Albany Area Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass Teachers

Jessica Bowen, Troy NY
Instrument(s): Violin, Viola
Style: Classical, other
Teaches Suzuki Method
Student type: beginners, intermediate, advanced, children, adults
Contact email: jessbowenviolin@gmail.com
Contact phone: 518-479-9623

Professional Credentials
Bachelor of Music in Performance, Minor in Music Business, Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam
Primary Teachers:
-Burton Kaplan, Manhattan School of Music
-Sarah Hersh, Crane School of Music
-Mitsuko Suzuki, Albany Symphony
-Christine’s Orio, Albany Symphony
Professional Experience:
-4 years private teaching experience
-2 years private studio and chamber music coach ingenuity experience

Teacher Comments:
In Home lessons students of all ages, beginner to advanced.

My teaching philosophy:  The relationship between student and teacher is nothing short of profound in the collaboration and unique development of individuals. Musical development is derived differently for each student; in that for each blank canvas there is a unique palate to cater the development of the artwork, or in this case—the artist.

My background in Suzuki and other traditional forms of music education in children and adults is fused with my experience in personal training, Alexander technique and mental development to curate an environment that is most beneficial to each students’ needs.

Kathleen Bowman, Saratoga Springs NY
Instrument(s): Cello
Style: Classical
Teaches Suzuki Method
Student type: beginners, intermediate, advanced, children
Contact email: BowmanCello@gmail.com
Website: www.BowmanCello.com
Contact phone: 518-728-5412

About
Kathleen Bowman is a professional cellist and teacher, passionate about the joy of music making, and helping students develop their musical potential. A life-long learner, Kathleen completeed a Master's degree in cello performance from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her deep interest in teaching has led her to pursue Suzuki cello pedagogy training, and in 2012, she completed all Suzuki teacher training courses related to cello. She was awarded a prestigious Pedagogy Fellowship with the Heifetz International Music Institute in 2010. Desiring to serve the needs of young cellists, Ms. Bowman initiated a Suzuki Cello program with the Tennessee Cello Workshop in 2009, creating a multi-dimensional learning experience for students. Mrs. Bowman teaches through discovery learning, and her ability to establish rapport and engage students has initiated the opportunity for her to appear as a guest artist and clinician for the Levine Mu sic School in Washington, D.C., the Birmingham Young Artists' Program, the East Tennessee String Workshop, and the annual Tennessee Cello Workshop. She attended the Bowdoin, Maine, and Hot Springs, Arkansas music festivals, and played with the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra until 2012. Kathleen enjoys communicating with her cello through creative musical projects, performing solo recitals and chamber music.

Kathleen is a member of the American String Teachers' Association and the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and has been teaching children the cello for ten years. She recently relocated with her husband Matt to Saratoga Springs, NY, where she is eager to share her love of the cello and passion for excellence with students of upstate New York.
Christine Chin, Albany NY
Instrument(s): Violin
Style: Classical, other
Teaches Suzuki Method
Student type: beginners, intermediate, advanced, children
Contact email: albanyhotspots@yahoo.com
Website: www.christinesmusicstudio.com
Contact phone: 518 336 5397

 
Professional Credentials
-Violinist for 27+ yrs, Pianist for 26+ yrs
-Award winning Violinist with over 100+ solo performances, as well as in concert with/and part of many symphonies/ orchestra/ chamber groups all over the east coast for over 12 years.
-Award winning Pianist with over 50+ performances, with many of my own written pieces performed.
-Attended Julliard Prep and Manhattan School of Music - graduated at age15 with Bachelors of Music: Violin Major/ Piano & Composition minor
-Studied under Award winning violinist Keng-Yeng Tseng


Teacher Comments:
Violin & Piano teacher 19+ years.....I also offer lessons in just Theory, Ear training, Rhythm, Sight reading, Imagery for performance/ competition/ auditions, NYSSMA Prep, Violin Duet/ 4 handed piano, accompaniment partner coordination and Composition (including how to create arrangements or new compositions that can be performed at our biannual recitals in June & Dec or summer camps)
*General Lessons will incorporate Theory, Ear Training, Rhythm, Sight Reading, NYSSMA Prep and Imagery.
**For children 3-6: I highly recommend starting both violin & piano combo in a 45min/1 hr lesson although not required.

**All Lessons are taught at my Newly Constructed Professionally designed music studio Located in Albany NY. It is a sound proof & acoustically ideal 17 x 30 with vaulted ceilings. It houses both a concert grand piano as well as as a professional grand upright piano. (I can also accommodate piano duets/dueling piano lessons)

~ Gift Certificates & many references available.
Also holding music camps during the winter and summer for students 3-6, and 7-12
includes, music theory games, trio master classes, performance, 4 hand piano duets, violin duets, and much more..email for more info
www.christinesmusicstudio.com
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518-336-KEYS(5397)
Will Hayes, Albany NY
Instrument(s): Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
Style: Classical, Jazz
Teaches Suzuki Method
Student type: beginners, intermediate, advanced, children
Contact email: will.cellist@gmail.com
Website: www.willthecellist.com 
Contact phone: (518) 242-0561

Professional Credentials
Bachelor of Music degree from CCM, 1993
Student Performer at Chautauqua and Aspen Music Festivals
Suzuki Certified Teacher
AFM Union Member and Board Member of Local 85-133
Professional Freelancer and Teacher with certified public music education experience (OH, NM, AL), youth orchestra conducting experience (AL and NY) and sectional work (OH, WY, NM, AL, and NY - various school districts and ESYO, UAlbany and Siena College).

Teacher Comments:
Hello, I'm Will Hayes, a Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (CCM) graduate and past student artist at Chautauqua Institution, NY, and the Aspen Music Festival, CO. I have honed my artistry in person with some of the world's finest musicians, including Zara Nelsova, Yehuda Hanani, Sara Sant'ambrogio, Richard Aaron, Robert Shaw, Paul Katz, members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus and with renowned chamber ensembles, including the Tokyo, Emerson, and Cleveland Quartets.

Connecting with audiences in the U.S. and abroad, I have appeared in concerts with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy living legend Rod Stewart; Johnny Mathis; "the Jimi Hendrix" of the violin, Eileen Ivers, of Riverdance fame; and, held numerous orchestral positions in orchestras across the United States, including the Middletown Symphony, OH; Richmond Symphony, IN; Lawton Philharmonic, and Enid Symphony, OK; Wyoming Symphony; Las Cruces Symphony, NM; and the Schenectady Symphony, NY. I have entertained audiences as featured soloist with several orchestras, as well as perennially on the Warren Festival of the Arts, Warren, PA, since its inception over 30 years ago.

I have spent countless hours helping students, kindergarten through retirement, as a certified public school music educator, guest clinician, math and language arts tutor, or private lesson teacher in PA, OH, OK, SC, WY, CO, NM, AL, and NY over several decades. I am proud of each one of you, and always happy to hear from you!!
Suzanne Miller, Rexford NY
Instrument(s): Violin, Viola
Style: Classical, Jazz
Teaches Suzuki Method
Student type: beginners, intermediate, advanced, children
Contact email: suzannemillermusicstudio@gmail.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/suzannemillermusicstudio
Contact phone: 518-506-7736

Professional Credentials
-Member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas
-Member of the American Federation of Musicians Local 380
-Member of the Suzuki Association of the Capital District

Teacher Comments:
Suzanne Miller received bachelor and master of music degrees from Ithaca College with a major in Viola Performance. She earned other graduate credits from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.

Suzanne is a versatile and experienced performer. She is a member of the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, Tri-Cities Opera Orchestra and has performed with the Schenectady Symphony, Glens Falls Symphony, West Michigan Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and served as Assistant Principal Viola for the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes. Suzanne is also an accomplished chamber musician having played in numerous ensembles across New York State. In addition she has performed in pit orchestras for many musicals, including the premiere production of the chamber version of TITANIC at the Hangar Theater in Ithaca, NY.

A dedicated educator, Suzanne has held positions as a Lecturer at Ithaca College and was on faculty at the Ithaca Music Academy. She has received training in the Suzuki Method at the Suzuki Institute in Ithaca, NY and online through the San Diego Suzuki Institute. She currently maintains a private studio in Rexford, NY.

Suzanne is also a NYS licensed massage therapist with a deep knowledge of anatomy and kinesiology. She uses this knowledge to assist her students in finding a balanced physical approach to playing their instrument.

Class Instruction:
In Person Private Instruction