Suzuki method violin and viola teacher Donna Curry teaches 7-year-old Lily VanderMolen, left, and 9- year-old Jasper Bickers, both of Winnetka, in her Winnetka studio. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
9/19/12 Suzuki method violin and viola teacher Donna Curry (in mirror) in her Winnetka studio teaching 7 year old Lily VanderMolen (left) and 9 year old Jasper Bickers, both of Winnetka. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
Suzuki method violin and viola teacher Donna Curry smiles in her Winnetka studio during a lesson. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
Nine- year-old Jasper Bickers works on his form at Suzuki method violin and viola teacher Donna Curry's Winnetka studio. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
Suzuki method violin and viola teacher Donna Curry works in her Winnetka studio. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
Suzuki method violin and viola teacher Donna Curry works with 7-year-old Lily VanderMolen of Winnetka. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
9/19/12 Suzuki method violin and viola teacher Donna Curry in her Winnetka studio with 7 year old Lily VanderMolen of Winnetka. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
9/19/12 Shown reflected in a mirror, Suzuki method violin and viola teacher Donna Curry (left) in her Winnetka studio with 9 year old Jasper Bickers and 7 year old Lily VanderMolen of Winnetka. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
9/19/12 9 year old Jasper Bickers works on his form at Donna Curry's Winnetka studio. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
Ann Trandai (right) of Trandai Reality poses for a photo with former Chicago Bear football coach Mike Ditka during the grand opening for the Regus work-space facility on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, in Lake Forest. Trandai lives in Lake Bluff. | Buzz Orr~Su
WINNETKA — When Donna Curry talks about teaching violin to young children, her words brim with passion and pride. After more than 30 years of teaching violin and viola through the Suzuki Method in her Winnetka home-based studio, Curry has nurtured countless “babies” into young …