What to expect when you enroll:

 

  • One-hour parent training class plus one-half hour childrens’ group experience each week during the first semester. Parent training includes instruction about Dr. Suzuki’s philosophy of teaching and learning, about how to play the violin and about how to work with your child. Parents are required to be at ALL lessons with their children.
  • After the first semester, instruction occurs during a one-hour session with 3-5 children and their parents participating plus a one-hour large group experience with other children at a similar level of accomplishment.
  • At the end of two semesters of instruction or at the discretion of the teacher instruction occurs during a one-half hour private lesson and one-hour group lesson each week.
  • Children and parents participate in recitals and performances throughout the academic year.
  • It is expected that beginning families will commit to a minimum of one year of study.