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About Mike Stock My musical life has crossed many continents on my quest for knowledge. Prior to winning a Scholarship to study at the prestigious Grove School of Music in Los Angeles California, I worked extensively in the UK with well-known artists and shows. But my desire was always to learn from the best. I got my opportunity in 1991 when I won my scholarship.

2023 and 2024 Saxophone teacher of the Year, 2025 Baritone Sax teacher of the Year I started playing music when I was I ten. I was awarded a partial scholarship to the University of Idaho's Lionel Hampton School of Music where I majored in Classical Saxophone Performance and won the Outstanding Jazz Soloist award (2004).

Jiawei began his violin studies with renowned violinist Chai Liang at the age of 10. During the eight year of studying with Chai Liang, he has entered and won violin competitions in China. Jiawei is alumni of the Central Conservatory Preparatory School in Beijing.

Hi! My name is Laura Ellison. I am a professional violinist with 20+ years of experience teaching students of all ages and levels. I have a Bachelor Degree and a Master Degree in Violin Performance from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC where I studied with Robert Gerle.

Hello! I have been teaching for over 20 years and specialize in teaching violin, viola, voice, music theory, beginning voice, and sitar. I absolutely love to teach and support the mental health and well-being of all my students. I obtained a BA in Psychology and BM in Viola Performance from Oberlin Conservatory in 2010, and a Master of Music from the New England Conservatory in…

I've been playing the violin/fiddle for 35 years, originally studying violin performance at Marywood University before beginning the gradual switch from classical violin to fiddle. Most recently, I've played professionally in a three times Grammy-nominated band from Taiwan: The Muddy Basin Ramblers.

Michael Bulaw is a musician/DJ/producer/audio engineer. He majored in music performance at Columbia College Chicago and has been gigging as a performer around the country playing a wide variety of genres while learning music production and sound design. Michael Has over a decade of teaching experience.

I am a professional guitarist, composer, and conductor with over 20 years of experience in performance, education, and creative direction. My formal education includes studies at several leading conservatories in Russia and Europe. I began at the Lyceum of the Rostov State Conservatory, where I studied classical guitar under Associate Professor Y.G. Likhachev.

I've completed two master degrees (violin and chamber music) on the prestigious Kunstuniversität in Graz, Austria. During my studies I performed mostly classical music, but also film and pop/rock, as a soloist and part of chamber music groups and orchestras. I performed in Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Serbia, Hungary, China...

Hi violinists! I am excited to starting or continuing your musical journey with you. As a classical and experimental violinist, I look back at many years of teaching and playing music with all kinds of musicians all over the globe.