Learn from Great Viola Teachers

My name is Wes and I have been playing the violin and viola for 15 years. I have played in countless string quartets and quintets, recitals, and concerts! I teach anyone who wants to learn these instruments from a beginner level to intermediate.

Nate DeMaria is a classically trained violinist with a passion for improvisation and fiddle styles. Nate studied violin performance and string pedagogy at the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory under Dr. Julian Ross, and music education at SUNY Potsdam College, graduating with a B.A. in Music (2005).

Hi! My name is Lauri. I am an experienced and easy-going string teacher from Finland. I have been working as the principal string teacher of violin and viola in The Northwestern Music Institute in Helsinki. I have 30 years of experience how to teach the violin and viola with great results.

I am a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and Florida State University. I have worked professionally in an established string quartet (Lindsayan), a Piano trio (Arlington), performed with Orchestras (recently leading the viola section of the Ulster Orchestra, in Belfast, Northern Ireland), at respected national chamber music festivals, and for studio recordings in a wide…

I teach all musical styles-from classical to pop, fiddle, latin, jazz/blues... I have a doctorate and two master's degrees in violin performance. I received my two master's degrees at the Georgia State University (2004) and the Belgrade University of Arts (Serbia-2001). I graduated with doctor's degree from the Florida State University in 2009.

Hello! My name is Rebecca McKee and I teach violin and viola. Teaching has always been my passion and I have 40+ years of experience. I am a registered Suzuki violin/viola instructor in Tucson, Arizona. My other teaching experience includes Music Together, Music First, Lead Guitar, viola/chamber music teacher at the Rocky Ridge Music Center’s Junior Artist Immersion camp, and…

When I started learning the violin in school at 10 years old, I fell in love. I completed a Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2012. I also graduated with a Master of Music in Music Education degree from the same school in 2016.

Diego Ernesto Mieres is a senior student of Bachelor of Music in Viola Performance in the Yizhak Schotten Studio at the School of Music, dance, and Theater of the University of Michigan after obtaining a Merit-based Scholarship and a Sphinx Organization Full Scholarship. Diego was the 2nd place winner of the 2022 MASTA string solo competition.

Valerie is a sought-after professional musician and teacher, currently working as Principal Viola in Lohja City Orchestra. She has played in prestigious orchestras in Finland and abroad as well as being a dedicated chamber musician and improviser, with a particular interest in projects combining multiple creative fields.

Hi! My name is Kailbeth Chacin and I have been playing the violin since I was five years old. I started in Venezuela at the Emil Friedman School and was also part of the social movement El Sistema, where I got to play with conductor Gustavo Dudamel, among other great music figures of our time.