The Florida Music Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2014 to host an annual Suzuki Summer Institute. FMI is the only Suzuki summer institute in Florida approved by the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
We serve Suzuki students and teachers in Florida and welcome participants from as far as Alaska and Latin America!
2025 Summer Institute: Wednesday, June 11 to Saturday, June 14
The 2025 Summer Institute will be at Broadway United Methodist Church in the Lake Eola Heights Historical District. We are grateful to host the institute at this historical landmark in downtown Orlando.
We appreciate the support we received in 2024 from:
Mielke Family Foundation, Inc.
Miner Family Fund
Muni Strings
Orlando Suzuki Music School
The Florida Music Institute fosters a learning community for music students, teachers, parents, and supporters, improving quality of life in Florida through Shinichi Suzuki’s philosophy. We use music education to develop the whole person.
Non-discrimination Policy
We admit students of any race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, and religion to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally available to students at the institute.
We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, or religion in the administration of our educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, or other institute-administered programs.
Failure to comply with this policy will result in immediate and permanent dismissal from the institute.