Plainwell, Parchment and Northern Kalamazoo's connection to music classes and lessons for ages 4 and up. Beginner Violin Suzuki classes starting soon!
Violin, Piano, Guitar & Viola lessons available by appointment. Sign Up Now! Contact me for more info. Hi, it's Leanne, and I'm so happy that you have visited my page! I'm so excited to welcome you to a music studio near you! We are proudly serving the families in the Plainwell, Parchment, and North Kalamazoo areas with high quality music lessons for students of various levels and abilities and mu
sic classes for the very young and their caregivers. One special focus of our studio includes early childhood education, Suzuki Method Strings and Piano, and Kindermusik. As a professional orchestral musician, I will work with the serious aspiring student to prepare for college auditions. I believe in giving the youth a strong start in their musical journey. I knew that I was destined to become a musician because I was raised in a musical family. My first instrument was the piano at age 6 and took up the violin at age 9. Since that time, I've always been involved in orchestra. My father, Lew, was a minister of music at our church and he fulfilled his dream to start an orchestra, and of course I played every Sunday along with my cellist sister, Laurel, and my mother, Linda, that sang in the adult choir. (Don't adjust your screen, you really are reading all the L's!)
So I perform all the time. I've been a member of the Grand Rapids Symphony, viola section, since 2007. Since 2015 I perform regularly as a viola soloist and chamber musician in Grand Rapids and all over the state. After achieving my Masters Degree in Cincinnati I wanted to nourish my love for teaching. In 2006 I attended my first Suzuki Institute in Columbus, OH and it changed my life and turbo-boosted my interest further. Consequently, I attended two summers at the Intermountain Suzuki Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah, achieving two teaching certificates in Violin 1-4, and Viola Book 5. Since then, I've been teaching exceptional kids. And they were exceptional before they arrived into my orbit. Two notable former students are Winton Garrelts, valedictorian, Lowell High School 2022 and violist and composer, Kennedy Dixon, a doctoral fellow at Princeton University. In the summer of 2023, I participated in a Kindermusik course, called All Keyed Up! This program is specifically developed for the child aged 4-5. My husband is Nick Fenske and we have three children; Aidan 16, Lillian 14, and Talulla 8.
06/17/2025
My latest headshot with photographer fairy friend Rosemary Dai Ross of Seattle! We found this beautiful seafoam green business exterior close to the train station.
I would like to welcome a new student! Cameron is 7 and is a very adaptive and quick learner! We are using Susan Mazer’s guitar book for the Absolute Beginner and I love it, it really provides the beginner with all the basics and introduces RH technique at the beginning too!
I welcome more to the studio! I am a professional orchestral musician, I play in the Grand Rapids Symphony in the viola section. I am trained in the Suzuki Method for violin and viola, and I teach the piano using the Bastien Piano Method. First lesson is always free! Inquire using DM or at [email protected]
So proud of my violin student Henry Lake from Byron Center High School who made a “1” at Solo and Ensemble this past week. He hadn’t had any lessons for years and had maybe 4 lessons with me. I asked him what score he expected and he said, “I was hoping for at least a “2”.” I love teaching. His reward is my reward.
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Music Lab is large enough to accommodate a yoga class! Any interested party can expect for me to offer them a generous deal! DM or email [email protected]
09/01/2024
11 years ago I had the pleasure to teach one the cutest 5 year olds on this planet! Stosh is now 16 and flourishing on the piano as my student! He loves studying Ancient Greek, Latin, and Tolkien and hopes to invent his own fictional language someday. He tells the funniest jokes and loves his cats Lily and Wookie. Who knew an acquaintance would surpass 11 years! He and his parents are like family. I’m so thankful for the many years of friendship!
08/20/2024
Violin intro to these two crazy characters, Jessalyn and Talulla!!
08/15/2024
I love to spend evenings in my back garden The Music Lab on Douglas listening to the choruses of frogs and insects. This place is truly magical 🐸🕷️🦗
08/15/2024
My real-life face of today! Not a slick production I call my profile pic 🤓
08/12/2024
I’m accepting new violin and viola students! Here’s a little video that my wonderful student Julia Edward Meyette’s daughter, edited so you can see a little of my style. I’m so sad to see her go to college in the Fall but I’m so blessed by her friendship. 🙏🏻 and her boss woman editing skills.
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