Current News
New Violin Class for Elementary and Early Middle School Students
Summer Violin Classes! This class is specifically for students between the ages of 8 and 11 who have started violin lessons at school during the school year and wish to continue through the summer. 8-week session begins June 10 and will consist of a 1-hour class...
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What’s Blooming on Harrison Street May 18, 2019
Come and hear OPSA students and chamber ensembles perform on stage outdoors at the "What's Blooming on Harrison Street" Festival. This annual, family-oriented May event has highlighted the Arts District through artist demonstrations, live music, dance performances...
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Benefit Concert 2018 for Hephzibah
2018 Benefit Concert funds to go to Hephzibah Children's Association. Save the Date: Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 2:00p at Grace Lutheran Church in River Forest Dr. Shinichi Suzuki was a Japanese violinist and humanitarian. Witnessing the...
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Suzuki Early Childhood Education Classes at OPSA!
Have a new baby or a toddler? Consider enrolling them in Suzuki Early Childhood Classes at the Oak Park String Academy! SECE classes for 0-3 years begin this September! "If children hear fine music from the day of their birth and learn to play it, they develop...
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Happy Summer!
We hope you are all enjoying your summer activities! Individual lessons are still going on at OPSA throughout the summer although on a much more flexible schedule. Be sure to check your lesson schedule! Here is some beautiful music to enjoy on this summer day. This...
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Chicago Suzuki Violin Playdown @ Grant Park
Chicago Suzuki Violin Playdown at Grant Park Music Festival, Chicago Every June, Suzuki violin students from across Chicagoland come together for a Playdown-style concert as part of the Grant Park Music festival's Young Artists Showcase. Plan on joining...
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Book List
Love to Learn? Top 10 Books to Build a Brain, a Relationship and Feel Better while doing so! Mindset by Carol Dwek The Genius in Every Child by Rick Ackerly Simplicity Parenting or The Soul of Discipline by Kim John Payne No Bad Kids by Janet Landsbury...
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Spring Recital Coming up!
Spring Solo Recitals Approaching! Join us for our spring solo recitals on April 28 at 1p and 2:30p at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Oak Park. Recitals are free and open to the public. We encourage prospective families to come and listen to and enjoy these great...
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