Learn from Great Strings Teachers

I hold a Master of Music degree in Violin Performance from Oklahoma City University, where I graduated with Dean’s List Honors and Honor Graduate recognition. I also completed doctoral-level studies in Violin Performance at the University of Houston. As an educator, I have taught orchestra, choir, classroom music, and violin in both China and the United States.

Hi! Nice to meet you! My name is Adam Bern and I am a violinist, composer, arranger, band leader and teacher based in Brookline, MA. I hold a B.M. in Classical Composition from the Berklee College of Music (as well as B.S. in Engineering Physics from Cornell University and an M.S.

I am a Cambridge university educated tutor, and I have been teaching music privately in the UK for around 20 years, with students of all ages and abilities. I am currently based in SW England, and teach banjo (clawhammer), guitar and bass guitar, and have played all of those instruments at a professional level, in the studio and live.

Kira Bayer is a classically trained violinist from San Francisco, California. She has been playing the violin since age 7, and decided to pursue music at 14. She is now a 2nd year undergraduate student at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. She is currently studying with Kristopher Tong of the Borromeo Quartet.

“I have a passion for music and my greatest goal in life is to share that passion one way or another.” Zach started his musical journey before he could speak with his father starting his ear-training as a toddler. He’s taught all levels of guitar, piano and voice for several years.

A professional musician with over 10 years of experience, I graduated in Music at FASCS in São Paulo, Brazil. In addition to numerous other courses and classes over the years, including the Bass Camp in 2017, led by the great musician and bassist Victor Wooten. Over the years, I have played different musical styles such as rock, blues, samba, funk, jazz, bossa nova, R&B, punk rock.

My name is Jess Block. I'm from Long Island, New York. I started playing the bass at age 10. My primary teachers in grade school were Emil Botti, Eugene Levinson, Joel Braun and Ron Castillo. I earned a degree from Juilliard Pre-College in 2009. I attended Manhattan School of Music for my Bachelors where I studied with Tim Cobb.

Evan McPherson is a Central Texas-based guitarist, educator, and producer with over 20 years of experience helping students of all ages grow as musicians. He holds a Jazz Guitar Performance degree from Cornish College of the Arts and brings a deep understanding of theory, technique, and improvisation to every lesson.

Bass & Guitar Teacher/ Musician Japanese Guitar/ Bass Guitar teacher from Tokyo with over 20 years of solid teaching experience in Hong Kong and Japan. Very experienced in teaching large groups at international schools, as well as small groups and private 1-on-1 lessons to both children & adults.

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.