New Students

For more information, check out the quick links at the bottom of this page.

• Ready to Register? Submit an online registration and pay the $125 registration fee before August 10*. Older beginners in the violin/viola class will have a later start and can submit their registration through Sept.  5th.
• An email confirmation will be sent after receipt of registration information.  

July 1 - August 10 registrations accepted for the upcoming school year and extended to Sept. 5 for older beginners.

Young Beginners' (ages 4 - 7)  

Three Part Start: Fee is $125 registration, $150 for Part 1 & 2, with monthly fee of $150 or in full for $1200 for the remainder of the year (payable in 1 or 8 payments).

Part 1 --Orientation 2 weeks for young beginners:

• Tues and Thurs. Aug. 19, 21, 26, and 28; 5:30 - 6:30 Location to be announced in Russell Hall at UNI.  These sessions are for violin, viola, and cello students and at least 1 parent.  Guitar students will have a reduced schedule to be announced.  Sessions consist of group building activities for students and parent classes for information about the Suzuki method and the Suzuki School.  Acquiring an instrument before these sessions is NOT required.  Instrument information will be provided during the parent classes.  

Part 2 --Group only weeks for young beginners:  

• Sept. 2, 4, 9, 11 from 5:30 - 6:00 (violin and viola) Cello and guitar times to be announced.

Part 3 --Group and individual lessons for young beginners:

• Beginners join the rest of the students at the school who receive an individual and group lesson each week.  This begins the week of Sept. 15 - Sept. 20 with individual lesson times to be determined and group lesson on Thursdays at 5:30 - 6:00 for violins and violas.  This schedule including individual and group lessons continues throughout the remainder of the school year except for vacation, special events weeks, recital weeks, and spring concert weeks as indicated by the school calendar.  NOTE:  Cello and guitar group and individual lesson times to be announced. 

Older Beginners: Ages 8 and up

A later start is planned for these students as follows in two parts.  Older beginner fees are $125 registration, $42 parking tag, and $140 per month for 9 months or in full for $1,260

Part 1 Group Only   

Group lessons on the following dates from 6:00 - 6:30 Sept. 8, 11, 15, 18. These sessions will include orientation topics, parent informational meetings, and preliminary instruction for students.  No instruments are required until sized by the teacher.

Part 2 Group with individual lesson added beginning the week of Sept. 22.  

Individual lessons are added at times to be determined. Group lesson will continue from Sept. 25 through the rest of the Suzuki year, Thursdays 6:00 - 6:30.

Summer Lessons for new registrants?  Accepted May 1 through July 31 for students who have already begun their instrument studies.   Please contact Cathy Craig at (cathy.craig@uni.edu) to inquire about summer lesson availability.