The Violin School of Cleveland Park

We are a vibrant program dedicated to nurturing the musical talents of aspiring violinists. We offer instruction tailored to students of all ages and skill levels. Our curriculum emphasizes technical proficiency and expressive artistry to ensure that students develop a well-rounded understanding of music. Traditional and Suzuki students enroll in weekly lessons. Suzuki students also receive bi-weekly group classes. Contact Kimberly for more information.

SUZUKI PROGRAM
Getting Started

• Interested families are invited to observe private lessons and a group class. Your child will be excited to see what the students can do!
• Get ready to learn by listening to the Suzuki Violin Book 1 recording. Children who are prepared with listening start lessons with confidence and progress with ease.

Private Lessons

• Consistent practice ensures steady progress and makes violin lessons and study the most fun! Daily practice includes listening to your Suzuki recording.
• Parents attend the lesson and group class and take notes to guide home practice. Your attention will ensure the success of your child!

Group Classes

• The group class provides fun, motivation, and community! Students learn musicianship and practice ensemble skills to prepare for performances in the community.
• Suzuki violin students studying with another teacher can register for our group class, with approval of their private teacher, space permitting.

About the Suzuki Method

The Suzuki Method was developed in Japan by Shinichi Suzuki shortly after WWII. It has spread around the world. The philosophy is based on the premise that children can learn music by ear as they do a language, and will learn from whatever is in their environment. Suzuki called his method “Talent Education”. His goal was never to create professional musicians, but rather to make good citizens and cultivate character. He wanted to train children to be fine musicians, and to show high ability in any other field they chose to enter.

The student’s first pieces are ones that can be easily sung – folk songs and simple, melodic classical pieces. Suzuki sought to enrich the minds and hearts of young students with fine music. These beginning pieces contain the building blocks for technical development. Students practice excerpts of the pieces to develop technical fluency. Scales and arpeggios, learned by ear, are part of the training from the first book and are practiced alongside the pieces. As the student matures, the training includes more technical studies in the form of sight reading, scales in multiple octaves, etudes and development of more advanced violin techniques.