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Violin gear for young players

Violin gear for young players
Gabriel Solomon Suzuki / Teaching September 4, 2025 September 4, 2025

This is a post about chin rests and shoulder rests. When first finding a fit with your violin, or when changing your fit (for example, because of a growth spurt, or a change in body proportions during growth,) there are a great many options from which to choose, (and many …

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Graduation 2025

Graduation 2025
Gabriel Solomon Suzuki / Teaching August 20, 2025 August 24, 2025

Congratulations to all of the students who graduated to the next book this year. (Including several students not pictured!) It was a record year.

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Concerto Concert 2025

Concerto Concert 2025
Gabriel Solomon Suzuki / Teaching April 14, 2025 August 23, 2025

Congratulations to all the soloists who performed in our Concerto Concert this year! What a talented group of violinists. You should all be so proud.

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Concerto Concert

Concerto Concert
Gabriel Solomon Suzuki / Teaching March 26, 2024 August 23, 2025

Our first-ever student concerto concert will take place next Friday, April 5, at 7:00 pm. Students will perform violin concertos by Vivaldi and Seitz with a little orchestra. Click on the calendar entry below to RSVP as space is limited.

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Spring Group Concert 2022

Spring Group Concert 2022
Gabriel Solomon Suzuki / Teaching May 25, 2022 August 24, 2025

Join students of my Suzuki group Program for our spring concert. Gabriel Solomon Suzuki ViolinsThursday, June 2 2022 5:00 pmFollen Church755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MAFree admission | Open to the publicMusic by J.S. Bach, J.B. Lully, J. Becker, Jean Coulthard, D. Heins, Jean Ethridge

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Stages of preparation

Stages of preparation
Gabriel Solomon Suzuki / Teaching January 11, 2022 August 24, 2025

Which piece is my newest? Which piece am I working on? Because we keep all of the pieces we learn, we need a way to tell how far along we are in learning our pieces. I break this down into the following categories: preview, working, polishing, polished, and review. A …

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Winter Group Concert 2021

Winter Group Concert 2021
Gabriel Solomon Suzuki / Teaching December 16, 2021 August 24, 2025

Thanks and congratulations to all the families and students for all of your hard work this fall!

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Gear for remote lessons

Gear for remote lessons
Gabriel Solomon Suzuki / Teaching September 21, 2020 September 4, 2025

I have compiled a list of gear that families can use for remote lessons. Even though we almost always meet in person, its still good to have the right gear on hand. (Update 2025: Prices/models may be out of date but will give an idea of relative cost from one …

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Ice Cream Party 2018

Ice Cream Party 2018
Gabriel Solomon Suzuki / Teaching May 31, 2019 August 24, 2025
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String Band 2019-2020 and Finland!

String Band 2019-2020 and Finland!
Gabriel Solomon Fiddle / Teaching May 31, 2019 August 24, 2025

Starting September 2019 – String Band returns. This group is for students playing at a book 3+ level who like to fiddle and explore music outside the classical tradition.  We especially want capable violin players who also play another instrument such as viola, mandolin, guitar, or piano. If you don’t …

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