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Kenny W., Merit Scholarship student of Karen Dreyfus, graduated from the Manhattan School of Music with a Bachelors of Music in Viola Performance in 2006. Served as Principal Viola of the Manhattan School of Music Symphony, Kenny has also collaborated and played under the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Pierre Boulez, Kurt Masur, etc. Kenny W. has studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet, American String Quartet, Amadeus Quartet, among others.

Violist, Kenny W., is active in collaborations involving experimental, pop, improvising, arranging, recording, with an eclectic sensibility. Performing at venues including Radio City Music Hall to Carnegie Hall, Kenny is not only very active in NYC's music scene and industry, but on television as well with appearances from shows such as David Letterman to 30 Rock. Collaborations/performances with varied groups/artists such as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Phill Niblock, Julia Wolfe, Pierre Boulez, etc.

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I teach according to your individual needs. I help you become successful on piano, violin, viola, bass, guitar. I help you learn the instrument and learn to read music with my own ideas using fun worksheets and songs you really like to learn how to play. I fill your voids with activities such as practice techniques, sub-lessons, and ear training. I guide you toward proper posture, tone development, and the ability to keep a steady beat. I help you develop your musical independence by tweaking lessons to help you succeed. I believe talent is not a factor in learning. Mastering an instrument is the result of effective instruction and step by step guidance toward foundations and skills. I love to teach private lessons because I believe in spreading the word to make the great gift of playing music available to many. It is an inherited right and gift to enjoy a lifetime of personal satisfaction from playing a musical instrument. I love to help students build confidence and make...

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Alexandra has enjoyed playing the violin for the past fifteen years. She is a successful performer in the Orlando area and devotes most of her time to sharing her gift with children and adults who have a passion for music.

She has experience performing with the Canton Youth Symphony in Ohio and the Maitland Symphony Orchestra in Florida. She also has a small private ensemble for hire.

While performing is enjoyable, Alexandra finds teaching to be her true calling. Sharing her love of music and the instruments with others is extremely gratifying and she plans to continue teaching for the rest of her life.

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I had a double major in music therapy and music education, with a minor in psychology. I have worked with children and adults in public schools, private schools, church settings and I currently teach at my home. My students benefit from my wide and varied teaching experiences.

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Noted violinist and gifted educator. Studied with H. Harutyunyan and V. Khachatryan, students of the great violinist L. Kogan. Tigran N. has been teaching Violin and Viola to students of all ages for over 15 years. He received his Master's degree in Music Performance from The Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan, Armenia and his Bachelor of Music from Babajanyan State Music College. In addition to teaching, he has performed and recorded with several orchestras, has composed and arranged several pieces including his own album. He is a highly educated individual who enjoys sharing his knowledge and expertise with students interested in learning.

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Carmen has been teaching music for 8 years to children and adults, from age 4 to 50. She is able to teach many genres of music to all levels of musicianship, whether beginner or advanced, whether they want to learn Mozart or Coldplay, Aretha Franklin or Joni Mitchell . Her style of teaching utilizes the classical approach of theory and sight reading, but MOST IMPORTANTLY allows the student to explore the instrument freely while also achieving good musicianship. Having fun while honing the craft is the way to an enduring love of playing and is a principle she always uses in her lessons.
Carmen has a special gift with very young children; she is able to keep children interested, engaged, inspired and challenged. She has a patience with children that is extraordinary because she believes strongly in the ability of music to enrich children's lives in all areas and seeks to cultivate that within the child.

Adults also find it easy to learn from Carmen's teaching approach. Her...

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Hello, I'm Alison and welcome to my page! I truly believe that music is a gift and I am passionate about sharing that gift through teaching and playing. I love music and I definitely love teaching private lessons, which I have been doing for about 5 years now! Every student brings new challenges of which I'm ready to tackle with them and help them grow.

I received a degree in viola performance from the University of Louisville School of Music in May 2010. I studied under Chien-Ju Liao along with many other great violists in the Louisville community. I've also had the pleasure of playing with many quartets, chamber ensembles and orchestras including Louisville Youth Orchestra, All-State, the UofL Symphony, and the Louisville Orchestra. Some of my greatest moments involve playing in Carnegie Hall and premiering a world-class ballet performance with the UofL Symphony Orchestra. Music has been a part of my life since I was little and I can't imagine life without it. Along with...

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Born in Chicago to a musical family, Amali began piano lessons with her mother at age five, and cello lessons a few years later at the Merit School of Music. She completed her formal studies at the Manhattan School of Music in 2007 where her primary teachers were Julia Lichten and Margo Tatgenhorst-Drakos. Recent performance experience include the New England Symphonic Ensemble, Zero Gravity Contemporary Music Ensemble, and in master classes with cellists Yo-Yo Ma and Ron Leonard. Amali has taken part in festivals such as the Mannes Beethoven Institute and the Tanglewood Institute and has taught at summer programs such as the Kinhaven Music School. She currently plays in Tiger Lilies, a duo project that seeks to blend folk music with creative improvisations and arrangements as well as alice., a pop and jazz based septet that has recently completed it's second full-length album, a.443. She enjoys an exciting performance and teaching schedule in the New York City area, and believes...

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EDUCATION

My musical education began while sitting on my mother's lap as she taught piano lessons. At age nine, I began studying cello with a member of the Kansas City Philharmonic. At age ten, I followed in my mother's footsteps and played the flute. I played all three instruments, (piano, cello and flute) until high school. It was clear to me by age fourteen that I wanted to be an orchestra teacher, so with this dream in mind, I began playing the violin as well.
I attended Drake University and majored in music education, studying cello under the Nationally acclaimed John Ehrlich. I returned to Drake University and received a master's degree in counseling in 1999.

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

I was the youngest member of the Kansas City Youth Symphony and the Kansas City Cello Choir. I performed with these two groups for eight years.
I was chosen from applicants nation wide, to perform in Carnegie Hall and travel Europe with "America's Youth in Concert".

I was a three...