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Hi! I’m Henry (AKA Dr. Myers). I’m a cellist, teacher, and occasional writer currently living in St. Louis, Missouri. I’ve been teaching cello for well over a decade (including 5+ years virtually) and have worked with students ranging from absolute beginners to graduate performance majors.

I am Dewald (known by my students as “Mr D” and as “DV Burg” in the entertainment business) and I'm an UNISA registered music teacher with more than 17 years’ teaching experience. I've taught students between the ages of 4 and 84 both privately and as a part time teacher at music academies, primary schools and high schools.

NYC based Violinist MAYA SHIRAISHI has been a member of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra since 2007, and joined the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra in 2022. After receiving her Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School in 2001, she became a member of the Honolulu Symphony and Hawaii Opera Theatre.

*NO LONGER ACCEPTING STUDENTS * Professional violinist with 16 years of experience performing in the U.S., Brazil, France, and Germany. Current student at Michigan State University majoring in International Relations and Spanish, playing in the Michigan State University Concert Orchestra with a leadership role. Winner of numerous awards and scholarships.

With over 20 years of experience Jacques Gadway continues to perform and teach violin. Gadway is a graduate of the University of Miami's Frost School of Music where he received a Bachelors in Instrumental performance and minor in Chemistry.

I began playing the violin at age 7 and I have enjoyed every moment since! I switched to the viola at age 19 and pursued both a bachelor's and master's degree in performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music. Music is always a journey and I have been lucky enough to perform in Germany, Denmark, Japan, China, and even in Carnegie Hall!

Kevin grew up in New York where he studied piano with Marvin Drucker and played trombone in the public schools. He has been a bass guitarist and instructor in Chicago for a long time. After studying jazz expression with David Bloom at the Bloom School Of Jazz he went on for 17 years to teach ensemble classes with an emphasis on improvisation skills.

Music teaching has been my passion for 50 years. I love seeing students develop in their confidence, skill, and problem-solving ability. Since retiring from playing violin in professional orchestras, music teaching has been my focus, with students age 4 to 84.

I loved watching cartoons as a kid and wanted to play the music I heard, so I started learning as many musical instruments as possible. Violin became my favorite and that passion led me to a Bachelors in Violin Performance from Florida State University and a Masters in Violin Performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, at both schools I won several positions, awards and…

I am portuguese double bass player currently working with Brussels Philharmonic, in Belgium (Central European Time Zone - CET) and teaching at The International School of Brussels. I have a Bachelor in Music, a Master in Music Teaching (ESML, Lisbon), a Master in Musik (HfMT, Hamburg) and I was an Orchestra Akademist in the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester (2015-2017).