Book 1 students need a semi-private or ½ hour private lesson weekly. Book 2 and 3 students will need a 45 minute lesson. Book 4 and up will need to schedule an hour. Consider enrolling your child in our Ensemble group classes to round out their violin experience. Parent attendance is required at all lessons until the student has arrived at a mutually high enough skill level to be able to practice without their partner (usually around 12 years old).

Private Lessons 30 minutes $895 Sept.-June or $104/mo. for 9 months
Private Lessons 45 minutes $1343 Sept.-June or $156/mo. for 9 months
Private Lessons 60 minutes $1790 Sept.-June or $208/mo. for 9 months

Group Play-In Classes

These weekly group classes build community and playing-together skills. Each child should also be enrolled in a weekly private lesson either with our violin program, or with another Suzuki violin teacher. There are no scheduled performances for these classes, but children will be prepared to perform for other school or community events.

$280 a year

Ensemble – Suzuki Play-In Classes

Gather from around the City of Portland to play through your current and review Suzuki songs. Children play their review songs from memory. Enrolling in this class for a full year means that children will have the opportunity to play all the songs in each book. Four weeks of rehearsal, and one performance per term. These classes are also open to Suzuki students of teachers outside our program who may not offer their own group classes. This is a great community building activity! Choose either the SW Ensemble at Catlin Gabel, or the SE Ensemble at the Mt. Tabor SDA Church.

$120 per year

Schedule:

SW Ensemble

Classes will ONLY be held: 10/16; 10/23; 10/30; 11/6, 2/5, 2/12; 2/19; 2/26; 4/1; 4/08; 4/15; 4/22

Performances at 7pm on: 11/13; 3/04; 04/29

SE Ensemble

Classes will ONLY be held on: 10/18; 10/25; 11/1; 11/8, 2/7, 2/14; 2/21; 2/28; 4/3; 4/10; 4/17; 4/24

Performances at 7pm on: 11/15; 3/6; 5/1

Semi-Private Lessons

Semi-Private violin lessons are scheduled for an hour a week with a minimum of three, maximum of five beginning students. Parent attendance is requested at all lessons and daily practices. Parents of beginning violinists need to enroll in the Every Child Can course. Also, consider enrolling your child in our Ensemble group classes.

$671 Sept.-June or $78/mo. for 9 months

Group Lessons

(Ainsworth, Childpeace, and Sunnyside)
Our beginning students are encouraged to participate in our beginning group classes available. Beginning group classes offer new students an opportunity to gather, experiment, and promote each other’s growth. Classes are scheduled for one hour and will include about 40 minutes of playtime. The first class of the year is for parents-only and will provide an opportunity to meet your child's teacher and learn the expectations of the program. Parents are encouraged, but not required to attend lessons. Look up your lessons location on the registration page to find the time and day your group lesson is scheduled. Also available to first year students is our beginner-friendly instrument payment plan. Instruments are only $24/mo for the first 12 months!

Every Child Can!

An introduction to the Suzuki Method. 6 hour course. Required for all parents of beginning students.

$95

Violin Camp 2008

Begin your violin adventure here! Whether you have never played the violin before or you are completing Suzuki book 3, come and make music with friends. Learning will focus on master classes, play-in classes, games and a culminating performance. Instruments are available if needed. Parent attendance is requested at master classes and play-ins (mornings). Parents of new violinists will need to attend the Every Child Can! class (register separately.)

$250

Violins

Our student violins are quality instruments made specifically for My Smilin' Violin students. All of our violins come with an unlimited size-up and trade-up policy to ensure that students have the right size and instrument grade throughout their learning career. For beginning instrumentalists, our conveinient and low-cost delivery option is available at the beginning of each term. All violins come with bow, rosin and carrying case.

Foam violins are available to beginning students with a violin on order through My Smilin' Violin. Beginning students receive the foam violin in exchange for their initial fees and deposits. Upon graduating to the violin on order, students receive the new violin in
exchange for the foam violin and their first month's rent.