About The Author: Dr. Carolyn M. Barrett, Director of the Suzuki Music Studio in Reston, Virginia, USA, also founded Suzuki Studios in Lagos, Nigeria and Seoul, Korea. The Seoul studio trained sixty students weekly, and instructed British, Korean, and American educators in using the Suzuki approach in teaching stringed instruments, especially violin. The Seoul studio was directly supervised by Dr. Suzuki; students sent tapes to him for graduation certification. Dr. Barrett traveled three times to Matsumoto, Japan to study with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki. Dr. Barrett gives group and individual instruction in violin, viola, cello, and piano using both traditional and Suzuki educational strategies. She has thirty years teaching experience. The Reston studio presents recitals and gives performance in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Students have concertized at the White House and participated in concerts at Wolf Trap, Constitution Hall, and the Kennedy Center.