Viola with Zo M.

I love teaching violin and viola to students of all ages and levels! I have extensive teaching experience ranging from beginning learners as young as 3 years old, to the older adult student learning for the first time, or bringing the violin or viola back into their lives. Prior teaching positions also include collegiate level instruction at Drake University (Iowa), Grinnell College (Iowa), and Richland College (Texas) as well as instruction within the Drake University Community School of Music, and after-school group classes at Montessori schools. I enjoy teaching students at all levels, competitive, or non-competitive. I incorporate Suzuki Method principles and repertoire into my teaching, but I also have experience with a range of traditional methods that suit students of different needs and goals. I am always interested in serving the student first and in creating an open dialogue with students and parents on what I believe their technical and musical needs are in order to meet our goals together as student and teacher.