The CMS Suzuki Workshop Weekend will take place March 2-4, 2012.   Click here for more information about the workshop

Click the appropriate link below to download and fill out a Registration Form for the Suzuki Workshop Weekend:
CMS-Suzuki Students
Non-CMS Suzuki Students

A teacher's workshop with Violinlist Gabriel Bolkosky
Friday, March 2, 2012, 2:00-6:00 p.m.
Click here for more information about the teacher's workshop and to download a registration form.

About the Suzuki Method
The Suzuki method of instruction is based on the philosophy and teaching of the late Japanese educator Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, in which young children learn to play the violin and cello the same way they learn to speak – by listening, imitating and repeating sounds.

The Suzuki method creates a partnership among teacher, parent and child. The parent attends lessons and group classes with the child, learns to play the instrument and becomes the “home teacher.” Suzuki students listen to the recorded repertoire, attend weekly individual lessons, attend bi-monthly group classes and spend time reviewing and polishing skills along with new material.

Recommended Beginning Age of Students
Violin:  4-6 years
Cello:  5 years

Lesson Length
30, 45 or 60 minutes per week; plus 2-hour group classes twice per month (no group classes during summer semester)

Semester Length
Fall and Spring:  18 weeks
Summer: 6 weeks

Tuition Per Semester       2011-2012

Enrolling
Please call the School at 314-968-5939 or send an e-mail to karengilbert00@webster.edu with "Suzuki Inquiry" in the subject line.  You will be invited to observe a Suzuki Saturday and attend one of the bi-annual new parent orientations.  The 3-week orientation, required for all families new to the CMS Suzuki Strings Program (including transfers), must be completed before children can be scheduled to begin lessons.

*A vital part of the program is the biannual CMS Suzuki Workshop Weekend, an entire weekend of music experiences shared with Suzuki students and teachers from throughout the region. Fees for the biannual CMS Suzuki Workshop Weekend are included in the Fall/Spring tuition.