Richard Quan picked up the violin at the age of six and has been playing the violin for 11 years, with a teaching experience of 3 and a half years. Richard is currently attending University of Washington, Bothell. Richard is fluent in English, Chinese (Mandarin), and Korean. He is a soloist who concentrated o…

Laura Reed is a Violinist and Violin Teacher in Seattle, Washington. She grew up in a musical family and began taking violin lessons at the age of 7. After attending a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker in the 5th grade, she realized that music is what she loved and she began practicing her instrument!…

Matt’s journey as a musician began in 6th grade when he enthusiastically joined the school band. Matt was presented with a curious, giant brass instrument his teacher referred to as a “baritone”. When he was asked to blow into it and see if he could make a noise, a big noise he made and a life long passion f…

With enthusiasm for inspiring young musicians, learning new musical styles, live performance, and traveling, Karli Rhind is an established violist and Suzuki Certified Instructor with 18 years of experience as a classical musician. She holds a Master of Music in String Pedagogy from the University of New Mexi…

Andi Ridings is a violinist and cellist originally from Saint Louis, MO. Ever since she can remember, Andi has had music coursing through her body and couldn’t resist singing and dancing to just about any type of music when she was growing up. She started playing the violin at age 10 through her elementary …

Three words to describe Emily Rigsby would be enthusiastic, goofy, and thoughtful. Born in Boise Idaho, Emily recently moved to Seattle to start her career in music education. Emily graduated from Whitman College in 2020 with a degree in Music and Anthropology. Emily’s primary instruments she teaches are viol…

Washington state-born cellist Brooke Scholl completed her bachelor’s degree in performance from Central Washington University with John Michel, also spending a quarter abroad in Vienna studying with Josef Luitz. She just completed her post-graduate studies earning an Artist Diploma from the Glenn Gould Scho…

Born and raised in Indianapolis, Brian Scott began his study of music on the violin and piano at the age of four. He played chamber music and solo repertoire throughout elementary and high school, when he began composing as well. He was awarded the Thomas L. Read Award in Composition upon graduating from the …

Martin started playing violin at age 9 and quickly found that he loved to play any stringed instrument he could get his hands on–including a sanxian (3-stringed Chinese lute) he picked up and performed on during a recent trip to China. He says, “Ever since I played my orchestra challenge piece for my grandma…

Following family tradition, Anthony picked up violin passionately at a young age. Formally trained in Seattle, and Guadalajara with various instructors. He made a career as a Mariachi Violinist. His unique ability to learn the various styles, and sub-genres encompassed by the Mariachi Genre has allowed to par…