SIUE Suzuki String Program

SIUE Suzuki String Program Suzuki String Program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. We teach violin, viola, and cello, and give violin and cello Suzuki teacher training.

Founded by John Kendall in 1965, the oldest university based Suzuki program in the United States! Founded by Suzuki Pioneer John Kendall, the SIUE Suzuki Program is dedicated to string instruction for children ages 3-18. The program has been a part of the Edwardsville, IL community for nearly 50 years.

Rafaela Copetti Schaick, former SIUE graduate student from Brazil, with her two Violin -playing children at Blue Lake Su...
06/15/2026

Rafaela Copetti Schaick, former SIUE graduate student from Brazil, with her two Violin -playing children at Blue Lake Suzuki family camp!

Thanks to these awesome people who played the national anthem for Edwardsville’s Route 66 10K race on Saturday morning! ...
06/14/2026

Thanks to these awesome people who played the national anthem for Edwardsville’s Route 66 10K race on Saturday morning! A early performance- and they got rave reviews!
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SIUE Suzuki Prospective Family Meetings for next fall!If you’re interested in joining our program next fall, please plan...
06/10/2026

SIUE Suzuki Prospective Family Meetings for next fall!

If you’re interested in joining our program next fall, please plan to attend one of these meetings! We would love to share about our program with you!

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Tour Group performed with the Town and Country Symphony on Sunday! They played two pieces as the featured performers, an...
06/01/2026

Tour Group performed with the Town and Country Symphony on Sunday! They played two pieces as the featured performers, and then joined the symphony to play the other two orchestra pieces on the program. 👏😯🤩

All these Suzuki-connected string players played for the Arch City Opera Project production of Susannah at SIUE this wee...
05/31/2026

All these Suzuki-connected string players played for the Arch City Opera Project production of Susannah at SIUE this weekend! Suzuki faculty and grads, former Suzuki students and pedagogy students!

A group of Tour Group students played for the St Clair County Christian Home Educators graduation ceremony today! Abby L...
05/24/2026

A group of Tour Group students played for the St Clair County Christian Home Educators graduation ceremony today! Abby Leatherman graduated, and she played for part of the ceremony, too!

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