As a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and New School University in New York City, I've performed in national tours and regional theatres in AZ, IN, OH, NY, NJ, TX, SC, and VA. Workshops and readings in NYC have given me different tools that are useful in today's quickly changing artistic world. My violin and I have also traveled the world with performances in France as well as touring the United States.

Originally from Saint-Petersburg, Russia, I studied violin, piano, voice, and music theory at the Glazunov School of Music since the age of 5.
After relocating to the US, I continued my musical training at the Eastman Community Music School in Rochester, NY, along with studying privately. Due to my broad interest in music and general curiosity I picked up playing the trumpet, began to dabble in various genres of music and composition.
I am a graduate of the University of Denver with a Bachelor of Music dual-degree in Classical Violin and Jazz Voice Performance. My college experience was filled with lessons in jazz piano and violin, composition, classical and jazz voice, participation in string chamber groups, symphony orchestra, jazz big band, bebop, hard bop, modal, latin, standards, and fusion jazz combos, with which I sang, as well as played violin, piano, and trumpet.

I have been a freelance violinist and a professional violin teacher for the past 30 years. Playing in the orchestra and teaching students are two of my greatest passions in life. As a private violin instructor, I firmly believe that education is impossible without student motivation and passion. As much as I love teaching, my best experience is also learning from my students.

Education - received in the Republic of Georgia (Eastern Europe)
- Tbilisi State Music Academy - 7 year degree in Violin/Piano performance.
- Tbilisi State College of Music and Arts - Bachelor's Degree in Violin Performance.
- Tbilisi State Music Conservatory - Master's Degree in Violin Performance.

I am very fortunate to love teaching because it allows me to share my knowledge and incredible experiences that I have acquired in my 30 years of being a musician in Europe and the United States.

Professional work experience:
- Park Avenue Chamber Orchestra - NY,NY
- Charlotte Symphony...

Jiwon was born to music-loving parents and received a little violin on her first birthday. As she started studying the violin, Jiwon won numerous competitions in her native Korea. Soon, her teachers recognized her talent which ultimately led to her acceptance to The Juilliard School.

Her past performances include Young Musician's Concerts at Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Alice Tulley Hall, "Fanfare for Humanity II," a fund-raising concert for Hurricane Katrina victims. She gave recitals and performed at various chamber music concerts at Lincoln Center concert halls.

Jiwon received many scholarships for her musical merit. She attended Lutheran Summer Music (LSM) and Hotchiss Summer Portals on full scholarship and was invited to perform at a concert in Florida promoting LSM. In summer 2010, she attended the Great Mountains Music Festival at Alpensia, PyeongChang, Korea as a residence counselor on full scholarship. This summer, Jiwon attended New York Summer Music...

"Being an active modern musician who takes International stages, my experiences have kept me centered amongst the trends, scenes and happenings to new music."

My experiences have been far-reaching . I was trained formally as a concertise of the classical guitar. I studied at the Cleveland Music School Settlement and at the Cleveland State University before my sojourn to Vienna, Austria where I was accepted as a student at the Academie for Music and Performing Arts, arriving there at the age of 19, becoming a protege of Luise Walker-Hesjek.

I have been a teacher of guitar since my High School days.

I am a formidable teacher of the concert classical guitar and also am an excellent educator of blues and jazz music. Besides the guitar, I also instruct electric bass guitar, offer vocal coaching (including solfeggio), song writing, composition and harmony studies. Also, I instruct beginning violin.

My experiences around master musicians and artists have given me many...

I am a very encouraging and engaging teacher who focuses on proper form and technique, while maintaining the student's interest and encouraging creativity.

I incorporates both traditional and Suzuki methods and caters every lesson to the students individual needs and goals.

There is never a dull moment in lesson with me. I keep the student motivated and excited about leaning to play the violin.

I am a freelance violinist residing in New York. A New York native, I attended the Pre-College Division of the Manhattan School of Music. I am also a graduate of New York University, where I completed my Bachelor of Music degree in String Performance. I have appeared in both solo and chamber settings at venues such as Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, the Tenri Cultural Institute, Galapagos Art Space, Le Poisson Rouge, the Flea Theater, and Steinway Hall. I have also played in master classes given by violinists Aaron Rosand, Hyo Kang, and Arnold Steinhardt of the Guarneri String Quartet. My playing has taken me to Spain and Peru, where I accompanied NYU’s Artists-in-Residence ensemble, Combo Nuvo at the Jazz Perú Internacionál Festival.
I am an active performer in the New York area, playing with local orchestras such as the One World Symphony and the Chelsea Symphony Orchestra. I have worked with composers in events such as the Tribeca Film Festival and am a member...

Began private piano lessons at age 6 and violin lessons at age 8.

Tinge Studios: violin (Yuko Fisher & Gina McIssaac) Belleville, IL    
Bradley University (B.S. in Music (violin)) (Marcia Henry) Peoria, IL   
Mozarteum Summer Academy (Yair Kless) Salzburg, Austria 
Grigory Kalinovsky - Private lessons at MSM NYC, NY

Has worked with:

Mesto Ethnic Orchestra
Debut Orchestra
American Youth Symphony
Westwood Orchestra
Hudson Symphony
String Orchestra of Brooklyn

Hello! My name is Monica N. and I am a violin instructor currently living in New York City. I have been studying and performing for 14 years, 6 years under Richard Chang, Julliard graduate and former student of Dorothy DeLay and Hyo Rang. I’ve performed with countless ensembles, from string quartets and chamber ensembles to the Maryland State Orchestra and National Festival Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. I have also performed with smaller groups playing tango, flamenco, and swing jazz.
As a violin instructor, I absolutely love sharing my passion for this instrument with others and developing creative exercises to nurture good form and technique. I believe there is no one-size-fits-all method to learning, and that my job as a teacher is to discover what methods works best for the student and develop learning tools accordingly. I pride myself on putting creativity and expression on the same par as technical mastery, and enjoy encouraging students to see the value in both.

I graduated from Mannes College of Music with a BS in violin performance. While at Mannes, I was a student of Sally Thomas (Julliard School) and other primary teachers include Claudia Schaer, Amy Barlowe and Oscar Ravina. I have had chamber music studies with Ann Setzer, Peter Prosser, Chin Kim, Gena Raps, and members of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and NY Philharmonic. Masterclasses include those with Cho-Liang Lin, Pamela Frank, and Ida Kavafian. I am graduate of the Mannes Pre-College division Honors program and alumna of both the New York Youth Symphony and Meadowmount School of Music.

I am also registered with the Suzuki Association of America and have completed Suzuki teacher training for books 1 - 8 at NYC's School for Strings, working with Ekaterina Gerson and Allen Lieb. I have also had additional pedagogy training with Ann Setzer of the Julliard School.

I recently completed Music Mind Games Unit 1 teacher training with Michiko Yurko, and look forward to...

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...

I am a graduate of Montclair State University with a Bachelors degree in music education and a minor in sociology. I have also received an Associate’s degree in music from Brookdale Community College and have been playing the French Horn since I was 10-years-old and the piano since I was 14-years-old. I have also played a variety of other instruments including the trumpet, trombone and clarinet.

I have performed with the NJ Conservatory in Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony and 9th Symphony. I have also conducted intermediate, concert and beginner bands and have given both group instrumental lessons and one-on-one private lessons. These group and individual lessons include clarinet, French Horn, trumpet, flute, trombone, saxophone, violin and percussion. I am most diverse in brass instruments and piano. I have also worked with students with special needs and students who do not have English as their first language

While still in high school, I performed at Carnegie Hall...