Learn from Great Strings Teachers

I am an upper strings educator with 30 years of playing experience and 22 years of teaching in a variety of education settings. I earned my Bachelors in Viola Performance at the University of Houston in 2007 and my Masters in Education from Lamar University in 2011.

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.

Hello! My name is Julian Arias and I have been living in the U.S since I was 10. Music has been my passion for as long as I can remember. I completed my Bachelor's degree in Music performance and Education in the University of Miami, which is in the top 10 music schools in the U.S. Even thought I completed my career in classical music, I play all styles of music.

I am Luisa, a professional violinist trained at the Valencia and Liege conservatories. When I finished my music studies I realized my true passion, teaching how to play the violin and making people express themselves and enjoy music through their 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.

I am a principal lecturer and head of the bass department at Leeds Conservatoire in the UK. I teach Double, Electric bass, music theory, rhythm and other subjects closely related to music education. I have studied with Charlie Haden on Double Bass and Jeff Berlin on electric bass at California Institute of the Arts in LA where i graduated with a Masters degree.

Violin Professor at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire of Music (UK) Violin Professor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Junior Department), London, UK Concert violinist and recording artist (CD recordings with RPO and other leading musicians and orchestras)

I’ve been playing the guitar for twenty-eight years now, and studied with a variety of teachers including Bob Ferguson (a classical guitarist) and Michael Harris (a platinum selling metal guitarist). I began teaching guitar lessons when I was a sophomore at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.

Ward Williams, cellist, guitarist, vocalist, and composer, grew up in Winston Salem, North Carolina. At the age of 11, he discovered MTV and, consequently, the love of rock and roll music. His love of MTV faded (due in part to such betrayals as The Jersey Shore), but his love of rock and roll continued (in spite of such betrayals as Staind).

Charlie Leadon is the Founder of Charlies Piano Studio, LLC which provides music lessons to students, online and in-person. Located in San Diego, CA, Charlie teaches piano, violin, guitar and more and publishes “Music Theory Handbook” used to provide quality instruction on Music Theory to students!