North Florida Suzuki School

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NFSS Pizza Playdown Recital - Music Lessons Express   Our North Florida Suzuki School violin and guitar students kicked off the summer with our annual Pizza Playdown group recital. A “play down” recital, a format unique to Suzuki schools, begins with the most advanced students performing first. With each successive piece, students from earlier l...

On behalf of the Florida Suzuki Association, we are pleased to invite your graduating high school seniors to participate in a special Senior Recital on Friday, May 30th at 6:00 PM, hosted at First Presbyterian Church in Tallahassee.

This celebratory event is open to all high school seniors who currently study with an FSA member instructor. There is no cost to participate or attend, and it will be a meaningful opportunity for students to share their musical achievements with family, friends, and our local Suzuki community.

Event Details:
What: North Florida FSA Senior Recital
Who: High school seniors currently studying with FSA member instructors
When: Friday, May 30, 2025, at 6:00 PM
Where: First Presbyterian Church, Tallahassee, FL
Cost: Free for performers and attendees
RSVP Deadline: Please RSVP by Sunday, May 19

An accompanist can be arranged if needed—just let us know in your RSVP.

To confirm participation or request further details, please reply to this email by May 19 with your student’s name, instrument, repertoire, and whether they will need an accompanist.

We look forward to celebrating your students' accomplishments and hope to see many of them perform at this joyful event.

🎻✨ Join us for a Suzuki Masterclass Focused on Orchestral Excerpts! 🎻✨

We are excited to announce a special hybrid masterclass designed for Suzuki violin students ages 12-18, featuring Erika Sciascia, concertmaster of the Panama City Symphony Orchestra!

📅 When: Wednesday, May 7th at 6:30 PM�📍 Where: North Florida Suzuki School (Tallahassee, FL) + Zoom

Erika is a violinist and Suzuki violin instructor at the North Florida Suzuki School in Tallahassee, Florida. She completed both her undergraduate and graduate studies at Florida State University, as well as earning a Masters of Advanced Study from the Conservatory of Italian Switzerland. In addition to performing as concertmaster of the Panama City Symphony Orchestra, Erika is also the principal second violinist of the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra and regularly performs with many other ensembles throughout the Southeast. She will be guiding masterclass participants through refining and polishing their orchestral excerpts from the standard repertoire and providing tips and strategies for successful auditions.

This is a fantastic opportunity to receive valuable feedback from a professional with extensive experience in both performance and education! Don’t miss out on this unique chance to learn from Erika and elevate your violin playing!

💡 What to Bring: A prepared and polished violin excerpt from the standard orchestral repertoire.
�💲 Cost:
* $10 for FSA members
* $15 for non-members
* 👀 Observing: FREE for FSA members!

📝 Register now to secure your spot by emailing [email protected] by May 1st.

Congratulations to the 2025 Leon County All-District Orchestra Violinists! - Music Lessons Express We are thrilled to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of four talented violin students from Music Lessons Express who have earned spots in the 2025 Leon County All-District Orchestra! Please join us in congratulating Pavit Patel, Charlie Liem, Maxwell VanLandingham, and Stafford VanLandingham....

Just our Book 1 guitars looking super classy at Cascades Park 😎

Congratulations to our wonderful guitar student, Terry Lin, on winning 4th prize in the 2024 Florida Guitar Competition! Terry is a student of Ben Lougheed, Classical Guitarist. We also want to give a shout-out to two of Dr. Lougheed's other students, Donald Hinchman and Simon Joos, who were semi-finalists. Well done!

Some photos from our 8th Annual Halloween Playdown at Cascades Park this weekend! So much fun to see the kids grow year after year! Huge thanks to our instructors, Sciascia, Elias, and our accompanist extraordinaire, Lupsha!

This is the last week to enroll in the Fall 2024 Suzuki violin and guitar classes at North Florida Suzuki. Our PreTwinkle program is designed for beginners ages 4-6, but we can work with students of all levels from ages 3-18. To schedule a consult or start the enrollment process, visit our website: www.NorthFloridaSuzuki.com

We hope everyone is safe and sound after Hurricane Debby this weekend! We are resuming all classes and lessons today; if you are unable to do lessons due to unsafe road conditions please call/text your instructor or the office so we can assist.

The studio will be closed and all lessons are postponed for Monday, August 5th due to the incoming hurricane. Instructors will be in touch after the storm to reschedule any Monday lessons. Please check your email and our social media pages for updates. Be safe!