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The "Mother Tongue" Approach
The Suzuki Method of music education was begun in the middle of the twentieth century by Japanese violinist Shinichi Suzuki. The Suzuki Method works on the principal that every child has the capacity to develop musical ability during the early years. A child learns music in much the same way the "mother tongue" language is learned. The parents role is vital in the development of early learning ability; parents attend lessons with the child and help with practice at home. The parents knowledge of the instrument and of music develops along with the child's. No prior knowledge is necessary.
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The basic principles of the Suzuki Method consist of listening, repetition, motivation and encouragement. The primary goal is to nurture not only the child's musical abilities but also the total human being as Parent, Teacher and Child interact.
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Young students enrolled in our program receive private and group lessons each week. At least one parent must be present at each session. We are currently accepting beginners, ages four and up. For more information please contact us using the form below.
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Our Founder
B.M. University of the Pacific (California), M.M. University of Maryland, M.B.A. Herriot-Watt University (Scotland). Studied with James Stern, Ronda Cole, Arnold Steinhardt, John Dalley and William Preucil. Pedagogy studies with Ronda Cole and John Kendall. Chamber music studies with the Guarneri Quartet.
In 1996, Mr. Moes was named a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar and since then has been the recipient of the Barnum-Everett Scholarship, the Virginia Short McLaughlin String Endowed Scholarship, and a number of other performance grants. In his off time, Mr. Moes is a 4th degree black belt and private contractor for the US Military, and enjoys whitewater rafting, baseball, shooting sports of all types, golf and discussing politics and theology, and he has adventured extensively in nearly 40 countries. He and his wife Tonya currently reside in California with their 12 children.
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Mr. Moes has performed as a recitalist in Scandinavia, Romania and the United States. Under the auspices of the ABC radio network, Mr. Moes has also appeared as a recitalist in France, Greece and South America.
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Mr. Moes has been a faculty member of the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, of the Greater Washington Suzuki Institute at Catholic University, of the Intermountain Suzuki Institute, of the Advanced String Institute at Stanford University, and of the Suzuki Institutes of Hawaii, Montana, and a number of other states, and of the University of Maryland's Suzuki pedagogy department.
From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Moes was a regular adjudicator for the Washington, D.C. Youth Orchestra, and in 2004 to 2005, Mr. Moes maintained private studios in the Northern California and Washington, D.C. areas. Currently, Mr. Moes teaches in California and is a faculty member of the University of the Pacific, Conservatory of Music. His students have won full scholarships to a number of universities and conservatories and have garnered first prizes in a number of local, state and national competitions including a All-State championships, twice USA Twin Fiddle Champions, California State Fiddle Champion and the Jr. Miss California pageant.
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Our Current Director
Victoria Hare began her violin studies at age 3 and has studied with Judy Gallic-Bossuat, Brook Moes, Ronda Cole, Gabriel Bolkovsky, Linda Fiore. Pedagogy studies with Ronda Cole and Brook Moes. Theory studies with Rod Harris. Mrs. Hare has performed in Washington, D.C., Italy, Ireland, Wales, England, Poland, and throughout the United States. She has been the recipient of a number of scholarships and performance grants and currently is the Director of the Suzuki School of Northern California.
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Victoria is lover of violin as a scientific, athletic, and artistic endeavor as well as being someone who is passionate in her love of children and of developing the whole student mentally, physically and spiritually. She currently lives in Murphys, California with her husband Glenn, her twin girls, and a baby on the way! She is a 2nd degree black belt and loves to sew, cook, camp, and teach Sunday School at her church.
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Our Faculty
The Suzuki School of Northern California is very proud of our vibrant, dynamic faculty. Our teachers, who service Calaveras, Tuolumne, Amador, and San Joaquin counties and beyond, have world class training and outstanding credentials. They have performed in groups and as guest artists throughout the continental United States and in Hawaii, in Italy, Ireland, Great Britain, Wales, Scandinavia, South America, Germany, the Czech Republic, and in Asia.
Our faculty, have held or currently hold positions with professional orchestras, have been concert masters of their university and conservatory orchestras, and have studied and trained in pedagogy and performance with our Director Mr. Moes and other such luminaries as Ronda Cole, Linda Fiore, Judy Gallic-Bossuat, Chee-yun Kim, Elena Urioste, Juan Miguel, Rachel Barton Pine, Linda Wang, Elmar Olivera, Jeff Multer, Leonard Slatkin, the Cavani Quartet, and Gabriel Bolkovsky to name a few. Our faculty (and their students!) have been recipients of a number of scholarships and performance grants. In addition to teaching privately, our faculty members have held positions teaching at the elementary, high school and college levels.
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We look forward to working with you and your children towards a more fully expressed life.
