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To:  Helenice Scapol Villar Rosa, São Paulo, Brazil and  Associação Musical Suzuki do Brasil

22 October 2025

Dear Helenice,

The Trustees of the Shinichi Suzuki Teacher Development Fund have, on 20 October 2025, unanimously decided to grant the sum USD 2,720 – Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty United States Dollars – plus banking costs (for transferral of funds) to Ms. Helenice Scapol Villar Rosa, Rua do Tunel, num 113, Jardin Silvestre, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo , Brazil, to cover travel and accommodation costs as well as remuneration for Suzuki Piano Teacher Trainer Ms. Flor de María Canelo Marcet in connection with a SAA Unit 4 (Book 4) Suzuki piano teacher training course and teaching strategies, to be held in São Paulo, Brazil, on 14-20 February 2026 as outlined in Ms. Villar’s, application to the fund dated 3 October 2025. This course is held with the support of the Associação Musical Suzuki do Brasil.

The grant is exclusively for the travel expenses, accommodation and remuneration of the teacher trainer to Ms. Flor de María Canelo Marcet.  As soon at the organizer confirms that the course will be taking place, the amount will be paid directly to Ms. Flor de María Canelo Marcet ‘s bank account.  Please provide her banking details, address and e-mail and send to me.  The payment will come from the International Suzuki Association in the U.S.A., who are the custodians of the Shinichi Suzuki Teacher Development Fund.

Congratulations and best of luck with the good work that you are doing with Suzuki piano in São Paulo and Brazil.

Sincerely yours,

Haukur F. Hannesson

Shinichi Suzuki Teacher Development Fund

Dr. Haukur F. Hannesson, Chair of the Trustees