News & Announcements

We hope you had a wonderful and relaxing summer. Our Suzuki lessons and classes begin on Sunday, September 15. Have a great year!

Johnson String Instrument is scheduled for this Thursday, March 14, to deliver/ pick up any exchanges, returns as well as drop off any orders that have come in. If you need an exchange,  let them know by Wednesday, March 13th at the latest. The next two visits will be  Thursday, April 11th, and Thursday May 9th.

Violin Listening A FREE GIFT From German violin teacher trainer Kerstin Wartburg, to all Suzuki violin teachers, their students and their parents. During the last four decades I have been working with great interest and passion to create materials that support the learning of music according to the philosophy of Shinichi Suzuki. Dr. Suzuki showed…

This interesting article discuses how Dr. Shinichi Suzuki’s approach changed the paradigm of music teaching. Did you know that before him, it was considered a standard that they children should play “childish” music only? Or that all the teaching was left to teachers? Read more.  

This article can help you decide if you and your child are ready to start your joint musical journey. Is My Child Ready to Start Music Lessons?

Here is a topic worth exploring for the scientists among us: piano tuning. These days, pianos are tuned with “Equal Temperament.” However, Bach wrote two books of Preludes and Fugues for “Well-Tempered Clavier” Here’s a cute 4 min video that goes very fast, but gets into the math of it! Kind of fun to think…

Sunday, November 20, members of the Knights, an incredible chamber orchestra, will be giving a concert for Suzuki students from 3 – 4 PM in our Concert Hall. http://www.theknightsnyc.com/ Please RSVP as space is limited. Please only one parent per family. (We have 240 students and the Concert Hall has a capacity of 105!) Please use…

If you are renting an instrument from Johnson String, you can plan the deliveries and exchanges based on their monthly service trips to BKCM, listed here on their website.  Instruments can be picked up in the afternoon of the day of the delivery. Should you have an exchange, please drop off your instruments no more than…

The Brooklyn Conservatory Community Orchestra directed by Dorothy Savitch returns to the Brooklyn Museum for its annual presentation of Prokofiev’s classic “Peter and the Wolf,” set within the galleries of the Brooklyn Museum, telling the story of a young boy, Peter, who is taking an art class at the museum. This wonderful event is a huge draw for the entire…

We are excited to have Chad Cooper as the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music’s new Executive Director. Read this enlightened and inspiring message from Chad.

Allen Lieb has been mentor to our Suzuki program since its inception over 10 years ago. It is a great honor to play for him. We very much hope you will be able to join us. Violin Masterclass in honor of Dr. Suzuki’s Birthday with special guest Allen Lieb Sunday, October 23, 2 – 6 PM (specific schedule…

On Friday, October 14, please join us from 6:30 – 8:30 PM in the Concert Hall, to celebrate Dr. Suzuki’s birthday! Drinks and light refreshments will be served, along with pizza and juice for the kids, and of course Birthday Cake. There will be a special performance by Suzuki faculty, followed by fun activities for…

Suzuki parents! The American Suzuki Journal is looking to round out coverage and increase the number of articles we publish by parents, for parents. If you have been thinking about writing about Suzuki parenting or have article ideas, we’d love to hear from you! Please feel free to ask me any questions here in the…

PDF version of the 2016-2017-Suzuki School Year Calendar