Learn from Great Cello Teachers

Cellist MaryGrace Bender pursues a multi-faceted career in performance, recording, and music education. As a Suzuki teacher, Bender seeks to reach every child through music and prides herself in her students. Bender teaches privately in Nashville and is on faculty at Union University.

Though only 24 years of age (b. 1994), Ohio-born Benjamin Fryxell is already a seasoned veteran of the cello. He has given numerous performances over the years, and has concertized as a soloist with orchestras such as the Blue Ash-Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, the Seven Hills Sinfonietta, the National Repertory Orchestra, and others.

Hi! I'm Jade, a cellist currently working towards a Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory. I have held principal & assistant principal positions at the Grammy-winning New York Youth Symphony, Manhattan School of Music Precollege, and Boston University Tanglewood Institute.

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.

Born in Hong Kong, Johnny Mok started his cello studies at the age of five, and continued in the US in 2001. He earned his Bachelor of Music at the University of Alabama with Carlton McCreery, and Master of Music degree at The Boston Conservatory with Andrew Mark.

In my younger years, I gained extensive experience by participating in solo and chamber music competitions. During my studies, I developed both my cello performance skills and my understanding of pedagogy. Currently, I teach at a music school, where I work with students ranging from very young children to older adults.

Progress, and the rewards it unlocks, is my motivation. In my time studying at NYU, to earn a Bachelor of Music degree, followed by attending Cleveland Institute of Music for masters school, I have learned a lot about performing and teaching cello music.

Studied music at UW-Stevens Point (Suzuki and classically trained), Lehi Gertz is a fiddler in several bands in MN specializing in Country, Folk, Bluegrass and Old Time fiddling styles. Lehi currently teaches orchestra to beginner as well as intermediate students and has been teaching piano and violin for over 18 years.

I am currently completing a Master’s degree in Cello Performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London, within a highly demanding artistic and pedagogical environment, while also maintaining an active performance career in chamber music projects and professional contexts outside the academic setting.

Born in Geneva, Switzerland, cellist Gabriel Esteban grew up in a musical family. He studied with François Guye at the Geneva Conservatory and with Clemens Hagen and Giovanni Gnocchi at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg. He also received precious advice from cellists such as Christophe Coin, Marc Coppey, Enrico Dindo, David Geringas, Thomas Grossenbacher, Frans Helmerson, Gary…