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…
DetailsCongratulations 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…
DetailsNorth 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…
DetailsLast 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…
DetailsAbout 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…
DetailsEarlier 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…
DetailsMLE was excited to host our annual Violin Day on March 9th at the MLE Studio. Current and visiting violin students participated in games and group classes with our instructors, Dr. Erin Hedrick and Hunter Sanchez. Our violin student parents attending a presentation by visiting Suzuki teacher, Elma Sanabria. Ms. Sanabria, a native of Honduras, holds…
DetailsCongratulations to our five guitar students who participated in the 2022 North Florida Strings Festival. This annual festival, sponsored by the American Strings Teachers Association, is an opportunity for young string students to perform for and receive feedback from an adjudicator. All five guitar students from MLE received Level 1 ratings and three…
DetailsMLE’s Rock Band Class performed at the Bradfordville Blues Club on Sunday, March 6th. Performers included Connor Ferguson on bass, Eric Zhu on keyboard, and Seth Kendrick on drums. Their performance featured the talents of guest artists Michael Brown on guitar and Jim Clark and Michael Lynch on vocals. The MLE Rock Band is taught…
Details7th grade violin student, Karan Komuroji, has won a position in the Indo-European Youth Orchestra, scheduled to perform in Budapest, Hungary in August 2022. Karan has been part of the Suzuki violin program at MLE since 2015, where he studies with Natasha Marsalli. He is also a member of the Tallahassee Youth Orchestras and plays…
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