Suzuki Instruction

Introduction & Tuition

Ages 4 ½ years and up

Private lessons: 34 weeks(17 weeks for the fall semester and 17 for the spring semester)
Group Workshops: 30 weeks

Instructors: Sarah Bacon, violin; Alexandra Hadden, violin; Lee Hadden, viola and violin; Sandy Kiefer, cello; Natacha Rist, piano; Jay Rosenberg, guitar; Karen Stokke, violin

Powers Music School offers Suzuki Instruction in guitar, piano, viola, and violin for ages 4 ½ and above. The Suzuki method is a successful combination of individual and group instruction pioneered by the famed Japanese teacher, Shinichi Suzuki. Often called the "mother-tongue" method, students learn by listening, daily repetition, and parental guidance and encouragement.

Critical to a student's success in the Suzuki program are:

1. Parent participation at the student's lesson.
2. Review of Suzuki music CD/tapes at home.
3. Parental involvement in student's practice.
4. Attendance at group workshops.

Suzuki Tuition Group

30-minute group:	$1,950	2 semester payments of $975
45-minute group:	$2,520	2 semester payments of $1,260
60-minute group:	$3,064	2 semester payments of $1,532

Suzuki Private Lesson Tuition only *

30-minute private lessons:	$1,496	2 semester payments of $748
45-minute private lessons and group classes:	$2,040	2 semester payments of $1,020

* Note: Participation in weekly Suzuki group classes is critical to a student's success in the Suzuki program. During the classes, students polish their repertoire and develop good listening, music reading, and performance skills while expanding their ensemble awareness. Participation is required unless a waiver has been granted by the Chair of the Suzuki Department for a student's participation in a similar group program. Suzuki Private lessons are open for enrollment by parents of Suzuki students.

View the Suzuki Group Schedule here

For more information about our Policies and Procedures, click here.