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Performing:
Anna has performed widely
as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. She has
served as Principal Viola for many orchestras, including
the Bozeman (MT) Symphony. Additionally, she has performed
as Assistant Principal Viola for numerous ensembles,
most recently in the American Academy of Conducting
at Aspen Orchestra, for which she was the recipient
of a full fellowship. She is the founding violist of
the Hyalite String Quartet, a Bozeman (MT) ensemble
that concertized extensively in Southwest Montana and
participated in the "Far Afield" Outreach
program of the Bozeman Symphony. She has additional
chamber music experience, including work in Early Music,
through more than five years of study at the Indiana
University School of Music. Her solo performances include
recitals in Oberlin, OH and Bozeman, MT and in masterclasses
for many of today's leading teachers of the viola. Additionally,
Anna was selected as a Finalist in the 2005 String Orchestra
of the Rockies Solo String Competition.
Education:
Anna is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts
degree in Viola Performance at the University of Colorado
at Boulder where she studies with Erika Eckert and serves
as her Teaching Assistant. Previously, she attended
two of the finest music schools in the country, the
Indiana University Bloomington Jacobs School of Music
(Master of Music in Viola Performance) where she studied
with Alan de Veritch, and the Oberlin College Conservatory
of Music (Bachelor of Music in Viola Performance), where
she studied with Peter Slowik. Prior to attending Oberlin,
she worked with Prof. Slowik at the Northwestern University
School of Music for one year.
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Teaching
Experience:
Anna
has over twelve years of experience teaching students
from age 3-adult both violin and viola. From 2002-2005,
she taught and managed a private studio that averaged
45 violin and viola students in her hometown of Bozeman,
MT. She has received extensive training in violin and
viola pedagogy through the Oberlin Supervised Student
Teacher Program and the Oberlin Pedagogy curriculum. More
recently, she had the privilege to study violin pedagogy
with Mimi Zweig and Brenda Brenner through their pedagogy
program conducted in conjunction with the Indiana University
String Academy, one of the finest programs in the country
for the training of young violinists. Her work in the
IU String Academy included completion of the pedagogy
curriculum, extensive lesson and class observations and
service as a teaching assistant to the IU String Academy
faculty. Anna's comprehensive approach to teaching includes
work in technique, repertoire, theory and general musicianship,
all within the context of a supportive, fun environment
that addresses and adjusts to the unique needs of each
student as an individual. She is versed in both Suzuki
and traditional teaching styles.
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