Recital:

The upcomming recital and all rehearsals will be held in Pittman Auditorium on the campus of St. Mary's School, 900 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, N.C. 27603

Recital: Sunday, January 22nd at 2:00 p.m. reception to follow

Rehearsals:

Saturday, January 14th from 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Friday, January 20th from 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Recital fees are as follows:

$60 per single performer
$95 for 2 siblings
$105 for three or more

A photographer will be present and available for photos

Introduction:

Strings and Bows offers high quality education and cultural experience to its participants. The program is for children who love music and perhaps the violin and whose parents are interested in helping their child in this endeavor. If accepted into the program, expectations are high that you will be diligent in your practice, come to lessons and group classes, attend and perform in recitals and participate in family get togethers. Investment in a decent instrument is a must. The better the violin you provide your child, the happier he or she will be with their playing and the more progress they will make. If you are interested, please contact me at : 919.782.6216, let's set up a meeting.

Biographical:

Hello, I'm Dr. Susan Wallace.  I have lived in Raleigh for several years now and have made it my home.  I'm a professional violinist and an experienced teacher.  I especially enjoy training young artists.  I have spent many years performing and studying how to work with gifted children.  At the University of Texas at Austin, where I received my doctorate in violin performance, I directed the internationally acclaimed UT String Project.  I taught pedagogy to 20 graduate students and oversaw the teaching of 250 local children.  I'm registered by the Suzuki Association of the Americas and am a past president of the NC chapter of the American String Teacher's Association.  Music is my life, I started violin at a young age, performed all through Europe and taught many places, in school systems and at colleges.  I strive to transfer my passion for and skill of the violin and classical music to my students.

Degrees:

Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA

Master of Music in Violin Performance from Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, VA

Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Texas at Austin

Extensive experience as Recitalist, Chamber Musician, Orchestral Musician, and Instructor

Teaching Philosophy:

Learning violin is a life enhancing experience.  It develops the mind, instills focus and discipline, and cultivates a deep appreciation and love of art.  Years of training are well-rewarded.  Once you have the skill, you have an universal language at your fingertips - you can travel the world and instantly interact with and affect others.  You can pass on your knowledge.  It is truly a unique education.  If started at a young age, it literally expands your brain. SAT scores for students who studied the arts for 4 years scored 59 points higher on the verbal portion and 44 points higher on the mathematical portion than students with no art coursework.

Every child is unique.  I strive to discover how they learn and what makes each one click.  I use their strengths to invigorate them to learn and develop their weaker points at the same time.

I start children at a young age and teach them in the Suzuki style.  This is a very nurturing method of teaching about which much literature is written.  The belief that all children have an enormous potential to learn if given the proper training and education is the core.  Dr. Suzuki's purpose is to enrich children's lives through intimate contact with music that in turn nurtures sensitive and beautiful human beings, and provides inner satisfaction that comes from achieving ability. Parental involvement is at the core. Parents take notes at lessons and are the teacher's coach at home with their child. Through this method, the child develops a very sound foundation: great form, good ears and musical conceptualization. As they mature, I add traditional materials and ways to help them become a well rounded, securely trained musician.

All students have a weekly private lesson and a group lesson once a month. We have two recitals during the year.

Upcoming Events:

In the Fall of 2011 - Sunday October 2nd we'll be having a pot luck / arts n crafts event at North Cary Park.