Learn from Great Violin Teachers

I’m a dedicated violin educator and performer with a passion for helping young musicians grow with confidence, discipline, and joy. With extensive experience teaching children of all ages and backgrounds, I specialize in tailoring lessons to each student’s personality and learning environment—because no two students are alike, and each one deserves a unique, supportive approach.

Brynn is an experienced violinist with a Bachelor's of Music in Violin Performance from Youngstown State University. She has studied under the guidance of Dr. Joseph Kromholz. She has been playing the violin for 13 years. She is classically trained but has experience performing other genres.

Ronald Villabona was a winner and only representative from Venezuela at the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011, which had it's live broadcast from the Sydney Opera House and it's the most viewed online concert to date, gathering 33+ million viewers.

Violist, Conor McAvinue is currently based in Baltimore, Maryland studying with Choong-Jin Chang at Peabody Conservatory. Prior to Peabody, Conor received a master's degree at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University with James Dunham and a bachelor's degree at San Francisco Conservatory of Music with Dimitri Murrath and Jonathan Vinocour.

Sharon Gulla is a violin teacher and performer residing in the Lehigh Valley. She spent her formative years learning Russian playing technique with Vladimir Pritsker, who was a long-time performer with the Syracuse Symphony. She later studied violin with Susan Waterbury at the Ithaca College School of Music.

Noted for taking audiences to a place of calm and beauty (Blackbook Magazine) and the excellence and exuberance of his playing (Charleston Today), Samuel Thompson enjoys a career that includes performance, education and arts journalism.

Elyse is a professional violinist with over 30 years of playing experience and over 20 years of experience teaching students of all ages and ability levels. She holds a B.Mus. degree in Violin Performance from the School of Music at the University of British Columbia. --- Musically inclined from birth, Seattle native Elyse Jacobson began studying the violin at the age of five.

I am a violinist pursuing a Master of Music degree at the Mannes School of Music in the studio of Stefan Jackiw. I earned a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance from the Boston University School of Music under the tutelage of Klaudia Szlachta and Yuri Mazurkevich.

Music has always been a big part of my life. I started singing at two years old and started playing the violin at the age of 8. In 2004 I graduated from Mansfield University with my BM in Music Education. Voice was my primary instrument with a secondary in Violin and Viola.

My Background I've been playing with classical ensembles and rock bands since 2001. Even though I started on classical trombone and rock guitar, I have come to expand my repertoire to a variety of instruments and genres. During my time in college I performed with the University choir, orchestra, and band.