The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School, in cooperation with the South Orange – Maplewood School District (SOMSD), is once again offering Suzuki lessons to students in Kindergarten through 4th grades.
The school will offer violin lessons, beginning cello lessons and a combined violin/viola class for advanced violin students, according to a press release. The classes are for beginner, intermediate and advanced students in grades K-4.
This year, there are two orchestras: the New Generation Orchestra, for students who have never played in an orchestra and are past the 9th song (Perpetual Motion) or a similar song in other methods, and new this year, the Varsity Orchestra, for students with at least two years of orchestra experience and/or who are in middle school.
New Generation will meet on Thursdays from 6:20-7:05pm and the Varsity Orchestra will meet on Mondays from 7-8pm. Both orchestras meet in the Orchestra Room in Columbia High School. For the full listing of string offerings and to register, visit the Adult School website.