret web pic.jpg

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Significant Teachers and Mentors:
Katherine Borst Jones, Mary Stolper, Toshio Takahashi

Recordings
Tiny Tunemakers Sing-along CD Volume 1 (Flute)
Tiny Tunemakers Sing-along CD Volume 2 (Flute and Piccolo)
Hysterical Stars, Head of Femur (Flute and Piccolo)

Professional affiliations/activities
BLUME Haiti: noard member
Suzuki Association of the Americas: teacher trainer
Great Lakes Suzuki Institute: director
Chicago Flute Club: member

Program Area

Suzuki Education

Three Questions

Interests/hobbies outside of music

What do you love about Chicago?

What do you love about playing your instrument?

Three Questions Answer

Hobbies/interests outside of music:
Standup paddle board yoga, rabble rousing, falconry.

What do you love about playing your instrument:
I love that the flute can sound like a bird one minute and a person mourning the next. There's such tonal variety that we can get out of this little metal tube and so many opportunities for expression. We can make air dance and the flute sing—it's an amazing instrument.

What do you love about Chicago:
What's not to love about Chicago???

Weight

Willing to Teach at

Evanston

Winnetka

Maria Schwartz

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Maria Schwartz Educo Sat, 05/06/2023 - 14:04

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

For her Suzuki studies, Maria has trained with David Gerry, Noelle Perrin-Bryson, Kelly Williamson, and Meret Bitticks at the Great Lakes Suzuki Institute.

Academic Title

Flute Faculty

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

My approach to flute playing is strongly rooted with the Suzuki Method. Rich resonant sound, strong technique, and innovative practice habits are my teaching pillars for students at all levels. I describe my teaching style as constructive and encouraging.

Courses

Private Instruction

Department

Community Music School

Department Head

Off

Education

Professional Studies Certificate, Cleveland Institute of Music
MM, Cleveland Institute of Music
BM, Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam

mschwartz@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Mon, 02/01/2016 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Flute

Suzuki Flute

Location(s)

Winnetka

Name

Maria Schwartz

Personal Website / Link

http://www.Flutistrata.com

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

847.905.1500

Photo

schwartz_04.jpg

Photo Credit

Erielle Bakkum Photography

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Second flute, Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra
Second flute, New Philharmonic Member of the Chicago Flute Club

Program Area

Private Instruction

Suzuki Education

Three Questions

A few of my favorite things…

What do you love about playing your instrument?

Three Questions Answer

Maria's favorite composer is Johannes Brahms. She began listening to his symphonies in high school and has had opportunities along the way to perform all four. The emotion-filled melodies Brahms wrote give Maria great comfort on any given day.

I love playing flute because of the quality of sound that can be produced. When I picked it as my instrument in third grade, I was immediately taken by how the flute sounded. Throughout my practice, what I sound like and how it may vary is always on my mind.

Weight

GUID

194

Media ID

480

Willing to Teach at

Evanston

Winnetka