Learn from Great Strings Teachers

NYC based Violinist MAYA SHIRAISHI has been a member of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra since 2007, and joined the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra in 2022. After receiving her Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School in 2001, she became a member of the Honolulu Symphony and Hawaii Opera Theatre.

Instrumentalist: guitar, mandolin, ukulele, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, voice teacher. Composer, Performer, and Studio Musician for over 25 years. Héctor Crespo studied music at Hochstein School of Music, Brockport State University, Nazareth University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. All of which are located in the New York State area.

Hello! My name is Josiah Nelson, I am a fiddle and mandolin teacher as well as a professional touring musician. I have been teaching on lessonface for a few years now and recently started teaching fiddle and mandolin at East Tennessee State University. I have over a decade of professional experience playing and teaching bluegrass.

*NO LONGER ACCEPTING STUDENTS * Professional violinist with 16 years of experience performing in the U.S., Brazil, France, and Germany. Current student at Michigan State University majoring in International Relations and Spanish, playing in the Michigan State University Concert Orchestra with a leadership role. Winner of numerous awards and scholarships.

Victoria Witmer is a viola, violin, and chamber music teacher who prioritizes the needs of each individual student. She teaches with the objectives of enhancing performance capabilities and inspiring a love of music. Performing around the world, Victoria has been a member of Lincoln Center Stage piano quintets and the Lucerne Festival Academy in Switzerland.

**JUST ADDED SOME MORNING & EVENING AVAILABILITY TO MY SCHEDULE** Ross James is a guitarist, bassist, pedal-steel guitarist, and singer/songwriter currently residing in the Denver Area. Since 2012, Ross has been a regular collaborator with Phil Lesh, and has shared the stage with many greats including Bob Weir, John Scofield, Dave Schools, Warren Haynes, Jim James, Stanley Jordan,…

I loved watching cartoons as a kid and wanted to play the music I heard, so I started learning as many musical instruments as possible. Violin became my favorite and that passion led me to a Bachelors in Violin Performance from Florida State University and a Masters in Violin Performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, at both schools I won several positions, awards and…

Iryna was born in Odessa, Ukraine. Her musical education began at the age of five and continued for a more in-depth, and detailed violin study at the Odessa College of Culture and Arts K.D. Dankevich. After graduation, she studied at the Odessa State A.V. Nezhdanova Academy of Music and obtained both Diplomae of Bachelor’s Degree and Master's Degree in Violin Performance.

Heather received her Bachelor of Music in Viola Performance from Valparaiso University and her master’s degree in Viola Performance from The Hartt School of Music. She is a registered Suzuki Violin teacher and has completed training courses with Edward Kreitman, Nancy Jackson, Doris Preucil, and Teri Einfeldt.

Volkan Orhon is a professor of double bass at the University of Iowa. Native of Turkey, he was a prizewinner in the Concert Artists Guild, the co­-first prize at the International Society of Bassists Competitions, and was the first bassist ever to win the grand prize at the American String Teacher’s Association Solo Competition.