Suzuki and Pre-School Talent Education Program
Integrating Suzuki Talent Education Method with a Comprehensive Curriculum in Theory and Ensemble Playing in Order to Prepare the Child for a Lifetime of Musical Learning and Enjoyment.
- Note Reading and Theory Curriculum and Ensemble Playing in Order to
- Prepare the Child for a Lifetime of Musical Learning and Enjoyment
- Instruction in Violin, Viola, Piano, and Cello
- Supplemental Classes in Musical Readiness, Movement, Theory, Ensemble, Parent Education
Dr. Shinichi Suzuki (1898-1998) was determined to bring beauty into the bleak lives of his nation's children after World War II. Suzuki put his philosophy into action by working out a sequential repertoire that would present musical and technical points in a logical manner. Dr. Suzuki developed his philosophy over a period of time after having observed the way children learn to speak their native languages. He reasoned that just as every child learns to express her/himself in language, every child can learn this expression in music, and so he developed the "Suzuki method" or, as he preferred to call it, the "Mother-Tongue" or "Talent Education" approach to music instruction. Dr. Suzuki said,"...if a child hears fine music from the day of his birth, and learns to play it, he/she develops sensitivity, discipline, and endurance, and gets a beautiful start."
PreTwinkler Level
(2 to 4 years old)
Required in Fall and Spring Semesters: Eight Week Session of Music Readiness
Regular Observation Sessions at Groups and Lessons of More Advanced Students
- Package One Tuition: $300
(includes 16 45-min Weekly Group and 16 15-min Weekly Private Lessons) - Package Two Tuition: $48
5 (includes 16 45-min Weekly Group and 16 30-min Weekly Private Lessons)
First Year Twinkler Level
(4 to 8 years old)
- Package Tuition: $485 (includes 16 45-min Weekly Group and 16 30-min Weekly Private Lessons)
Book One through Book Three Level
- Package One Tuition: $475
(includes 16 45-min Weekly Group and 16 30-min Weekly Private Lessons) - Package Two Tuition: $675
(includes 16 45-min Weekly Group and 16 45-min Weekly Private Lessons) Group Lessons include Repertoire review sessions, Theory, and Musicianship
Group Lessons include Repertoire review, Theory, and Musicianship
Book Four through Book Five Level
- Package Tuition:$675
(includes 16 45-min Weekly Group and 16 45-min Weekly Private Lessons)
Group Lessons include Repertoire review, Ensemble and Theory classes
Book Six Level and Above
- Package One Tuition: $675
(includes 16 45-min Weekly Group and 16 45-min Weekly Private Lessons) - Package Two Tuition: $865
(includes 16 45-min Weekly Group and 16 60-min Weekly Private Lessons)
Enrollment in Ensemble and One Theory or Supplemental Course Per Semester
All Parents are Encouraged to Attend Parent Meetings, Especially First Year Parents.
The Suzuki Faculty will assign students to groups and design curriculum based upon student age, playing level, and enrollment.
Suzuki Packages will include Parent Education as determined by the Faculty.
Music Readiness
(ages two to five years)
Group experience for young children who are about to begin music lessons for the first time. Children with caregivers will sing, clap, and dance to a wide variety of music, including Suzuki Book One repertoire. Concepts of rhythm, melody, phrasing, and weight changes necessary for success in the early Suzuki repertoire will be emphasized
Musicianship Group Classes for Traditional and Suzuki Students
- Theory, Rhythm, Artistic Development,
Music Appreciation and more
16 (60-min) Group Lessons: $140
Violin Outreach Programs
Contact Sabra Statham, Program Coordinator at 387-6817 about lessons in Mountain Top and Philipsburg areas.
Group Lessons (Available separately)
- Music Readiness
8 45-min Group Lessons: $80 - Note Reading (for Book One Level)
8 45-min Group Lessons: $80 - Introductory Theory
(for Book Two and Book Three Levels) 8 45-min Group Lessons: $80 - Theory (Book Four Level)
8 45-min Group Lessons: $80 - Ensemble
8 45-min Group Lessons: $80 - Repertoire Class
(Book One through Book Four Levels) 8 45-min Group Lessons: $80
Private Lessons (Available separately)
- 15-min lesson: $195 (Pre-Twinklers)
- 30-min lesson: $385
- 45-min lesson: $575
- 60-min lesson: $765