Training and Experience | Nathan Bishop Music

"I don't know what you did, but my daughter wrote a poem about the violin yesterday. She loves playing now!"

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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

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

Learning from guest clinician Molly Mason	The Hunterdon Fiddlers, after a recent gig at the Bonacorsi Family Farm
Lecturing to Rutgers undergraduates about old-time music	Playing with two regulars at Dolan's in Limerick, Ireland
A meeting of the Windy Hill Fiddle Jam	Fiddling to educate Hell's Kitchen about their voting rights!