Learn from Great Viola Teachers

Violinist and Educator Amos Fayette enjoys a diverse career, teaching and performing for several organizations in Northeast Ohio. He currently serves on the faculty of Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga Community College, and The Rainey Institute, and performs frequently as the Concertmaster-at-Large with the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra and as a substitute with the Toledo…

Lindsey received a doctorate in Music and Music Education from Columbia University's Teachers College. She has over 20-years of teaching experience with individual and group instruction, ages 3-50+. She finished her Masters in String Pedagogy and Performance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Sarah Arnold holds performance degrees from Rice University Shepherd School of Music and Yale University. She began studying the violin at the age of four, and gave her debut performance at the age of eight as soloist with the Akron Symphony. She has appeared as soloist with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, the Toledo Symphony, and the Southeastern Ohio Symphony Orchestra.

Music has always been a big part of my life. I started singing at two years old and started playing the violin at the age of 8. In 2004 I graduated from Mansfield University with my BM in Music Education. Voice was my primary instrument with a secondary in Violin and Viola.

I began playing the cello at the age of 5. My father Michael Flaksman, a world-renowned American cellist and teacher, was one of the major influences of my teaching and playing. I attended the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Juilliard School, and the University of Mannheim in Germany.

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.

With over 20 years of experience Jacques Gadway continues to perform and teach violin. Gadway is a graduate of the University of Miami's Frost School of Music where he received a Bachelors in Instrumental performance and minor in Chemistry.

I am a dedicated violin/bowed strings teacher with experience working with students of all ages and levels. My approach centers on building a strong technical foundation through proper posture, bowing, intonation, and tone production. I create personalized lesson plans tailored to each student's needs, focusing on clear, step-by-step progress.

Sara Rodriguez is a Honduran-born freelance violinist based in Dallas, TX. A graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi where she earned her bachelors, and Baylor University, where she earned her masters in music performance. Sara has been a student of Dr. Stephen Redfield, Dr Bruce Berg, and Professor Julia Bushkova.

Abby Douglas began her intense studies in viola performance at Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, where she studied under the leadership of Professor Rose Armbrust Griffin. Abby continues to pursue opportunities for growth in her craft, and she will begin graduate studies at Texas Christian University (TCU) in the fall of 2025 under the study of Dr.