The Suzuki School for Strings is the only music school in Northeastern Pennsylvania dedicated to the principals of Shinichi Suzuki. Our mission is to provide a nurturing, loving atmosphere in which children can learn to play an instrument. By offering the highest caliber of instruction to children, adults, and the community at large, we hope to instill in our students a life-long love of music.
Earning a Bachelor Degree (magna cum laude) from Ithaca College and a Master of Arts Degree in Violin from Queens College, Ms. Supplee was a winner of the Twelfth Annual Artist International Musicians Auditions, debuting in Carnegie Recital Hall in April 1985. In addition, she can be heard on recordings with both CRI Records and on Musical Heritage Society recordings. She has toured nationally with the Arius Chamber Players, the Queens String Quartet, and was a member of the Wildflower Festival Trio.
Ms. Supplee’s Suzuki Pedagogy includes Ithaca College, Guelph University, The Hartt School of Musk and Washington, D.C.’s Catholic University of America. She has taught at Queens College, Ithaca Talent Education, The Central Pennsylvania Suzuki Institute, Youth Makes Music in Alabama and at the Kingston Suzuki Institute in Ontario Canada. At present, she performs with Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic
Jean Supplee Brubaker olds a Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music degree from Kent State University. Since 1988, she has been teaching the cello and bass at the Suzuki School for Strings in Kingston, PA. She has performed with the Kingston (Ontario), Akron, and Savannah Symphonies as well as the Hilton Head String Quartet and the Sylvan Trio. She attended the Aldo Parisot International Cello Course in Sao Paulo, Brazil and has taught at the Hartt Summer Youth Music Program, the Quinte Suzuki School for Strings in Ontario and at Ithaca Talent Education.
Mrs. Brubaker is a former member of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. She received her Suzuki training at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., the University of Guelph in Ontario, Ithaca College, the Hartt School of Music and at the Chicago Suzuki Institute. She became a licensed Kindermusik Educator in 2010.
Mr. Brubaker is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Kent State University with both a Bachelor and Master degrees in Cello Performance. He has performed with the Savannah, Akron and Colorado symphonies, among others, and has appeared as soloist with the Elgin Symphony, the Fox Valley Symphony and the Elmhurst Symphony in Illinois. He has been a faculty member at Wilkes and Marywood Universities and at the Suzuki Institute in Kingston, Ontario.
Mr. Brubaker is a current member of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and directs the Intermediate Orchestra at the Suzuki School for Strings. He has been teaching cello at the Suzuki School since 1989 and recently added piano to his teaching schedule. He received his Suzuki training from the Chicago Suzuki Institute, Ithaca College, and Blue Lake in Michigan.
Mrs. Brubaker is a former member of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. She received her Suzuki training at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., the University of Guelph in Ontario, Ithaca College, the Hartt School of Music and at the Chicago Suzuki Institute. She became a licensed Kindermusik Educator in 2010.
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