About Janet Kuester
Janet Kuester teaches violin, viola and piano. She founded The Music Connection in 2004. Janet has more than four decades of experience teaching and performing. She received her music degree from DePaul University and is a certified Suzuki Piano and Violin Teacher. Janet has performed with numerous orchestras including the Illinois Philharmonic. She is a member of numerous organizations including the Chicago Federation of Musicians, Suzuki Association of the Americas, MTNA, SAMTA, MTNA, El Sistema USA, and the National Guild of Piano Teachers. Janet is passionate about motivating her students. She believes all students have musical abilities that can be nurtured and developed and that music-making ability is a skill that enhances a lifetime enjoyment of music. Whether it is one child or the whole family who learns to make music, music-making enhances a family’s culture through positive reinforcement, encouragement and joy.
