Learn from Great Strings Teachers

Alex Cousins is a world-class cellist, educator, and artistic innovator based in Buffalo, NY, offering private lessons to students around the world. A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University, Alex blends deep classical training with a modern, expressive approach rooted in tone, movement, and authentic musical connection.

Kendra Sobania is a distinguished performer and educator based in Los Angeles, California. Originally from Little Falls, Minnesota, she began her violin studies at the age of five. As a passionate chamber musician, Kendra toured the United States, bringing classical music to Korean communities across the United States and Korea.

Carolyn Semes is a versatile and compelling violinist, whose expertise spans the great solo, chamber, and orchestral repertoire. Her playing has been described as “a carefree confidence that strives for the classical ideal within the spontaneous moment“, as well as “startling emotional maturity.” She is extremely passionate about teaching violin to students of various abilities--…

Hi there! My name is Steve, and I am a music instructor currently based in Oklahoma. I have over 30 years of teaching experience, with 25 of those years in professional, private schools of instruction. I teach a wide variety of music styles, including blues, rock, pop, classical, country, and bluegrass.

Though only 24 years of age (b. 1994), Ohio-born Benjamin Fryxell is already a seasoned veteran of the cello. He has given numerous performances over the years, and has concertized as a soloist with orchestras such as the Blue Ash-Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, the Seven Hills Sinfonietta, the National Repertory Orchestra, and others.

17 years of experience as a musician, 10 years as a composer and sound engineer. Professional guitarist and composer in The Scalar Process, Dawohl. Specialized in Metal and Progressive music, with experience in multiple musical styles.

I am a graduate from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. My primary study was Cello with Naomi Butterworth and my second study was Piano with Gabriele Baldocci. As part of my course I specialised in Teaching, both in group and individual settings.

Love of music and a passion for excellence... these are attributes I believe in and demonstrate to all my students. If you have preference for a teacher who has years of experience, teaching and performing behind her, then I hope you will consider me as your new teacher!

Christopher Broyles is an accomplished Violist, Baroque Violist, Teacher and leader who is currently teaching and freelancing in the Boston and Cleveland areas. As a violist, Broyles has appeared on stages around the globe from Symphony Hall in Boston to the Salle de Combins at the Verbier Festival to the Regina Mundi Church in Soweto, South Africa to the Musikverein in Vienna.

Katie Nestor is a music educator and violin teacher committed to helping students grow as both musicians and individuals. She believes that every student is inherently musical, and that meaningful learning begins by connecting to each student’s unique voice, experiences, and natural musical inclinations.