Maui Suzuki Lessons

Having Mary as our introductory teacher to violin made all the difference in the world. She was patient with our daughter, Josephine (started at age 4), and kept her engaged by introducing multiple aspects of learning violin and made lessons fun and rewarding. Josephine (now 8 y/o) has grown to love violin and it has helped her to be confident in other aspects of her life as well. Mary has helped bring a love of music into our household and our lives.

Taking violin lessons has given me the opportunity to play a diverse mix of fiddle, classical, and chamber music from all around the world. Incorporating music theory into my lessons has helped me enhance my overall playing rhythmically. I also feel like I have developed strong leadership roles by helping set up for recitals and leading fiddle tunes for students.

Our son studied with Mary for 5 years. When he was younger, we appreciated sitting in on his lessons so that we knew firsthand what he was working on. Mary pushed our son in a very supportive way, which made him a better musician. They worked together on theory and technique. Mary also provided opportunities for our son to lead other students, as well as participate in a variety of performance settings. With each of these experiences our son’s confidence increased. Under Mary’s guidance our son received a fine arts scholarship when he began college. We always appreciated Mary’s interest and support of our son. She attended his orchestra concerts in both high school and college. She is a wonderful teacher!

Our daughter, Jaclyn, took violin and later viola lessons from Mary for more years than I can remember. In this time, she participated in Suzuki graduation ceremonies, group classes, beautiful recitals, playing for nursing homes, fiddle, 4-part chamber, state fair gatherings, and local city performances! At one time Mary recommended that Jaclyn try a higher-level teacher…after a year or two, Jaclyn returned to Mary because she was more motivated to practice! She continued to play violin/viola for fun with Mary well past her lesson taking time! I would highly recommend Mary for young children through high school, group classes, and beautiful recitals.

Mary helped my son to develop a love for music when he first began violin lessons. She is patient and kind, and always has a smile on her face. Within a year, Charlie could play all the beginner Suzuki songs, and was excited to continue learning.

Mary was our son Finnley's first cello teacher and his first experience learning to play an instrument. My husband and I couldn’t be happier with the year our son took lessons with her. Mary’s patience, enthusiasm and joy in making music created a great foundation for him to move forward on. Her system of praise and reward (including stickers and treats) really worked well for him and he made quick progress in his Suzuki book. Mary didn’t just focus on Suzuki music, though, but mixed things up by adding fun and traditional fiddle tunes into the repertoire, which kept things interesting and fresh. Mary held a group lesson every month, which was great experience in learning to play with other kids. She also organized a formal concert twice a year where parents and family were invited to watch. This was also great experience in performing in front of others. We enthusiastically recommend Mary as a teacher (and we really miss her!).

Mary started teaching violin to Ben at age 5 and was patient and caring from the beginning. She encouraged him and fostered his growth by encouraging him in ways that worked well with his learning style depending on his age, adjusting her methods as he matured. She organized multiple opportunities for performance for both classical violin and fiddle. We are so grateful for Mary's teaching and highly recommend her!

My son began learning cello with Mary when he was in 3rd grade. He had a great time learning with her and is now in orchestra in school. She was always challenging him and helping him achieve more than he thought he could. Plugging away at sometimes difficult pieces and then finally one day getting it just right. He had such fun performing around town for different events and at concerts Mary arranged. It was a really great experience for him. I would highly recommend Mary to anyone looking to learn cello or violin.