Learn from Great Strings Teachers

Hello, my name is Mika! I myself began playing the cello during lockdown in 2021 and have seen how much joy and personal growth it has brought me, and would love to share it with other people, guiding them on their own journeys with music!

My name’s Sawyer! Welcome to my page! It’s great to have you checking into lessons. If you’re new to lessons or have been practicing music for a long time, I’d love to help you progress on your musical journey. I want to teach you because I know the value of finding an instructor who “gets you” and can work with you to help you reach your goals.

Hi! My name is Laura Ellison. I am a professional violinist with 20+ years of experience teaching students of all ages and levels. I have a Bachelor Degree and a Master Degree in Violin Performance from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC where I studied with Robert Gerle.

My musical journey with my violin started at the age of four and I have been practicing it for more than twenty years. After six years in the student orchestra during my high school, I entered Tsinghua University as a music specialized student and played as the principle second violin in Tsinghua University Symphony Orchestra (TUSO) for four years.

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.

Raisa Ulumbekova was born in Leningrad (today St.Petersburg, Russia). She has received her primary education at the Ohta music center and then an Honors degree at the "Mussorgsky Music State College". The high education Raisa has obtained at the Conservatory "Rimsky-Korsakov" of St.Petersburg in the class of Professor Oleg Shulpyakov, continuing her postgraduate studies at the…

Hello! My name is Austin Charles-Marcel, and I love music and teaching what I have learned with my students. With over 10 years of teaching experience, I have had the pleasure of working with students of all ages. My goal is to always provide an encouraging and positive learning environment so that each student can thrive.

Harpist Sophie Kim is currently pursuing her Specialist of Music at the University of Michigan with Yolanda Kondanassis. Raised in College Park, MD, Sophie was named a National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellow in 2017. She has served as principal harpist at the Mostly Modern Festival, the Monteux School, the Round Top Festival Institute, and the Brevard Music Center Summer…

***CONTACT FOR AVAILABILITY*** “Brittany is so good with my daughter. She is a lot of fun and is always cheerful. My daughter loves to play popular upbeat songs, and Brittany caught that early on. She incorporates as much of the pop songs in her lessons, as she does traditional classical music.

I have trained classically under world-renowned teachers throughout the United States and Europe, and my passions have also brought me to jazz, pop, hip hop, and folk music, as well as improvisation in all of these styles. I would be delighted to help you learn a new tune, develop the basics of jazz improvisation, or help you prepare for your recital!