Teacher Profile: Addison Viets

About Addison Viets

Addison Viets began piano lessons at the age of 4 in Naples, Florida

studying with Mason's Music. He continued his study with piano until

the age of 18, participating in and receiving scholarships from many

Naples Music Club competitions over the years. In 6th grade, he began

playing Violin in the Pine Ridge Middle School orchestra under the

direction of Judy Evans. Later, in high school, he joined the Naples

Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. In 10th grade, he began Viola as well,

and played not only in the school orchestra, which performed in

Carnegie Hall, but also in the chamber orchestra, small quartet group,

and the pit orchestra, which provided the music for the school musicals.

Addison moved to Orlando in 2007 for college and began studying at

UCF for Music Education. He first started teaching with three different

music schools located throughout Orlando. These schools provide after

school music classes in the Orlando and surrounding areas. In addition,

he has been teaching private violin, viola, cello, and piano lessons since

2009 both teaching through a studio in Winter Garden as well as on his

own time. He also received a Violin Teacher of the Year award from

Music After School.