The Suzuki Institute of Boston offers a comprehensive program of Suzuki Method instruction providing each student with an individual lesson, instrumental group class and music reading class every week. We use the materials and teaching points from the Talent Education Institute in Japan.

The director, Donald Becker, studied with Dr. Suzuki for over three years in Japan and received the teacher's diploma from the Talent Education Institute in Matsumoto, Japan.

We offer instruction in violin, viola, 'cello and flute with instructors who speak Japanese and Chinese as well as English. Our school is committed to Dr. Suzuki's philosophy of service to other people through our scholarship program based on long term commitments to individuals and families regardless of financial resources and without any tests for "talent". The school and the parents are committed to active recruitment and retention of a diverse student body. Our policy is that everyone who really wants to study should have a chance.

The Suzuki Institute of Boston was started in 1985 by Donald Becker and has grown from a dozen students to close to two hundred students and nine faculty members at eight locations in the Boston Area. The Massachusetts Suzuki Festival, founded by Donald Becker in 1978, has become an annual event with several hundred children. The Suzuki Institute has been featured in articles in The Boston Globe, the American String Teachers Association Journal, The Roslindale and West Roxbury Transcript and the Talent Education Journal in Japan. It is dedicated to sharing both Dr. Suzuki's philosophy and his teaching points with families in the greater Boston area

Our Philosophy

Dr. Suzuki said that the most important point of his philosophy is service to other people. The Suzuki Institute is committed to the idea that every student who really wants to study should have a chance. Every parent in the program is encouraged to dedicate themselves to the Suzuki Philosophy in this respect. Our commitment to outreach to low income students and students of color is reflected in our faculty and students.

Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy

The Suzuki Institute of Boston admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.