For beginners on the violin and their parent practice partners. Students enjoy games and exercises with their friends while learning posture, rhythm and basic musical skills.

For students ages 3-7, an interactive, full body approach to teaching music in a cooperative, fun environment. Basic musical elements and performance skills are introduced by inspiring each student's natural ability to learn through the use of games, songs, and props. These elements include the musical alphabet, the grand staff, rhythm, symbols, tempo, dynamics, posture, awareness and expression. 

For students ages 8 and up who are not yet in orchestra. Students learn how to clap, count and play basic rhythms, the grand staff, and get ready to read music.

Violin and cello students are grouped in their instrument-specific repertoire
class and Allegro Orchestra, which is usually a students’ first orchestra experience. Students learn how to follow a conductor, play together and listen to each other. Students perform approximately two or three concerts (in December, March and May).
Pre-requsite: Finish I Can Read Music Volume 1 by Joanne Martin, and be studying in Suzuki Book 2/3.

High caliber pre-professional string chamber orchestra which performs a wide variety of standard string orchestra literature several times a year.

Prerequisite: Suzuki Book 6 or the equivalent, 3 octave scales all major and minor keys, arpeggios. Comfort in sight-reading, upper positions, advanced technical command, mature tone, intonation and vibrato.

Students learn to listen, collaborate and communicate through music in small groups.

Prerequisite: Suzuki Book 4 and above, or equivalent. For strings, advanced pianists and wind players. Audition required for non-PSS students.

Kennebec Valley Youth Symphony Orchestras is a great opportunity for advanced strings players. To learn more, visit:

https://www.kvyso.org/