Originally from Los Angeles, Emely moved to Houston when she was 10 years old. It was around this time that she became deeply interested in playing an instrument. Even though she came from a home that could not afford private lessons and rented instruments, she continued on and with the help of a her school t…

The intrinsic language of music has been a life-long pursuance for Dane Ruckstuhl as the tradition of music has been passed down and practiced throughout many generations of his family. From banjo folk tunes to jazz piano, Dane practices a wide variety of genres, instruments, and techniques. Starting off as a…

Tatiana found her love of music at only two years old, playing the piano for hours, dancing around singing her own songs. At three, she began private piano and violin lessons, igniting a deeper calling. She studied the Suzuki violin method for over seven years. Her passion for music, dedication to her craft,…

Hannah Sitoy is from the city of Pearland, Texas and began studying classical piano at the age of five. She competed in various TMTA competitions under Cindy Mills and studied twelve years of music theory and music history. In middle school, she learned how to play the violin and the clarinet and began playin…

American violinist Valeri Speights helps her students cultivate a life-long love of playing the violin through the use of historically informed techniques and practice strategies.

As a chamber musician and orchestral performer, she has travelled and trained extensively as a professional violinist. Valeri s…

Liga Vildere is a certified violin teacher with over 25 years of experience teaching children and adults of all proficiency levels.

Liga grew up in Latvia, a small country located in the Baltic region of Europe. She began her violin journey when she was 5 years old, trained as a classical violinist for man…

Dr. Shih-Ting Wu is an accomplished pianist, performer, educator, and musical artist who is initially from Taiwan.

Dr. Wu possesses an extensive education in the realm of music, recently earning her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from University of Texas at Austin in the Spring of 2018 …

Originally from Colombia, Daniela began her violin studies in the year 2008 under the tutelage of professor Angelica Villa. In 2013, Daniela was accepted to the conservatory of the National University of Colombia, the most prestigious institution in the country, where she studied with the renowned violin pro…