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Class uses Suzuki method to teach violin
Photos and story by James Hill
HILLSBORO, Ore. (Sept. 12, 2007) – Anybody can play the violin and this fall Portland Community College will prove it. An eight-week, non-credit class taught by Andrea Irvin-Jones will cover all the basics you’ll need to know to start making beautiful music on your violin.
Designed especially for adults new to the violin, Violin Class: Beginning Adult Suzuki, will teach students to play violin using the popular and successful Suzuki Violin method.
The class will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Sept. 25 through Nov. 27, in Room 142, at Glencoe High School, 2700 N.W. Glencoe Road. Cost is $74. For more information, contact PCC’s Community Education Office at (503) 533-2708.
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About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »