Faye Palmer Strings Studio

This photo is from our December 2025 Recital. It was our best ever! Full of smiles and great music!

Announcing the Suzuki/Chamber Music Festival June 2024! We had an amazing festival last year. This festival is for Suzuki Violin, Viola, and Cello students of all ages. It is also for high school students who want to play chamber music with a small group of peers. Please check it out if you are interested!
https://hollysmardostudios.com/suzuki-music-festival

My younger students recently gave a recital. Here are a few more pictures. They worked very hard to prepare and did a great job! We played at an Assisted Living Facility and everyone loved hearing and seeing the children.

So, you think playing a string instrument is something we do just because we like music? Look at all the benefits of doing this musical thing that we enjoy:

https://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20212/28661/?fbclid=IwAR3WoAKgn6vt6V62dEgZx_Ho0zLgdV83L5TlGi5Tnk9pNL9S7462-61_YKA

Exploring the Undeniable Non-Musical Benefits of Learning to Play the Violin February 25, 2021, 2:01 PM · The best thing about learning to play the violin - or any other musical instrument - is that after all those lessons and practice, you can play the violin! But that long learning process also confers undeniable benefits in other areas of life. It's important to acknowle...

Last Sunday, January 23, my students gave an in person Recital. It was the first in person Recital my students have had since the pandemic began and also since Scott and I moved to Arkansas. It was not like my earlier Recitals in that everyone wore masks and the treats were wrapped so they could be eaten at home, but it was a great Recital! The students had worked so hard and had fun performing. Thanks to everyone who helped put the Recital together - my students, their parents, and Ray Palmer from Palmer Violin Shop (which is where we held the Recital).
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Look at this great bow hold! Elise looks like a natural on the violin.