Category: Teaching

Artist Bio – Emily Sunderman

Summary Emily Sunderman is an artist, violinist, and arts educator. She has maintained a lifelong painting practice, performs solo and with orchestras, musical pit bands, wedding ensembles, church choirs and The Addison String Quartet, teaches private lessons to violin and cello students of all ages, and directs an all ages string ensemble program through the

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Something about me and Suzuki

I wrote this when I was planning for a parent discussion group about 10 years. Around 1964, the first tour of Suzuki violin students came from Japan.  My father and grandfather saw the performance in Philadelphia.  The whole audience was in tears amazed about what this troupe of young children could communicate with music.  After

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Group Class Schedule Fall 2023

Group Class for violin and cello students is on the following Sunday afternoons from 4-5pm! All levels, all ages welcome! A recital to celebrate our work together will be on November 5, 2023! September 10, 2023 September 24, 2023 October 15, 2023 October 29, 2023 November 5, 2023 (Recital at Saint Stephen’s Church)

Group Class and Recital Schedule

Group violin class has moved to Zoom this year. All ages and abilities are welcome! Students from other teachers are welcome, as long as the student is taking private lessons with another teacher. Contact me to be on the reminder email list. Below is the schedule: Friday, December 18, 2020 at 5:15 (with special guests

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Materials used to make violins

Over the past month, students have been learning about the different types of woods used to make violins. Maple (flame maple) is used for the violin back, scroll, neck, and bridge.   Spruce is used for the violin top and the sound post.  The black and white stripe around the edge of the instrument (called purfling)

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