I am a graduate of Trinity International University where I received the rarely-awarded Jaqueline Bell Memorial Prize for outstanding music performance. Since finishing school in 2011 I have freelanced across the Northern Suburbs of Chicago, working with musicians from the Lake Forest Symphony, the Grant Park Symphony, the Chicago Bass Ensemble, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Learning to play music can change your life. It is a marvelous way to develop creativity, coordination, intellectual abilities, and self-esteem. Learning to play a stringed instrument is particularly satisfying since violin and viola players can perform in so many different musical styles.

Jeannette has over 20 years experience teaching in a private lesson setting, over 10 years experience teaching orchestra at high school level, and is presently String Orchestra Director at Lindop Public School District 92 in Broadview, IL. Jeannette attended Interlochen Arts Academy and Indiana University, Bloomington majoring in music performance while studying jazz with Dave Baker. She has been associate principal violist with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and presently plays violin with Bella Vita String Quartet, Synchronicity and Candy Town.

Jeannette knows the strengths and weaknesses of a strictly classical musical education and brings that knowledge to her teaching, creating a...

Elizabeth has taught violin and viola for twenty years. She has a Master of Music degree in Violin Performance from DePaul University School of Music. Her teachers have been among the best in the world. She has been a member of orchestras, chamber music ensembles, and has performed solos throughout the United States and abroad. Teaching is one of her greatest passions, and she welcomes the opportunity to work with all ages and levels of musical background.

Our passion for music and the search for better have lead us both here. In this moment, our choices are based on the information we have (or don't have). The fact is, I believe that sharing my gift of awareness and love to find truth with my students is more than simple music lessons. It is a journey of self discovery for everyone involved. The student, the parent(s), and myself gain more than just knowledge, but an understanding of life.

2005-2008
As soon as high school graduation was over, I was on tour almost non stop with two different and successful bands playing the piano/bass/vocals and taking an intimate role with the song and lyric writing. Tens of thousands of miles traveled with hundreds of performances from the East coast to the West to play the smallest of venues tucked away in the woods of West Virginia to major music events such as Vans Warped Tour dates, needless to say, I had built up quite an impressive reputation as a rocker, but wanted more structure....

Hi my name is Glorimar I'm from Puerto Rico but now I'm living in Chicago. My Dad is a musician and like every musician who have kids he had the idea of teaching me piano since I was 6 years old. The truth is that I fell in love with the violin when I was 12 years old in a music camp and I started to take violin lessons and since the very first day I loved so much the violin class that I told my Mom that I wanted to be a great violin teacher just like mine. Once I graduated from High School I went straight to the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico, where I received a Bachelor Degree of Music with a concentration in Instrumental Music Education. I've been a private violin teacher since 2007, every time I see the face of a kid light up when he or she is playing the violin for first time is my favorite part of been a teacher. My goals are to do my Masters Degree in Music Education with a concentration in String Pedagogy at the Northwestern University, that's why I moved from Puerto Rico.

Candace is a graduate of the University of North Texas Jazz Studies program. Candace began studying piano at the age of 5, violin at 7 and voice at 13. She has performed in various Youth Symphonies, string quartets, musicals and working bands. She is experienced in styles ranging from Classical, Pop, Funk, Ska, and, you guessed it, Jazz. Candace has taught students ages 4 to 54 and can adapt to specific students learning styles and interests.

I started violin at age eight, and I've been playing music ever since. Youth orchestras and strings camps segued into guitar ensembles and pop groups. I started teaching guitar over seven years ago, and violin shortly thereafter. I studied ethnomusicology at the University of Chicago, specializing in American popular music in the 20th century. I am also a performing and recording artist, with over ten records and several national tours under my belt. I can offer my extensive experience, unique musical insight, and personalized lesson plans to help you achieve your musical dreams.

Hello! I'm from Austin, TX and I am currently working on my master's in viola performance at the DePaul University School of Music in Chicago. I completed my bachelor's in music at the University of TX, Butler School of Music. I have played the viola for thirteen years and have always been passionate about building a classical foundation in my playing alongside learning various styles of music. Having attended an arts high school in California, I have played in jazz bands and chamber pop ensembles including the Austin-based band 'Mother Falcon.' Since the age of nine, I have had many great opportunities to attended numerous music festivals across the states including Puerto Rico and abroad in Cambridge England. Along with finishing school, I am freelancing, teaching violin/viola at home and at an elementary school. I just completed my training to become a registered violin/viola Suzuki teacher. I am fairly new to Chicago and have already grown to love the vibrant artistic scene...

Originally from Milwaukee, Max has called Chicago home for the past seven years. Currently, he resides in Logan Square with his wife, Maggie. In addition to pursuing his MMEd degree, Max composes, arranges, teaches, and plays in several Chicago-based bands.
At 30 years old, Max has used his vast musical experience to create a unique style that showcases his musical maturity and versatility. As a multi-instrumentalist, Max’s sound encompasses a broad range. From the rote music tradition of classical violin, to the aural improvisational styles of Jazz and Blues guitar, his musicianship imbues his love for this ancient art form.
Through his early violin studies, Max developed an ear that would lead him to pick up the guitar a few years later. In addition to his private studies with guitarists Bill Martin and Bobby Ferrazza on the guitar and several teachers on the violin, Max attended Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts in Milwaukee where he learned from Michael Betts, and Al...

After seeing a performance of Itzhak Perlman on TV when I was five, I begged my mom to let me start violin lessons. She agreed, and music became my entire life. I joined musicals, coached a capella groups and, needless to say, became inseparable from my instrument. When faced with the decision of what college I would attend, I based my choice on who my violin teacher would be. Janet Sung was caring, knowledgeable, and pushed me beyond my limits. So after two years, when she told her students she would be moving from our school in New York to DePaul University in Chicago, the decision was clear; I would go to Chicago with her.

I’ve been fortunate enough to win several concerto competitions, receive scholarship, and participate in master classes with renowned musicians such as Glenn Dicterow, Vadim Gluzman, and Neil Dufallo. While working on my degree in violin performance, I fell in love with its larger counterpart, the viola. On viola, I've played in many string quartets,...

A recent graduate from Illinois Wesleyan University, Gabriella has earned her degree in Violin Performance and will be continuing a Masters in String Pedagogy. A few notable performances she has participated in is two solo recitals, concerts with the Danville, Wheaton and Illinois Wesleyan Civic Orchestra, and many performances with her quartet, including performances at the Consular Corps. Ball in Chicago. She has developed an advanced repertoire for her instrument and greatly enjoys imparting what she has learned with others.

I have been hooked on music since my first violin lesson at the age of 5. The years following have been filled with a number of incredible experiences, from participating in music festivals abroad to developing a passion for teaching violin and viola. I believe music offers a wonderfully unique way to grow and express ourselves at any age or level. It is an experience everyone deserves.

Today, I continue to play violin while studying viola at DePaul University’s School of Music, where I participate in various chamber ensembles as well as the university's Symphony Orchestra.