Parents Protest Community School’s Dropping Of Suzuki Piano Program

Parents of piano students in the community-based School of Performing Arts at downtown’s Colburn School are protesting elimination of the school’s Suzuki program. The schools says the program was ended because it doesn’t prepare students for advanced study with traditional piano teachers. But some parents believe the school is shortchanging its 1,500-plus community music students in favor of the school’s elite Colburn Conservatory of Music.