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.

Private Lessons

• Practice everyday! Daily practice will ensure steady progress and this makes violin lessons and study the most fun! Daily practice includes listening to your Suzuki violin recording.
• Parents attend each lesson and group class and take notes. Your attention will ensure the success of your child.
• Taking pictures and videos of the lesson is welcomed!

Group Class

• Students have fun playing music and games with their peers. The group provides motivation and fosters teamwork. Students learn about musicianship and how to play in an ensemble.
• Group classes provide a time to solidify and practice performing skills learned in the private lesson.
• Suzuki violin students studying with another teacher can register for our group classes, with the approval of their private teacher, space permitting.

About the Suzuki Method

The Suzuki Method was developed in Japan by Shinichi Suzuki (1898-1998) shortly after WWII. Suzuki’s ideas have since spread around the world. The method is based on the premise that children can learn music by ear as they do a language. It is driven by the belief that children 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. The repertoire is carefully chosen. 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, also 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.