Suzuki Piano Academy

History

The Suzuki Piano Academy was started by Heather Williams in Richmond, Virginia. After graduating from BYU with a B.A. in Piano and receiving her Suzuki Piano Level 1 Certification, she was hired by the Virginia Commonwealth University Suzuki Program as a full time teacher. After one semester, she started her own company in Richmond for the next 7 years, hiring 5 teachers in piano, violin and guitar. She also certified in Suzuki Piano Levels 2-6 and trained as a Music Together teacher. She discovered the joy of homeschooling her 4 children in 2012 and married her knowledge of music with the needs of the homeschooling community and various charter schools teaching Music Monkeys performance-based theory classes for K-3rd grades and Music Mind Games for 4th-8th grades. She currently works with other Suzuki teachers in 8 other locations to meet the growing demand for music instruction.

Specialties

We offer private Suzuki piano lessons and traditional piano lessons. We specialize in the very young starting at 3 to 5 years of age. All teachers have over 15-30 years of experience. Our studio is family friendly and set up for enrichment classes with classroom tables for K-3. We offer Wednesday homeschool courses in the fall including History, Music Mind Games, Grammar, Mad Science, Writing and Art. We are open all day for homeschoolers and after school hours.