Learn from Great Strings Teachers

Tara Shupe was raised playing traditional American Fiddle Music and Bluegrass. She began playing festival stages at 6 years old and toured the US and Europe playing mandolin and singing with the award winning youth bluegrass band String Fever starting in her teens, taking the stages of Telluride, Rockygrass, La Roche Festival in France, GreyFox, IBMA, and more.

Performances or recordings with Smith Dobson, Jessica Williams, Larry Vuckovich, Eddie Henderson, Sonny Simmons, Mark Levine, Joe Henderson, Jamie Davis, Marvin Stamm, Kurt Elling and Tootie Heath. Live shows accompanying Bobby Rydell, Dick Contino, Julius LaRosa, Rita Moreno, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Pete Barbutti, Jim Baily, Jerry Vale, Diahann Carroll and Frankie Laine.

My passion is teaching you to play the harp. My goal is to help you become the best harpist that you can be. My professional training was at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Case Western Reserve University where I received both my Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Harp Performance and Music Education. I have over 30 years teaching and performance experience.

Julianne Oh, violin, having enjoyed plenty of diverse repertoire is an avid listener and musician of many genres in classical music. A native of the San Francisco Bay area, Ms. Oh served as concertmaster of the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra with which she made her solo debut of the Mendelssohn violin concerto at the age of thirteen.

Hello! My name is Jonny Java Mantra and I was born in the Bronx, NYC. I have been playing guitar for 30 years (since the age of 6.) I am a graduate of the Berklee College of Music and La Guardia HS of Music, Art, and Performing Arts in NYC. I have traveled and toured the world performing for over 15 years and I currently play guitar for the US Army Band in Colorado Springs.

Dmitri Gilchrist embodies the personality of a true rocker and metal head. At 14, Dmitri picked up bass and spent his youth playing in bands and studying any material he could find. As a natural challenge seeker, he idolized bassists such as Flea (RHCP), John Myung (Dream Theater), Les Claypool (Primus), and Geddy Lee (Rush).

Hi, I’m Christine, a cellist from Taiwan and a recent graduate of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, where I studied with Peter Stumpf. I currently play with the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic and the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, and this past summer I performed as Co-Principal Cello with the National Repertory Orchestra in Colorado.

About Me: Greetings! I'm Dr. Lily Zhu (I prefer to be called Dr. Zhu, and I am delighted to share a bit about myself with you. I'm a violinist, violin teacher, and a content creator. With a passion for music and education, I have dedicated my life to inspiring students to explore the wonders of violin.

I am a BA Music student at the University of York, where I am currently working towards my Diploma in Violin and Grade 8 in Piano. I have had experience with one - to - one tuiton, as well as group tuition. I have taught a wide range of ages from 3 years old to adults and am very adaptable fit each students needs and abilities.

Hey there! I'm Federico, a musician from Bogotá, Colombia. I teach lessons on bass guitar, electric and acoustic guitar, ukulele, and also music theory. I like to explore different genres based on my students' goals. Therefore, we can explore genres such as jazz, Latin jazz, rock, pop, reggae, funk, R&B, soul, salsa, son, bossa nova, and even Colombian traditional music like…