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Franklin Suzuki Academy resumes public performances this Saturday, October 30, 2021.
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We are so pleased to announce the return of our cello program at FSA! Lucky for us, master cello teacher, Heather Harris, has recently relocated to Nashville, where she will join forces with FSA to create a robust cello community. Heather Harris is a passionate cellist who loves to teach, perform, and create. She has her master’s degree in Cello […]
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By Andra Prewett Know a young violinist? Have a cello-playing child in the family? Check out our top gifts for this year! 1. Music by Black Composers: Violin Volume 1 This collection of music by black composers features a variety of styles, from West African to classical. The book also contains interesting composer and performer biographies. The songs are an […]
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Last month, a group of 4 students from the Hartt School Community Division recorded Haydn’s “Bird” Quartet (Op. 33, No. 3). The quartet members recorded their parts individually from home using the BandLab app.  Their coach, Reagan Brasch, combined the parts and set the music to video using bird pictures taken by Dr. Karin Addis, Suzuki teacher from Chicago, and […]
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For parents and family members looking for gifts for the young string player. When I was a kid, getting music themed gifts was hit or miss. Anything that I could play or use right away to make music was always a big hit. Music-themed accessories that I could wear, such as treble clef earrings or a music note umbrella were […]
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There is such a thing as a “teacher’s high.” This describes the state I was in as I entered the last FSA Board meeting, several days after I returned from my Book 6 & 7 Teacher Training Course at the Chicago Suzuki Institute this summer. As each board member arrived and asked how I was, I immediately began summarizing the […]
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