PROGRAM
While enrollment primarily consists of weekly lessons, our tuition is based on an annual program with 48 weeks of instruction, 45 private lessons and 3 workshops. This 48 week schedule allows for our regular weekly lessons, ensemble workshops, masterclasses, and recitals while also allowing for 4 studio holidays – Spring Break, Summer Break, Thanksgiving Break, Christmas Break.
Tuition is calculated as an annual rate divided into 12 equal monthly payments. Each month is different depending on the day of the week your lesson is scheduled. Some months will have 3 lessons while others will have 5, but tuition does not fluctuate from month to month. Tuition is prorated for students starting in the middle of a month.
LESSONS
Our goal with each one of our students is to provide an environment in which students have all the tools, instruction, and guidance necessary to learn the violin. We emphasize understanding the “why’s” before undertaking the “how’s” of violin technique. Each and every lesson is catered to the student’s needs and learning style. Students receive 45 private lessons per year.
WORKSHOPS
Three weeks of each year, our regular lesson schedule comes to a halt and is replaced with Saturday workshops. These workshops are designed to help give our students a more well-rounded learning experience by providing opportunities to learn in group settings. Each workshop is divided by age and skill level appropriately and covers a wide variety of subject matter, from ensemble playing to masterclasses for our most advanced students.
MASTERCLASSES & GUEST ARTISTS
As part of our commitment to provide the very best educational opportunities for our students, our studio is fortunate to bring in some of the world’s most renowned violinists to give masterclasses, coachings, and workshops, and even recitals for our studio and greater community. In the last two years, guest artists Alexi Kenney and William Hagen have each visited the studio, and we look forward to announcing a guest artist for 2025 soon.
PERFORMANCES
The studio hosts four primary recitals each year – two junior recitals and two Young Artists recitals. Our junior recitals are for beginning and intermediate students, and give them the opportunity to showcase their progress, as well as develop their comfort level on stage and their performing ability. Our Young Artists recital series features our most advanced students and gives them the opportunity to perform more substantial works. While we do not shape our lessons for the sole purpose of preparing for performances, we do appreciate the value and importance that these performing opportunities allow our students.