Welcome to Anderson Music Studio!
Anderson Music is Riverside, Illinois’ premier destination for Suzuki method violin lessons.
You might be searching for violin lessons near you, but unfamiliar with the Suzuki method.
In a nutshell, Suzuki works beautifully because the parent is highly involved. You’ll attend each lesson and practice everyday with your child. That means we can start kids as young as 3!
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Licensed, trained Suzuki educators on faculty
Now enrolling ages 3+ for Fall '26!
One family’s experience:
“My daughter and I have this incredibly special activity we do together. It’s our thing…we have to work through the hard parts together, and our bond is stronger for it.”
— Emily, Suzuki mom since 2022, pictured here with her daughter, Lily
Learn What to Expect at a Suzuki Violin Lesson
A bow.
We begin each violin lesson and group class by taking a bow together. This is how we say “hello” and enter the learning experience.
A chat.
We like to catch up by learning a little about the child. Their day, what they did over the weekend, etc. We’ll also ask how practice went during the week so we can address any confusion or struggles you may have had.
A warm-up.
Singing, playing a scale, or picking a few Twinkles are ways to get our musical juices flowing at the beginning of our session. We may also do some bow hold exercises or check on our playing posture.
Review and Fundamentals
Part of why Suzuki kids get so good is because they are always deepening their learning with songs they already know. We continue the warm up with review to keep honing our skills.
The Working Piece
Next, we’ll check in on our “working piece” - the song that we’re in the process of learning, but haven’t finished yet.
Assignments, and another bow.
The lesson ends with a prescriptive practice assignment for the next week, with time to try it out and ask questions. We complete the lesson with another bow to say “goodbye.”
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Ready to see if it’s a fit?
Looking for pricing?
Like many Suzuki schools, we don’t post our rates online because every family’s situation is different.
We do offer a Pay What You Can tuition track, which you can learn more about here.
You can also shoot us an email or text us if you want to know before you book, but we’ll talk you through everything after your Discovery Lesson.
