Learn from Great Viola Teachers

Jonathan Kuehn originates from the Puget Sound region near Seattle WA. As an avid chamber musician, he was a founding member of the UW Baroque Ensemble and the SOL Chamber Orchestra. Alongside his collaborations on violin, Jonathan also plays viola and has received coaching from Brooklyn Rider, and from the St. Lawrence and Brentano string quartets.

Hello! In the 34 years that I have played viola I have been fortunate to share stages with such musicians as Randy Newman, Ray Charles, Martin Chalifour, Zuill Bailey, Vadym Kholodenko, Twila Paris and Branson's Liverpool Legends. My orchestral and chamber experience includes a wide range of styles and eras from Bach to Bollywood!

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)

Margaret Dyer Harris is assistant principal viola for The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and a member of the New York City–based orchestra The Knights. She was a founding member of the Grammy-nominated chamber orchestra A Far Cry, and she’s performed with various other ensembles, such as ECCO and the Moscow, Orpheus, and St. Paul Chamber orchestras.

A classical-crossover violinist with a virtuosic rock flair, Siobhan Cronin has performed with some of the most iconic artists in recent history including the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Ricky Martin, Wyclef Jean, Sarah McLachlan, Plácido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli, Earth Wind and Fire, Rod Stewart, and others.

I am a classically trained violinist/violist who enjoys sharing her knowledge of these instruments with others of all ages. I have been playing/performing for many decades now and teaching for about 30 years. I really enjoy beginning students as well as intermediate and seasoned players.

Hi! I'm an experienced violin teacher who recently finished a Master's degree of Arts in Music at the University of Central Florida. I was awarded with the OPUS Scholarship, which allowed me to play as a sub member with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra.

Amanda Steinemann (BMus in Composition, UVic) loves sharing her knowledge of music with students of all ages and skill levels. She has been teaching violin, viola, and piano lessons through local music schools and privately both in person and online, and enjoys incorporating composition and music theory elements into the lessons.

Andrew F. Simpson — Principal Violist | Orchestral Audition Specialist With a professional career spanning over 45 years across Europe and North America, I bring firsthand experience from the world’s great concert halls directly to my students. Since 1978 I have been an active performer as orchestral musician, chamber musician, and soloist.

Scott Slapin (b. 1974) grew up in a family of string players in New Jersey and studied violin/viola with Barbara Barstow and Emanuel Vardi and composition with Richard Lane. At eighteen he was one of the youngest graduates of the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.