Our North Florida Suzuki School violin and guitar students kicked off the summer with our annual Pizza Playdown group recital. A “play down” recital, a format unique to Suzuki schools, begins with the most advanced students performing first. With each successive piece, students from earlier levels join in, gradually building the ensemble until all…
Congratulations to our graduating senior, Ethan Cannon, who was selected to participate in the Atlanta Chamber Music Festival at Emory University in early June. In addition to playing first violin in a small string quartet, Ethan was also concertmaster of the ACMF Symphony Orchestra. Ethan will be pursuing a degree in violin performance at Valdosta…
Congratulations to our wonderful high school students who graduated this spring- we wish you all the best! Below are a few of our seniors who featured in the Florida Suzuki Association’s 2025 Senior Recital last month: Donald Hinchman Student of Dr. Ben Lougheed University of Toronto Terry Lin Student of Dr. Ben…
Date: August 17, 2024Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PMLocation: 1344 Cross Creek Circle Join us for a fun-filled day at our Annual Open House! Whether you’re a music lover, a budding musician, or just looking for a fun family outing, this event is for you! What’s in Store: FREE Lessons: Try your hand at a…
We are excited to announce that our executive director, Natasha Marsalli, was elected to the Florida Suzuki Association board of directors at last weekend’s general meeting. She has been serving as a member of the association’s Organizational Committee and as the Regional Coordinator for Northwest Florida and will continue in both of those roles while…
Congratulations to our wonderful student, 12-year-old Simon Joos (pictured on the far left) for his success at the 2024 Pensacola State College Guitar Competition. Simon is a student of Music Lessons Express’ North Florida Suzuki School where he studies with guitar program director, Dr. Ben Lougheed. Simon will be featured at the Pensacola Guitar Ensemble Spring…
North Florida Suzuki violin students Ethan Cannon (11th grade) and Pavit Patel (8th grade) represented their school, Florida State University Schools, at the 2024 Florida All-State orchestras in Tampa this past weekend. The 2024 Florida Music Educators Conference which hosts the All-State ensembles is one of the largest music education professional development events in the…
Last weekend’s Florida Guitar Festival drew competitors andclinicians from all around the country to Tallahassee. Prominently featured in the opening concert and masterclasses were our advanced guitar students from MLE’s North Florida Suzuki School. Students Antonia Nowels, Kabeer Aggarwal, Simon Joos, Jemmy Qin, Donald Hinchman, Terry Lin, and Himank Chhaya performed in masterclasses for…
About ten years ago, we started Tallahassee’s first Suzuki violin program with three young PreTwinklers and their wonderful parents. Today, we have the region’s only Suzuki school with an enrollment of about sixty students and four teaching staff who have trained with and are registered with the Suzuki Association of the Americas. With…
Earlier this month, some of MLE’s string students participated in the 2022 Leon County All-District Orchestra. All-District is an auditioned ensemble showcasing the best middle and high school students from the Big Bend region. Students come together for a week to work with elite ensemble coaches and conductors and then finish the week with a…