Learn from Great Violin Teachers

Mikki has over 25 years of experience as a violin and music theory teacher. She holds a Masters of Music (MM) in Theory from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) and a Bachelor of Music (BM) in Theory from the University of Toronto. Mikki also holds an ARCT Violin Performer’s Diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music.

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.

Hello, my name is Maren Elliott! I am a current college student studying violin performance. I have played the violin since I was four years old, and over the years I have played in many symphonies and participated in many competitions. Music has always been a great joy in my life. My goal is to share my love of music and the violin with my students.

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.

My name is Andrew Finn Magill and I'm a fiddler and educator featured on NPR, a Fulbright Fellow, North Carolina Arts Council Fellow and South Arts Emerging Traditional Artist with twenty+ years of teaching experience. After a successful week-long residency at John C.

“Like an angel in human form. Just to watch her play is an extraordinary thing. She’s known for her incredibly lyrical playing. Kala’s one of the greatest musicians on the planet. The legendary Terry Riley in the "San Francisco Chronicle". Maestro Kala Ramnath with her ‘Singing Violin’ stands among the world’s finest, most inspirational instrumentalists.

Brandon currently holds a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance, a Master of Music degree in viola performance, and has been working as a professional musician in the Los Angeles area for over a decade. He has performed under the baton of countless renowned composers and conductors such as, Inon Zur, Gary Schymann, Chris Lennertz, Austin Wintory, Bruce Broughton, Russell…

I am a young and passionate violinist that studied with Prof. Boris Kuschnir, the teacher of Maria Duenas and from him I have learned to build the technical framework of playing the violin and to put everything I feel into the most beautiful sound. I believe that we play music to experience it in our hearts and to speak directly from one soul to another. I studied with Prof.

I started playing violin at the age of eight and fell in love with music. I played in the Vermont Youth Orchestra. in high school and made some of my best friends that I still perform with! I decided to pursue music performance at the University of Vermont.

Hi! My name is Helena Lalita, and I’m a passionate violin, viola, and fine arts teacher with over 13 years of experience. I’ve had the pleasure of working with students of all ages and abilities, and I genuinely love sharing my love for music and the arts with them. It’s amazing how much joy I get from connecting with my students on a personal level.