Violin and Viola Lessons
Specializing in the Suzuki Method for young beginning students and both solo and chamber music instruction for more advanced studentsin the Milwaukee area
both solo and chamber music instruction for more advanced students
in the Milwaukee area
Lessons & Performances
Students involved with the Suzuki Strings program begin with one private lesson and soon after add a group class component. We give one formal recital a semester in addition to every-other-month community recitals at nursing homes throughout the year.
The private lessons are the core of the student's education and ensure correct technical development, individual rate of progress, relaxed movements, and the opportunity to nurture the unique relationship between student, teacher, and parent.
Group classes begin once a child reaches the end of Preparing for Twinkle. Group classes provide an opportunity to review techniques learned in private lessons, and build critical listening and ensemble playing skills. This is also the venue that provides peer involvement, and social encouragement for both the students and the parents. Children learn to play together, perform for each other and take on leadership rolls. Group class is also where basic note reading and theory is introduced.
Recitals and Concerts are an excellent means to create a desire to practice. Before the concert, children work hard to be ready, after the concert they are excited and carry that success to their practicing. They gain more than encouragement from these performing opportunities. Playing in front of people is a skill all on its own. It nurtures confidence, intense focus, setting and achieving short and long term goals, and stage presence.
For more information on what the Suzuki Method is and how it works, please check out the blog post "Suzuki Question and Answer"
Book 2 students learning how to write a harmony part based on a simple chord progression
Group students learning how to tune their instruments.
