Undergraduate: B.M (Honors) University of Sydney - Sydney Conservatorium of Music (Violin/Piano). Postgraduate: M.M - Australian Institute of Music (Violin/Piano) PhD Specialist in Music Performance ( Violin) - University of Michigan School of Music (Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honors). Post-gr...

Preferred Student Age: 3 to Adult. Preferred Student Level: Beginner to early intermediate. Briefly describe your musical pursuits outside Sherwood. I teach guitar for “Baby Steps” at the Suzuki-Orff School. I am also teaching guitar at DePaul University in the Community Music ...

Preferred Student Age: 3 ½ to 18. Preferred Student Level: Beginner to Advanced. How long have you been on Faculty at Sherwood Conservatory of Music? Since 1991. Briefly describe your musical pursuits outside Sherwood. Performing in the community (including hospitals and nursing homes...

M.M. Pedagogy, M.A. in Violin, Nowowiejski Music Academy of Bydgoszcz (Poland); SAA-trained in Suzuki method. Performances with the Polish American Symphony Orchestra, Pomeranian Philharmonic, Salonowa Promendowa Orchestra of Chicago....

Preferred Student Age: 3 and up. Preferred Student Level: Any. How long have you been on faculty at Sherwood? Since April 1997. Briefly describe your musical pursuits outside Sherwood. Private studio teacher, freelance performer and chamber musician. What do you want to impart to your stud...

Where did you receive your undergraduate education? National University of Music at Bucharest, Romania. Where did you receive your post graduate education? MusikhochschuleLuebeck – Germany. What is your hometown? Buzau, Romania What is your preferred age to teach? Four year...

Bridget Callahan has taught viola and violin for over ten years. After being first introduced to string instruments in her public school music program, Ms. Callahan is a strong advocate for music education for all children. She has studied Suzuki pedagogy with Nancy Lokken, Edward Kreitman and Nan...

Preferred student age: any age. Preferred student level: any level. What do you want to impart to your students through your teaching? Independence; Sensitivity to sound and touch; Ability to communicate an idea to an audience through music; Pride in accomplishment. What do you enj...

Preferred Student Age: 5 and up. Preferred Student Level: Beginners to Advanced. How long have you been on faculty at Sherwood? Since 2003. Briefly describe your musical pursuits outside Sherwood. I perform contemporary/avant garde and free improvisation and work with composers on new...

Mrs. Gonzalez began her musical studies at the age of four in the Washington DC area. She was enrolled in her local Suzuki violin program as well as in the DC Youth Orchestra Program. At age nine, Tamara moved to Puerto Rico with her family and began studying at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music...

Undergraduate: B.A. Business Management, Rockford College, B.M. Instrumental Performance, Columbia College. Postgraduate: M.A.T. Elementary Education, Columbia College.  Hometown: Rockford, IL.  Preferred student age: 3-18.  Preferred student level: Beginner-Intermediate.&#16...

Undergraduate:  B.M., Northwestern University, Harp Performance. Postgraduate:  M.M., Northwestern University. Hometown: New Berlin, Wisconsin. Preferred student age:  Anyone who doesn't yawn during lessons (4-89). Preferred student level: All. How long have you been at Sher...

Erica Lessie received her B.M. in cello performance from Indiana University, where she studied with Fritz Magg. At Florida State University, she earned an M.M. in cello performance and completed coursework for a D.M.A. Currently, she is teaching cello at DePaul University Community Music Division a...