Welcome to Lakewood Suzuki Strings!
At Lakewood Suzuki Strings, we offer engaging violin and viola instruction for children ages 3 and up with highly qualified and passionate teachers. Through private lessons, group classes, and performances, your child is set up for success and you, the parent, get support every step of the way!
Why Choose Lakewood Suzuki Strings?
Lifelong Skills
Our comprehensive educational experience cultivates your child's confidence, discipline, and self-esteem — important skills qualities that they will rely on throughout their lifetime. We help your family craft a musical experience that sets your child up for success in music and beyond.
Exceptional Teaching
Our faculty are professional musicians who have devoted their lives to the project of high quality music education for young children. We have advanced performance degrees from prestigious conservatories such as the Cleveland Institute of Music and Oberlin Conservatory, as well as extensive training with the best instructors from the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
More Than Lessons
At Lakewood Suzuki Strings, we believe your child’s key to success is in their village. A musical education occurs in private lessons, but also in your child’s home practice, daily listening, learning with other children, and being in community with other families! Our program offers all of this and more — through lessons, group classes, parent discussions, regular performances and community events.
Who We Are
Hello! We are Micaela Murphy and Clara Engen, and together we run Lakewood Suzuki Strings. We are both professional musicians and active performers with Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, and Bard College.
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Our love of teaching and passion for music has led us to dedicate our careers to quality musical education for young children in the West Cleveland area.
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We are registered Suzuki teachers trained through the Suzuki Association of the Americas, specializing in violin and viola lessons for students ages 3 and up.
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