Greenfield/Brattleboro Area Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass Teachers

Christien Beeuwkes, Brattleboro VT
Instrument(s): Cello
Style: Classical
Student type: beginners, intermediate, children, adults
Contact email: cabeeuwkes@gmail.com
Contact phone: 207 671 2517

Professional Credentials
I earned my M.Mus. in cello performance from the U. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, in 2008. I have studied with Amy LeBlanc and James Kennedy (Maine), Luis Garcia Renart (Poughkeepsie), Julia Sotirova (Bulgaria), Mark Bischof (Amsterdam), Helga Winold (Indiana), and David Schepps (Albuquerque).
While studying in Albuquerque I was introduced to the viola da gamba by Colleen and Art Sheinberg. I continued studying this instrument, with my teachers including Mary Springfels (Albuquerque), Kathryn Sytsma (Maine), Amit Tiefenbrunn (Israel), and Jane Hershey (Cambridge, Ma).
I earned a Graduate Performance Diploma from the Longy School of Music (in Voice) in 2015. While at Longy, I participated in several of Phoebe Carrai's baroque cello workshops.
I taught beginning through Int. level cello in the Waltham, Ma area from 2015-2018, working with students of all ages through the TakeLessons platform, as well as with students in the Waltham Public School system.


Teacher Comments:
I would be pleased to teach beginning-intermediate level cello, as well as viola da gamba. Should you already have a teacher but want to try more duet or ensemble work, I may be able to offer my participation (and coaching, if desired).
Although I stated in this form that I do not teach Suzuki, I am certified to teach Book 1, and am familiar with the repertoire of subsequent Suzuki books.
My preferred teaching location is at my home in Brattleboro, Vermont. ​
Julie Carew, Greenfield MA
Instrument(s): Violin, Cello
Style: Classical
Teaches Suzuki Method
Student type: beginners, intermediate, advanced, children, adults
Contact email: cellojulie@gmail.com
Website: www.juliecarew.com
Contact phone: 617-997-5827

Professional Credentials
BM- Cello Performance from the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford
MM- Cello Performance with an emphasis in Suzuki Pedagogy from the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver
Long-term Suzuki Training- Every Child Can!, Cello Books 1-10, Violin Book 1A and 1B

Teacher Comments:
Please visit www.juliecarew.com for more information
Vicki Citron, Shelburne MA
instrument(s): Violin
Style: Classical
Teaches Suzuki Method
Student type: beginners, intermediate, advanced, children, adults
Contact email: vicki@citronmusic.com
Website: www.citronmusic.com
Contact phone: 617-610-2601

Professional Credentials
  • Experienced teacher of forty years, comfortable with all ages, all levels and all learning styles
  • Masters in music performance and member of resident graduate string quartet UMass, Lowell
  • Registered Suzuki training through book 6
  • Past president Mass Suzuki Association, member Suzuki Association of the Americas
  • Published articles and reviews on string playing in Strings magazine and teaching journals
  • Committed to ongoing teacher training and enrichment courses

Teacher Comments:
Music and teaching are my passions. My goal is to get students excited about making music and experience the joy of making music with others.
Susan Conger, Greenfield MA
instrument(s): Violin
Style: Classical, Fiddle
Student type: beginners, intermediate, children, adults
Contact email: info@alongtheriver.com
Website: https://www.alongtheriver.com/susan
Contact phone: 413-773-9269

Professional Credentials
Susan Conger grew up studying classical violin, and as an adult was drawn to the fiddle tunes she heard while contradancing.
Susan has taught fiddle at Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camp repeatedly since 1991, and at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina since 2000.
Locally, she has been the fiddle instructor at "Strings@Amherst" since 2015, and taught fiddle classes at Artspace in Greenfield for several years. She teaches private lessons in fiddle and classical violin in her Greenfield (MA) studio.
She edited the Along the River collection of dance tunes, and some of her own compositions are widely played and much recorded.


Teacher Comments:
I truly love teaching! It's a delight to share the joy of making music, and to discover the approach that is most helpful for each individual student.
When students or their parents comment about my teaching style, the words I hear most often are "patient" and "encouraging."
I teach children (age 7 and up) and adults. Many of my adult students are returning to the instrument after letting it lay fallow for decades, or are finally pursuing a long-deferred dream to learn to play fiddle/violin.
Crystal McNeill, Northfield MA 
Instrument(s): Violin, Fiddle
Style: Classical and Celtic
Trained in Suzuki Method
Student type: beginners, intermediate, advanced
Contact phone: (413) 498 2142

Teacher Comments:
I have been playing violin and fiddle for over 35 years.  Trained in the Suzuki Method, I played in the Westmoreland County Youth Orchestra, Five College Orchestra, Arlington Communicty Orchestra, Boston Scottish Fidd
Allyson Michal, Greenfield MA 
Instrument(s): Violin
Style: Classical 
Teaches Suzuki Method
Student type: beginners, intermediate, advanced, adults and children
Contact email: allysonmichal@gmail.com
Contact phone: 513-315-8204

Professional Credentials
-Member of the Hartford Symphony
-Member of the Rhode Island Philharmonic
-Frequently performs with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, including two international tours in 2017
-Certified in Suzuki Book 1, and as a Suzuki method graduate, experienced and comfortable teaching past Book 1 as well
-Ten years of teaching experience, including all levels of students
-Graduate of Indiana University (BM 2007) and Northwestern University (MM 2008)

Teacher Comments:
I love teaching all levels of students, from beginner to advanced. I'm accepting students at my home in Greenfield, and will consider traveling to the Amherst area for a small additional fee. Teaching music is in my blood, and I hope this comes across in all my lessons!
Michi Wiancko, Gill MA 
Instrument(s): Violin, Viola
Style: Classical, Other
Student type: beginners, intermediate, advanced, children, adults
Contact email: michimail@gmail.com
Website: www.michiwiancko.com
Contact phone: 917 385 2713

Professional Credentials
- Bachelors of Music Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music
- Masters of Music from Juilliard
- Performs internationally as soloist and chamber musician with groups such as the Silkroad Ensemble, East Coast Chamber Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Mark Morris Dance Group Music Ensemble.
- Also a composer, an arranger, a curator, and director of Antenna Cloud Farm music festival and artists's retreat in Gill, MA.

Teacher Comments:
- I teach intermediate to advanced students of any age.
- I grew up in the Suzuki method (and studied for a summer with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki), but I don't teach strictly in that style.
- For beginners and younger children, I recommend studying with a certified Suzuki teacher.
- My teaching approach is holistic, and I focus on finding balance between technique, musicality, physical comfort, discipline, confidence, and finding joy in the act of playing.
- My aim is to be supportive, encouraging, and inspirational; to strengthen technical foundation in order to serve the greater purpose of self-expression and creativity through music.
- Feel free to contact me for a trial lesson, or for more information.

Dorota Wilhelmi, Greenfield MA 
Instrument(s): Violin, Viola, Cello
Style: Classical
Student type: beginners, intermediate, advanced, children, adults
Contact email: musicaviva@comcast.net
Website: musicacademyofgreenfield.com 
Contact phone: (413) 773-5599

Professional Credentials
MA in violin performance, and education; 1982 from Berlin's Hochschule fur Music, Germany; MA in violin performance in 1985 from Chopin University, Warsaw, Poland. Played with Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw National Philharmonic, Orchestra Simfonica del Valle, Calli, Colombia. Performed in international chamber ensemble in Seoul, South Korea. Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Mass.

Teacher Comments:
The Music Academy of Greenfield offers professional music training in many areas.
Music Theory for beginners, Solfege, violin, piano, viola, voice, drums, guitar, and cello are available for adults and children.