Twinkle Pods for young beginners (3-year-olds)

Beginning Twinkle Pods at Oak Park String Academy

This class offers a gentle beginning to individual lessons while offering the social and community benefit of a group class, all in a concise once per week 30-minute visit. It is a great way to learn along with your young child and see if being a Suzuki parent is right for you.

Twinkle Pods are formed when:

You have spoken with the teacher and they have agreed that this is a better fit than a private lesson due to age or other factors.

We have two 3-year-olds of a similar and/or complimenting personality who are interested in starting. Teacher approval is necessary.

Enrollment is ongoing and can begin when there is an appropriate “pod” ready to start.

Angela Thompson

Angela Thompson is a violinist and violin instructor with training in the Suzuki Method of music education. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the National Conservatory of Peru in violin performance. She has played as a soloist with the Cusco Symphony Orchestra and has taken master classes from internationally known violinists, such as Ray Chen and Rachel Barton.

Angela has over a decade of teaching experience. In 2015, she co-founded the Capulitaki School of Music in Lima, Peru, which currently teaches Classical and Latin American traditional music to children of all ages. Her students have participated in musical festivals, concerts, and institutes and have toured various cities throughout Peru. She has completed Suzuki training courses Books 1- 8 and enrichment courses with Nancy Lokken, Marilyn O'Boyle, Ann Montzka, Nancy Jackson, Fernando Piñero, and Carol Dallinger. She has also received training in the Dalcroze and Kodaly methods. She has taught at festivals and institutes around Peru, and was the elected Violin Coordinator of the Suzuki Association of Peru from 2015-2017.

She loves traveling, her two cats, and learning different styles of music. She occasionally dabbles in amateur theatre and dance.

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Twinkle Pods for young beginners (3-year-olds)

Angela Thompson