Beautiful playing. Serious teaching.
A joyful community.
“I feel so fortunate to be part of a Suzuki program where students are achieving at the highest levels… OPSA’s teachers inspire excellence while honoring each child’s individual path. It is an exceptionally positive and supportive environment.”
Oak Park String Academy trains musicians from first bow hold through college auditions.
Why OPSA
We start children on the violin as young as four — small hands, an appropriately sized instrument, and a beautiful, complicated skill waiting to be built one patient step at a time.
Learning to play well isn't fast, and it isn't easy. It takes daily practice, real perseverance, and teamwork — student, parent, and teacher working together, week after week, year after year.
And then something remarkable happens. The scales become music. The music becomes mastery. And the relationship that got you there lasts a lifetime.
Life at OPSA
A glimpse of our students and studio.
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Suzuki violin lessons, no experience required — best started young, but open to all ages.
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Suzuki Teacher?
Learn about registering teacher training with Meg at Sound Change Teacher Training Academy.