Suzuki and Strings Course Offerings

Semester Tuition: $375

Wednesday 3:00-4:00 PM

Ages: 0-4 years old

Suzuki for Tots is a once weekly 60-minute class designed for babies from birth to age four. All classes are mixed age and use a constant curriculum to ensure thorough mastery. Classes facilitate all ages and developmental stages and provide a rich musical environment for your child to experience success in a nurturing and supportive environment. Parents will cherish class time bonding with their child and celebrating their growth. Research from the Journal of Development and Science found that infants from the Suzuki Early Childhood Program showed a larger brain response to musical tones, earlier communication skills, and were easier to soothe compared to traditional music classes. If you are thinking of starting your child on an instrument, Suzuki for Tota classes will provide a strong musical foundation that will transition beautifully into a Suzuki or traditional instrumental program as early as age 4.

Semester Tuition: $350

Wednesday 4:15-5:00 PM

Saturday 10:00-10:45 AM

Ages: 4 & 5

A wonderful addition to your private lessons, playing with other children in a game based repertoire will encourage students to practice.  This class will  focus on the violin position, bow hold, posture, pizzicato and rhythm patterns on open strings. Short practice sessions at home with a parent and daily listening to the Suzuki violin recordings are an integral part of this class. Parents are required to attend each class with their child and students must be enrolled in 20 or 30 minute  private lessons to attend this class.

Semester Tuition: $425

Tuesday 5:00-6:00 pm

This class will cover all the Suzuki repertoire in book 1 and 2, reinforcing what is learned in the private lesson This class will focus on maintaining proper playing position, intonation and a steady tempo as a group. Music theory games will be incorporated into class to prepare students to read music. Parents are required to attend each class with their child. Students must be enrolled in private lessons to attend this class.

Book II

Semester Tuition: $425

Tuesday 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Book III-V

Semester Tuition: $425

Wednesday 6:00 - 7:00 PM

This group class will cover the repertoire in Suzuki books three to five. This class will cover advanced techniques such as improved tone production, bow styling, and musicianship.  Ensemble music outside of the Suzuki books will be used to reinforce students’ sight reading skills. Students must be enrolled in private lessons to attend this class.

Ages: 10 & up

Semester Tuition: $425

Saturday: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Chamber ensembles are a wonderful way for students to play in a small group setting with a variety of instrumentations. Students will be paired with 3-5 students of similar playing ability and play classical and contemporary ensemble repertoire.  Students must have at least one year or playing experience to take this class.

Please email suzukiprep@miami.edu  for audition details and times.

Ages: 4 & up

Saturday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

This class provides students with the opportunity to play in a group setting with a focus on maintaining proper playing position, intonation and maintaining a steady tempo as a group. Music theory games will be incorporated into class to prepare students to read music. Students must be enrolled in private lessons to attend this class.