About us
DYV teaches youth ages 3-18 to play violin and viola using the world-class Suzuki method to nurture students' ability to persevere, be creative, embrace hope, and to collaborate and empathize with others.
Weekly private and group lessons are located in the Cathedral Church of St Paul 4800 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201. Our season runs October through June and includes three annual performances including a Winter art show, Spring solo recital and Summer album release party!
Collaborations with local artists as guest instructors develop positive cultural identities in our students as Detroiters and as youth of color (applicable to 70% of our kids). Check out our Special Projects from past years resulting in albums celebrating hip hop, jazz & techno.
The 2019 album project celebrates voices; students are working with local lyricists and will perform album #4 on May 11th 11:30am at Detroit Public Library in the Children's Library. Check out "Album Collabs" to learn about the artists. Support the project by backing our kickstarter by May 13th at noon.
Since 2010, DYV has made quality arts education free & accessible to low-income families, especially youth from Capuchin Soup Kitchen. Paying and scholarship students alike receive the same excellent music education
DYV is funded almost entirely by individual donors, small grants and supported by our fiduciary, Allied Media Projects.
Weekly private and group lessons are located in the Cathedral Church of St Paul 4800 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201. Our season runs October through June and includes three annual performances including a Winter art show, Spring solo recital and Summer album release party!
Collaborations with local artists as guest instructors develop positive cultural identities in our students as Detroiters and as youth of color (applicable to 70% of our kids). Check out our Special Projects from past years resulting in albums celebrating hip hop, jazz & techno.
The 2019 album project celebrates voices; students are working with local lyricists and will perform album #4 on May 11th 11:30am at Detroit Public Library in the Children's Library. Check out "Album Collabs" to learn about the artists. Support the project by backing our kickstarter by May 13th at noon.
Since 2010, DYV has made quality arts education free & accessible to low-income families, especially youth from Capuchin Soup Kitchen. Paying and scholarship students alike receive the same excellent music education
DYV is funded almost entirely by individual donors, small grants and supported by our fiduciary, Allied Media Projects.
Mission
Nurturing beautiful humanity & beautiful talent in Detroit youth through Suzuki string education and local artist mentorship.
Vision
We encourage in our students hope, creativity, grit, and the ability to empathize and collaborate with others.
We build a positive learning environment by using the transformative Suzuki education practices of repetition, review, listening, early beginning, ear-before-eye note reading, parent participation and nurturing language.
We strive make all the benefits of the Suzuki pedagogy accessible to our students by providing the resources and environment needed for success within a quality arts education.
We build a positive learning environment by using the transformative Suzuki education practices of repetition, review, listening, early beginning, ear-before-eye note reading, parent participation and nurturing language.
We strive make all the benefits of the Suzuki pedagogy accessible to our students by providing the resources and environment needed for success within a quality arts education.
Why the Suzuki method?
We believe our student deserve the best. We teach a high-quality, internationally-renowned way of learning called the Suzuki method. Things like weekly private lessons, group class, and parent participation (during lessons as well as daily home-practice) set the Suzuki method apart from other pedagogies. Suzuki sets students up for success and happiness.
We also want to create social transformation, using the Suzuki method to nurture children’s empathy for others, perseverance, patience and will for mastery. Dr Suzuki wanted to change the world by helping children become peace-makers; he created the pedagogy following World War II in Japan. The Suzuki approach develops beautiful humanity in students by nurturing beautiful musical talent.
We also want to create social transformation, using the Suzuki method to nurture children’s empathy for others, perseverance, patience and will for mastery. Dr Suzuki wanted to change the world by helping children become peace-makers; he created the pedagogy following World War II in Japan. The Suzuki approach develops beautiful humanity in students by nurturing beautiful musical talent.