Jacqueline (Jackie) Smedley began studying piano and violin at the age of 2 and began studying classical and theatrical voice in the years following. As a child, she performed in numerous violin ensembles and piano competitions with the Music Teacher’s Association of Southern Maryland. In school, she accomp…

Originally from Pennsylvania, Maddy is a music education major at the University of Central Florida, specializing in upper strings. She has been playing violin and viola for fifteen years and also studies piano as well. After she graduates she hopes to teach middle school orchestra and eventually get a maste…

Kylie is an educator and musician originally from the New England area, and she is so excited to join the Denver music community! Her primary instrument of 14 years is the viola, but she also loves to play the ukulele, piano, guitar, and violin as well.

Kylie is an elementary music teacher in the Denver …

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…

Amanda began her music education at the age of 4. Part of a musical family, music and performance have always been a part of her life and she loves to help pass that on to the next generation of musicians. Amanda specializes in voice, piano, and violin and works on learning new skills any chance she gets. Ama…

Sami Steidl is a versatile player and teacher specializing in Violin, Viola and Cello across many genres. Sam began playing the Viola and Violin in her hometown of Alexandria, MN at age 11. Discovering a passion for the fiddle, Sam started performing with Irish and Country bands throughout Minnesota and the…

Born in China and raised in the Northern Virginia area (NOVA), Nori Stone has been playing violin since the age of seven. Nori studied violin under Diana LeGrand for the next 10 years. Nori was Concertmaster and featured soloist of the Falls Church High School Chamber Orchestra. She also achieved the position…

Alexander began playing the violin in the Prince George’s County public school system at the age of ten. His strings teacher encouraged Alexander to take private lessons, so he began to learn the fundamentals of playing the violin from Ms. Gaile whom inspired Alexander to better himself as a violinist. Ms. …

Amy Sullivan has been studying piano since age 6, viola since age 8, and singing since she first discovered the magic of music as a young child. Studying with various teachers both privately and in masterclasses from around the world (Germany, Russia, Norway, etc.), she cultivated her abilities through carefu…

Meaghan’s first experience with the violin was watching a concert by the Colorado Symphony where the violinist had a solo and that’s when she decided she just had to learn how to play the violin.

Meaghan began learning violin through school where she continued on to play on in competitions and pit orchestr…