Susanne Garber, Violin

Susanne Garber is currently the Director of the Suzuki Program at the Michigan State University Community Music School.  As a performer, she is a member of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Garber was the Adjunct Professor of Violin/Viola and String Education at Albion College from 1997 – 2006.  She was the director of the Okemos Suzuki Workshop for 2004, 2005.  Susanne has been a faculty member at the Blue Lake Suzuki Family Camp since 1994 and the Central Pennsylvania Suzuki Institute since 1993. Susanne has been trained in the Suzuki Violin Method through Book 8 and has taught the instrument to all ages for 17 years.  Her college degrees include Doctor of Musical Arts (performance), Michigan State University (1997); Master of Music (performance), Florida State University (1989); and Bachelor of Music (performance), Boston University (1986).  She currently resides in East Lansing, Michigan with her husband, David Klein, a freelance trumpet teacher and performer.