Learn from Great Strings Teachers

Timothy A. Helisek is the first place winner of the 2004 edition of the Normandale Composer’s Competition for his classical chamber piece 'Beauty in Sadness.' 'Dancing Towards the Sun,' also a chamber piece, won first place in the same competition in 2005, as well as second place in the Minnesota Music Educators Association Composition Contest the same year.

I graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2016 with a dual degree in Performance, Songwriting and Music Production. In addition, I was awarded the Latin American scholarship after my audition to get into Berklee. Prior to my music studies, I earned a degree in Business back home in Lima University in Lima-Peru.

A native of Taiwan, Dr. Yu-Ting Wu is currently the artistic director of Music at Ponticello (MAP), a studio specialized in co-operative parent-children musical learning. During her time in the U.S., her primary teachers included Israeli American cellist, Maya Beiser (named “Cello Goddess” by the New York Times) and David Geber (the founding cellist of the American String Quartet).

Hello, my name is Siobhan. I am a passionate and versatile music teacher with over 25 years of teaching experience. I am dedicated to helping my students achieve their musical goals and enjoy watching them progress. My teaching career began at the age of 16 when I taught private violin lessons.

Hi! :) My name is Dóra Rusznák Sabljo, and I am a professional violinist currently living in Croatia. I studied violin in Hungary at the Széchenyi István University in Győr and the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, and later completed my Master’s degree in Italy at the Conservatorio “E. F. Dall’Abaco” in Verona.

Violinist Cheyenne King-Bails is building a vibrant solo, chamber, and recording career that has already taken her to Carnegie Hall in New York, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and prominent venues across France, Spain, Italy, Monaco, Denmark, Netherlands, and the Czech Republic.

I began my music teaching journey back in 2012 after attending the University of Colorado Denver. I was pursuing a music degree and at the time I believed touring would be my main source of income. After I had my first guitar student my life path suddenly changed and I realized my passion for teaching.

I’ve been passionate about teaching since a young age, starting in community programs while still in high school. Over the course of my career, I’ve taught students of all ages for more than 15 years, and I’m always striving to make lessons engaging and enjoyable while helping my students reach their goals.

Dale Dudley's musical journey began when his mother made him take piano lessons at the age of seven. He was born the third of seven children in Washington, D.C., and grew up in New Carrollton, MD, a suburb of D.C. Dale has studied bass with notable musicians including Jeff Mangone (Catch 22, University of Pittsburgh), Pepe Gonzales (Imani), Anthony Wellington (Victor Wooten), John…

I am a dedicated and passionate musician with extensive training and experience in both performance and teaching. I began my musical journey at the age of four, guided by my parents, who are both musicologists. Over the years, I have honed my skills in violin, baroque violin, viola, and baroque viola, supported by a strong foundation in music theory.