teaching artist
"I don't know what you did, but my daughter wrote a poem about the violin yesterday. She loves playing now!"
Education
Bachelors in Music Education from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University
Suzuki training books 1-8 at the School for Strings in NYC with Linda Case
Student teaching under Dr. "Doc" Sumner and Patty Gonsky
Studied Irish fiddling with Cleek Schrey
Studied violin with Dr. Elena Chernova-Davis and Nancy Roth
Studied conducting with Kynan Johns
Studied chamber music at the Killington Music Festival
Studied various fiddle styles at the Ashokan Center
Available to teach:
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Violin
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Fiddle (Irish)
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Viola
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Orchestra
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Music Theory
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Chess
Experience
Present:
Director of Orchestras at Hunterdon Musical Arts' "Saturday Strings" program
Chamber music/fiddle instructor for Saturday Strings
Artist-in-residence at Flounder Brewing Co.
Private violin, viola, fiddle, and chess teacher
Past:
Maternity leave strings teacher at Branchburg Central Middle School
Program Associate for the InterSchool Orchestras of New York
FIGS Peer Instructor at Rutgers University
Aresty Peer Instructor at Rutgers University
Chamber Coach TA at the Extension Division at Mason Gross School of the Arts
Camp Counselor/violin teacher at French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts
Fiddle instructor for the Windy Hill Fiddle Jam
Languages
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English
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German