Violin Teacher

Influences: Pedagogy: Ivan Galamian, Shin'ichi Suzuki, Maxine Greene (Lincoln Center Institute)
Performance: David Oistrakh, Itzhak Perlman, Maxim Vengerov

About Me:
I make it my first priority to understand how each individual student most easily learns, while drawing on very specific and time-tested methods for teaching technique and repertoire. Most importantly, though, I believe that the most conducive environment for learning is one in which, above all, the student is never afraid to make mistakes, and, in fact, welcomes the inevitable hurdles and challenges in discovering the instrument as part of a process self-discovery and musicianship.

Ages:
Elementary School, Pre-teen, Teenage, Adult

Experience:

• Lincoln Center, New York, NY (Solo and Chamber Performer, Teacher, Curriculum Developer) [2006 - 2008]
• North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC (Teaching Assistant, Solo Chamber and Orchestral Performer, Student) [2002 - 2006]
• University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Solo, Chamber and Orchestral Performer) [2000 - 2002]

Education:

• Master of Music in Violin Performance (MM), North Carolina School of the Arts [2006]

Studied With:

• Kevin Lawrence [2002 - 2006]

Seminars and Workshops Attended:

• Lincoln Center Insitute for the Arts in Education Workshops for Teaching Artists, Lincoln Center Institute [2006]
• Killington Music Festival (4 years attendance), Killington Music Festival [2004]

Awards:

• Kenan Fellowship - Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education [2006]
• Flecher Opera Institute Award (4 consecutive years) - North Carolina School of the Arts [2002]
• Full-Tuition Performance Scholarship - University of Iowa [2000]

Scholarships:

• Teaching Assistantship with Kevin Lawrence [2002 - 2006]