Suzuki and Traditional violin instruction in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for ages 7 through adult, beginner through post-advanced. My violin program includes individual private lessons each week, combined with class recitals scheduled according to our availability. My studio is located at the New Mexico School of Music, which has two locations - Nob Hill, and NE Heights. For information about studying violin with me, or with another of the exceptional teachers at NMSM, call 505-294-4604 (NE Heights) or 505-266-3474 (Nob Hill), or you can send an inquiry online.

As a violin teacher, my mission is to enrich our community by nurturing strength, agility, and freedom of mind and spirit through study of the art of violin; to broaden my own spirit through learning from my students.

The name "North High Violin" is not really a company name, it's only a name for this web site. It came about when I lived in Columbus, Ohio, and taught violin at my house which was on the north side of town, close to High Street.

-- Irene Fetherston

About the Suzuki Teaching Method

The Suzuki method was originally built on the idea of teaching young children the violin, but the modern Suzuki method includes teaching cello, viola, piano, guitar, flute, harp, voice and others. Suzuki method is based on the progression of learning spoken language: listening, then imitating syllables, forming words, phrases, sentences and so on.

The sequence of songs and practice tools in the Suzuki Method is designed to accumulate mastery in very small steps at first, then larger and larger, like the growth of a nautilus shell. Its main focus is to teach the whole child, not just "how to play the violin." Expanding the student's language abilities into music expands the soul at the same time; and through focused study and practice we exercise the brain and body and emotion in ways that will help us grow into happier, more complete human beings.

Read more about me in my bio, if you wish.

The main concern for parents should be to bring up their children as noble human beings. That is sufficient. If this is not their greatest hope, in the end the child may take a road contrary to their expectations. Children can play [music] very well. We must try to make them splendid in mind and heart also.

All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.