bunny graduation fall 2017

Photographer: Jessica Milligan It started out as an ordinary cool fall morning, but what they didn’t know how much fun the bunny party would be!  Students arrived and the teacher let them take their time to get ready because the power cord wasn’t working...

article from the suzuki journal

Dealing with Perfectionism in Suzuki Students by Alan K. DuncanWhy is perfectionism detrimental to musicians?    Musical performance is an inherently subjective and interpretive act. Certain facts about stylistic interpretation of the composer’s intent are simply not...

2017 Suzuki violin summer camp

Tom Sykes Rec Center was a great host for our 2 week summer camp!  Located on the same campus of Dilworth Elementary in a historic Charlotte neighborhood. We split up into two groups for weekly points earned from bow circle competitions, good behavior, and winning...

the handbook

A teacher at a summer festival once asked me, “What are you going to do with violin?” I had no idea what I could do because I had been taking lessons for only 2 years at that point. (story for another day). I sheepishly said I didn’t know…. She...