Rebecca Panayiotou
About
Music learning should be a joyful process! I am dedicated to fostering a safe and personalized environment for the needs of each student.
I believe in the importance of mindfulness and connection to one's body when it comes to learning an instrument.
I offer traditional private lessons in violin, beginner through advanced, and beginner ukulele. Lessons are specialized to meet each student's individual needs. I am passionate about providing training in the fundamentals of technique so that students can experience true mastery. My aim is to give my students the tools they need to succeed in their own unique musical path.
I hold a Bachelor of Music Performance in violin and have an extensive background in orchestral, solo, and band settings.
Performance Experience:
Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee OK, Concerto-Aria Orchestra, section first violin. Oklahoma Baptist University Symphony Orchestra, Principal Second violin & Featured Soloist.
Oklahoma City Ukulele Club, Ukulele
Open Prairie String Band, Fiddle
University of Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra, section first violin.
University of Oklahoma Civic Orchestra, concertmaster.
Stetson University Symphony Orchestra, concertmaster, section first violin
Stetson University Chamber Orchestra, section first violin
Stetson University Opera Theatre Orchestra, violin
Pedagogical Experience:
Violin Instructor for 10 years
Instructor, Music Together (music for Early Childhood)
Adjunct Professor of Violin, Oklahoma Baptist University Prep Department, Shawnee
Education:
Bachelor of Music-Performance, Orchestral Instrument, Stetson University, DeLand, FL
Orfeo International Music Festival, Vipiteno, Italy
Awards:
William E. Duckwitz Talent Scholarship
Stetson Undergraduate Research Experience-SURE Grant
O'Connor Method Violin
Essential Elements for Ukulele