Suzuki Violin Lessons in the Illinois Valley and Online!

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Hi, I’m Faith Salander.
I strive to encourage individual growth of each student I teach, developing life skills and musicianship.

Have you or your child been wanting to learn to play the violin?

This is the right place for you!

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From the very first lesson…

my goal is to create a fun and welcoming environment to help the student best succeed and enjoy lessons while learning all the necessary technique, musicality, and practice skills to grow into a wonderful musician.

Testimonial

After my daughter’s original teacher retired we struggled for a number of years to find a teacher who provides positive feedback but was able to push her to grow in her skills, until, we found Ms. Faith. Ms. Faith over the past 4 years has been able to take a child who had grown to dislike the violin and turn her into someone who found the joy for the instrument she once had when she started at age 5. Ms. Faith has grown her skill to where she not only has been part of several Orchestras but is Concert Master for her current Orchestra. If you are looking for a teacher who knows how to positively motivate her students and get results, Ms. Faith will be the perfect fit! She is definitely the best for us!!

-Renae G.
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Faith is an amazing violin teacher to my daughter. She’s great at handling little ones and getting them to focus and stay engaged. She’s patient and has made it fun for my 5 year old this year. Highly recommend her if you are looking for a teacher! I’ve also witnessed her play for weddings and different performances and she is absolutely superb!
-Kharyn S.
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Ms. Faith is an excellent instructor. She's extremely talented and both my girls love learning the violin because she makes it so much fun. She's positive and motivational. She genuinely loves watching them grow as musicians. We're so grateful we found her!
-Tabatha R.
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We love Faith! Our daughter has learned so much from her. Faith is very patient and kind. She really gets to our daughter’s level and challenges her, while still being mindful of how scary new things are for her. I can’t say enough good things! Our experience has always been so wonderful.
-Nicole N.
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We have been working with Faith for over two years now. We started violin lessons for my daughter just before her fourth birthday. Faith is an excellent instructor. She makes lessons fun, she has great rapport with her students. My daughter loves learning and it's been incredible to witness her growth. Mendota is absolutely lucky to have such excellence in music education!
-Natalie B.
Adult Student Testimonial

Faith is an amazing instructor! I took on the violin as an adult with absolutely no talent or experience on a musical instrument. She was kind and patient, even when she could tell I hadn’t practiced!
-Tamara B.