4 Instructors for Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Mandolin, Fiddle
Terri Sandys: Both in-person & online lessons available
Terri Sandys is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound with a double degree in Music Education and Performance. She has been teaching and performing for over 40 years. She has been a member of The Tacoma Symphony, The Spokane Symphony, The Boise Philharmonic, The Yakima Symphony, The Bellevue Philharmonic, and The Seattle Rock Orchestra. She has played for numerous traveling groups and artists, countless musicals, recordings and many other events. She believes in a nurturing approach to teaching that is tailored to the individual student.
Andrew Bushnell: Both in-person & online lessons available
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Andrew holds a Bachelor’s degree in violin from the Wheaton Conservatory in Illinois and a Master’s degree in violin from Cal State Sacramento. Andrew has a life mission of inspiring students to pursue a life long journey of musical fulfillment and hopes to impart to his students his personal passion for violin and the violin repertoire. Weekly lessons focus on performance, posture and technique, scales and exercises, and music theory. He has students perform at least twice a year in recitals and in various community service venues.
He has three young children under 6 who he is trying to teach music to and enjoys dark coffee and walks on the beach.
To learn more about Andrew and his lessons, please visit, http://bushnellviolinstudio.wordpress.com
He has three young children under 6 who he is trying to teach music to and enjoys dark coffee and walks on the beach.
To learn more about Andrew and his lessons, please visit, http://bushnellviolinstudio.wordpress.com
Christopher Salas: In-person lessons available
Hi there, my name is Chris and I’m a lifelong musician. I was trained in classical piano by my grandparents, both professional pianists, and have since gone on to play guitar, violin, mandolin, ukulele, and bass guitar. In my 13 years of teaching, I have had the privilege of training with many professional musicians in southern California, and have participated in teacher/student showcase cover bands, playing bands like ZZ top, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold, and a variety of “top hits” of the 00’s at local bars and block parties.
These days I concentrate my own musical focus to a beautiful and artistic style of classical guitar from southern Spain called Flamenco, but I still love helping others reach their musical dreams across many instruments and styles. My own past focuses have been in heavy metal, folk, rock, blues, video game and movie scores, and classical music.
You can expect our lessons to be a fun and friendly space for your musical exploration. We will cover theory and learn exercises, in small bits as it applies to your current project, in order to give a well rounded understanding of how the music works as a whole and to give you the tools to learn each song better and faster than the last. We will also be focused on developing superb technique and posture to keep your playing relaxed and fast without tiring your muscles or stressing your body. And finally, i will help you develop outstanding practice habits and methods to help you make the most out of the time you spend practicing.
The most important thing, though, is the music that you love, so we will work together on something that you’ve selected to play, or work toward, and design a personalized lesson plan to meet your goals.
These days I concentrate my own musical focus to a beautiful and artistic style of classical guitar from southern Spain called Flamenco, but I still love helping others reach their musical dreams across many instruments and styles. My own past focuses have been in heavy metal, folk, rock, blues, video game and movie scores, and classical music.
You can expect our lessons to be a fun and friendly space for your musical exploration. We will cover theory and learn exercises, in small bits as it applies to your current project, in order to give a well rounded understanding of how the music works as a whole and to give you the tools to learn each song better and faster than the last. We will also be focused on developing superb technique and posture to keep your playing relaxed and fast without tiring your muscles or stressing your body. And finally, i will help you develop outstanding practice habits and methods to help you make the most out of the time you spend practicing.
The most important thing, though, is the music that you love, so we will work together on something that you’ve selected to play, or work toward, and design a personalized lesson plan to meet your goals.
Yimiao "Iris" Chen: Both in-person & online lessons available
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Yimiao "Iris" Chen, a Chinese violinist and Gold Prize winner of the Jaen-Torres International Violin Competition, has performed at venues like Carnegie Hall, Allice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center in New York, Shanghai Grand Theater, and Ernst C. Stifel Hall. She works with many orchestras, such as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Maryland Lyric Opera (First Violin Third Chair), the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (Associate Principal Second), the Washington National Opera, the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, and the Symphony in C (Associate Concertmaster).
As an educator, Iris has taught students of all levels, from beginners to music pre-college and college applicants. She teaches ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music), including violin performance, music theory, and ear-training tests, and coaches orchestra excerpts for all ages and levels in both English and Mandarin.
Iris received her B.M. degree from the Juilliard School, M.M. degree from Mannes School of Music, and Doctoral degree from Peabody Institute / Johns Hopkins University.
Iris is a big fan of cooking when she has spare time !
As an educator, Iris has taught students of all levels, from beginners to music pre-college and college applicants. She teaches ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music), including violin performance, music theory, and ear-training tests, and coaches orchestra excerpts for all ages and levels in both English and Mandarin.
Iris received her B.M. degree from the Juilliard School, M.M. degree from Mannes School of Music, and Doctoral degree from Peabody Institute / Johns Hopkins University.
Iris is a big fan of cooking when she has spare time !