Crystal's Things With Strings

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Crystal's Things With Strings Music lessons provided in violin, viola, cello, bass, piano and guitar! Orchestra also available. She also received the Outstanding Musical Achievement Award.

Crystal's music career started at an early age with piano lessons. Even as she grew tired of practicing and wished to quit, her parents wouldn't let her. She eventually fell in love with the violin and the rest was history. She enrolled into the music department of God's Bible School and College and in 2015 graduated with an A.A in children's ministries and a B.A in a dual track in violin performance and music education k-12. Crystal has participated in multiple music competitions as a student and more recently as a music judge for the A.C.E regional competition. For the last several years, Crystal has been a string instructor at the Garen Wolf School of Music Summer Bandcamp. She is the music minister at the Wilmington Hills Wesleyan Church, music instructor at the St. John's Lutheran School and conductor at the Southeast Indiana Youth Orchestra. She currently lives in Aurora with her husband J.j where she teaches violin, viola, beginner cello and double bass as well as piano. On a more personal note....
I love teaching! I specialize in violin, but I can give basics on almost any instrument. I am also available for advice and may be able to help you find a teacher in your area if I am not able to teach you personally.

My hope and goal is to see all my students at least once in the month of October. I'm starting with a few online lessons...
09/30/2026

My hope and goal is to see all my students at least once in the month of October. I'm starting with a few online lessons for this week. JJ has his ankle post op appointment on Monday and that will tell me how much I'm able to pick up next week. For now, I'm enjoying a slower schedule with lots of cuddles. 🥰

We welcomed Alexander James Powers into the world a couple weeks early on Sunday, Sept 20th. Lessons will be on pause fo...
09/21/2026

We welcomed Alexander James Powers into the world a couple weeks early on Sunday, Sept 20th.
Lessons will be on pause for a couple weeks while everybody recovers. 😉
Can't wait to introduce him to you!

09/17/2026

Kora got sick and unfortunately missed the recital so here's her piece: Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater. :)

09/16/2026

Evy missed the recital because of a stair accident, so we recorded her piece today. :)
This is Dance Band out of the Faber books.

09/14/2026

FB wouldn't let me upload a video and photo in the same post (weird).
We started playing this piano duet in high school and still pull it out on occasions.
Thank you, Danessa for getting this video. :)
All American Hometown Band

After Hollie graduated with her master's degree, I asked if she wanted a classroom in my studio. I had more people askin...
09/14/2026

After Hollie graduated with her master's degree, I asked if she wanted a classroom in my studio. I had more people asking for lessons than I could keep up with. She's been teaching with me since 2019. We've done 5 or 6 years of recitals together.
Then last year she and her husband accepted a church over on the other side of Indiana and they moved. 🥲
For a few students who were interested and able to switch days, she drove in every other week to teach them. It was great still getting to see her and my nephews every couple of weeks. But driving 3.5 hours one way with littles is not for the faint of heart and this spring she got the happy news of baby #3 arriving sometime in 2027. This fall was our last studio recital together as she has decided not to do the traveling any more.

Here's to our last studio recital(at least for now)but definitely not our last time performing together. 😉

Saturday was our annual fall studio recitals. For many years now, I've had the privilege of having my sister and her stu...
09/14/2026

Saturday was our annual fall studio recitals. For many years now, I've had the privilege of having my sister and her students join us. She moved last summer and this was her last recital to join us. 🥲(More in another post.)
For the second year in a row, one of my students (now a graduated student) brought her students to participate. I truly love seeing her carry on the tradition . 😁
I had lots of faces missing this year (September is really busy for many people!) I am thankful for the ones who got to participate and share their talents. ❤️

09/12/2026

Its Recital Day!

5pm recital:
Eleanor
Josiah
Lettie
Faith
Montgomery
Josiah
Roman
Mercy
Landon
Margaret
CLiff
Mercy
Simon
Luci
Adelaide
Blair
Caden
MJ

7pm Recital:
Daton
Evelyn
Hudson
Adelynn
Reagan
Jesse
Ellie
Kenzie
Christina

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09/02/2026

Lettie has her recital pieces ready. :)
Catch her and others on September 12th, 5 or 7pm.

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13044 Wilmington Hills Drive S
Aurora, IN
47001

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 6:30pm
Tuesday 12pm - 6:30pm
Wednesday 12pm - 6:30pm
Thursday 12pm - 6pm

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