​Karen Walls
Instructor of Violin
Suzuki Steps Teacher

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Karen Walls has been teaching with the Indianapolis Suzuki Academy for the past 6 years, after having a private Suzuki studio on her own for 13 years in Indianapolis. A long-time resident of Indianapolis, Mrs. Walls has completed her Suzuki Violin Teacher Training in Books 1-4 with Moshe Neumann,  Mary Cay Neal, Roger Steig, and Ann Montzka-Smelser. She has studied violin with Carol Frohlich, Raye Pankratz of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and Candida Wiley. In addition to violin training, Mrs. Walls has obtained level 3 (of 5) training for Suzuki Early Childhood Education and has taught the ISA Suzuki Steps early childhood class for the past 6 years. Music Mind Games theory instruction is one of her favorite ways to teach music theory to children, and she has acquired Levels 1 and 2 of training for this curriculum. 

With a Bachelor's Degree from Ball State University and a Master's Degree from Indiana University in Bloomington, studying Special Education and Early Childhood Special Education, Mrs. Walls has extensive experience working with young children and sees her gift as connecting with children of all ages, particularly pre-schoolers and new beginners.