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Nov 30- Dec 4

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Use The Link below to access the Lakewood Suzuki Google Calendar!

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Please find all Suzuki Information, including links to order your t-shirt here.

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Individual Lessons: Each students receives an individual lesson on violin, viola, cello or bass once a week during their Fine Arts/P.E. time. Each student will have 45 minutes of lesson time that is shared with another student. Each student receives instruction for half the lesson and the other half is spend observing the partner's lesson. Parents attend these lessons in order to become the teacher at home.

Group Classes: Each Student will attend one group class each week. This group class is assigned by the teacher.

Home Practice: Each lesson with the Suzuki teacher will have a goal to work on each week. In order to be successful it is very important to practice each and every day. Remember: "Only Practice on the days that you eat!"

HEB Suzuki Booster Club: The HEB Suzuki Booster club is a parent organization that supports the District Suzuki program. Each Suzuki family is strongly encouraged to join this important organization. The goal of the booster club is to distribute useful information, provide locations for performances, organize volunteers, expose the program to the community, provide a forum for continued education, and raise funds in support of the program. The funds are used to purchase supplemental materials for the Suzuki Program and to supplement the funding of Suzuki events throughout the year.

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Welcome to the Lakewood Suzuki Page! Here you can find forms and information you will need during the school year . Please make sure to save this page so you have quick access to all the Suzuki Information you need!

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This is my fifth year teaching Suzuki here at Lakewood! I grew up in HEB ISD and started playing the violin through the HEB Suzuki program when I was in 4th grade. I also played in the Central Jr. High Orchestra and the L.D. Bell High School Orchestra. After graduating from Bell, I earned my Bachelor's of Music Education from Sam Houston State University. While I was at Sam Houston, I performed with the SHSU Symphony Orchestra and taught with the Huntsville Youth Orchestra. I am married to Mr. Adams, who is a band director. In my spare time I like to take ballroom dance lessons, visit the library and plan Disney World Trips. I am excited for another great year in Suzuki!

If you would like to contact me, you can do so by emailing me directly at: katieadams@hebisd.edu  or calling the school and scheduling a time to speak with me.

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Here is a list of helpful websites for the school year:

EHO Website

Suzuki Recordings Download Links

Viola Fine Tuners Website

Lakewood Elementary Home Page

HEB Suzuki Strings Booster Club Page

HEB ISD Suzuki Home Page

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We, Lakewood Suzuki Strings, will learn to play our instruments by listening to our recordings, practicing, and following directions form Mrs. Adams and our home teacher.

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The Suzuki method : The Suzuki method was developed in Japan in the 1940s by Shinichi Suzuki.  In his travels, he noticed that while he, as an adult, might have trouble speaking the language of the countries he visited, native children had no trouble.  He thought about the way that children learn to speak their native tongue and developed guidelines for teaching the violin using the same method.   Children participating in Suzuki Strings are immersed in the sounds of their instrument, listening to recordings daily.  Their parent is always beside them as a coach and cheerleader, supporting and helping the child learn at home.  Just as we don’t chastise a child for mispronouncing his first word, the child is not criticized but allowed to learn at his or her own pace.  This method of teaching has been used around the world to teach many musical instruments successfully