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Instrument(s): Viola, Violin, Fiddle
City: Washington, DC
About Rachel Zhao
Rachel Lee Zhao is a violinist and instructor who was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley. Ms. Zhao is currently receiving her Artist Diploma at Shenandoah Conservatory after previously having gained her Bachelor's in Violin Performance from Oberlin College and Conservatory studying with David Bowlin, as well as...
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Instrument(s): Strings, Viola, Violin
City: Miami/South Florida
About Melissa D Albora
Melissa D'Albora, a Rhode Island Native, began playing viola at 14 years old under the direction of Carol Pellegrino. She later studied under John Sumerlin before going to the University of Connecticut. During her undergraduate years, she studied viola under Robert Meyer, Steven Larson, and Dr. Solomiya Ivakhiv.
During her sophomore...
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Instrument(s): Viola, Violin
City: Denver
About Shannon Carscallen
Shannon Carscallen is a passionate, fun, and open minded violin and viola teacher. She has been playing for 25 years, and loves to explore different styles and genres of music. Shannon grew up in northern Arizona and began playing violin at the young age of 4. Though Shannon grew...
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Instrument(s): Viola, Violin, Fiddle
City: Denver
About Enion Pelta
Enion Pelta-Tiller has been teaching violin, viola, and fiddle for over 18 years. She studied violin performance at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Peabody Institute in Baltimore where she studied with Richard Field, Susan Bates, and Janet Chisolm. Enion also studied bluegrass, jazz, improvisation and composition with...
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Instrument(s): Piano, Viola, Violin, Voice, Ukulele
City: Denver
About Amy Kopatich
Amy Kopatich is a Colorado native who attended Columbine High School. She recently retired from Jefferson County Public schools as a music teacher. She has a BME degree from Colorado State University and a MM degree in voice/pedagogy from The University of Colorado at Boulder.
Amy is...
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Instrument(s): Cello, Piano, Viola, Violin
City: Houston
About Jonathan Echevarria
Jonathan Echevarria began his studies on viola at age sixteen with Philadelphia Orchestra's Assistant Principal, Kerri Ryan. Prior to viola, Mr. Echevarria studied piano, violin, and cello with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Bay-Atlantic Symphony, and Delaware Symphony. He graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance on...
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Instrument(s): Bass, Cello, Clarinet, Flute, Piano, Saxophone, Trumpet, Viola, Violin
City: Washington, DC
About Alexander Appel
Alexander Appel has obtained a Bachelor's of Science degree from Duquesne University located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (his hometown). Alex's primary instrument is viola; however, he has played violin, flute, clarinet, and saxophone just as long. He studied underneath a handful of professors who are musicians in the Pittsburgh Symphony...
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Instrument(s): Bass, Flute, Piano, Saxophone, Viola, Violin, Ukulele
City: Denver
About Cali Alexander
Cali Alexander started playing flute at the age of twelve in a small school band, and soon after began performing in youth orchestra by fifteen. She began teaching lessons while in high school to other students and has regularly taught since then for a total of fourteen years. She played...
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Instrument(s): Guitar, Piano, Viola, Violin, Banjo, Ukulele
City: Seattle
About Sharon Ford
Sharon Ford has been playing violin for over 20 years and is still learning! She grew up in Virginia and graduated from Shenandoah Conservatory in with a degree in Music Therapy. During that time she studied violin, guitar, piano and picked up the banjo. She's been an avid...
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Instrument(s): Piano, Viola, Violin
City: Houston
About Helen Dowd
Helen Dowd is a native of Lincoln, NE, and comes from a large musical family. At age 6 she
learned violin and piano with both Suzuki and traditional methods and in 8th grade, she began
playing viola and has since performed in many quartets as a violist. As early as high school,
Helen...
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Instrument(s): Viola, Violin
City: Washington, DC
About Hanbing Jia
Violinist Hanbing Jia has been a professional orchestra musician and chamber musician for over ten years, performing with diverse ensemble in US, Europe and his native China. In China, he has performed with China Philharmonic Orchestra, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, China National Opera, Shenzhen symphony orchestra, and beyond. He currently serves...
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Instrument(s): Viola, Violin, Ukulele
City: Seattle
About Karli Rhind
With enthusiasm for inspiring young musicians, learning new musical styles, live performance, and traveling, Karli Rhind is an established violist and Suzuki Certified Instructor with 18 years of experience as a classical musician. She holds a Master of Music in String Pedagogy from the University of New Mexico and a...
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