Lessons

Lesson Programs

One-on-one instruction is offered in both the Individual Lesson Program and the Suzuki Program.

Individual Lesson Program

One-on-one instruction is one of the most transformative ways to learn to play or sing. In weekly lessons, your teacher gets to know you and can give you the personalized feedback, encouragement and inspiration to help you make beautiful music. The Individual Lesson Program starts with the lesson, but it also includes performances, supplemental classes, and more.

Mini-Group Lessons

Mini-group lessons include two or three students in a weekly lesson with one faculty member. In mini-groups, teachers may alternate between group activities and teaching each student individually, and students may work on duets or other collaborative music-making. Mini-groups feature more individual attention than a group class, while still offering the benefits of learning alongside peers.

Suzuki Program

More than fifty years ago, Japanese violinist Shinichi Suzuki realized the implications of the fact that children the world over learn to speak their native language with ease. He began to apply the basic principles of language acquisition to the learning of music, and called his method the mother-tongue approach. The ideas of parent involvement, loving encouragement, a musical environment, and developing the whole child are some of the special features of the Suzuki approach.