Private viola Lessons In Your Home

Karin Kilper is a viola and violin instructor in the Washington, D.C. area. Dedicated and passionate about sharing her knowledge, she enjoys teaching all ages and abilities.

When Karin first picked up the viola at age 9, she knew music would have a profound place in her life. She continued her study thro…

Helen Dowd is a native of Lincoln, NE, and comes from a large musical family. At age 6 she
learned violin and piano with both Suzuki and traditional methods and in 8th grade, she began
playing viola and has since performed in many quartets as a violist. As early as high school,
Helen started her own violin…

Katie Gu began her first musical steps with the general music program at West Valley Elementary in California. With 6 active years of piano experience, growing up, she joined the Crystal Children’s Youth Choir and toured in several states for 6 years. In 4th grade, her sister’s old clarinet was handed down to…

Vanessa began her violin study with the Suzuki method at the age of 6. She continued to play with her grade school and then with her high school in Illinois. Growing up, she had to face many changes and challenges that were difficult to handle. This was when she realized her deep connection with music.
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Karen Howell is a violin, viola, piano, and voice instructor and has taught students of all ages for more than fifteen years. Karen grew up in the Northern Virginia area and started learning music at age six on the piano, adding viola and violin a few years later. During high school she was a musician in th…

Mrs. Jennifer Aikey (last name pronounced eye-key) started her musical journey at the age of 10 when starting violin through the Richmond County Orchestra program in Augusta, GA, her hometown. At the age of 12, she picked up the guitar and began writing songs, and has been a singer-songwriter ever since. Thro…

Violinist Taylor Lighthill, originally from the Washington D.C. area, is a graduate of New York University. Her previous teachers include Anton Miller, Nicolas Kendall, Zino Bogachek, Ricardo Cyncynates, Rhonda Cole, and Martha Shackford. Taylor has participated in master classes with Donald Weilerstein of th…

Gina has been playing the violin since she first began lessons at the age of ten. She avidly studied the violin with private lessons and additionally got involved with local school and community orchestras from elementary school to high school. She also enjoyed giving back to the community by performing for…

Katie McCarthy hails from Annapolis, MD. Based in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area, she holds a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance from The University of Maryland. She is currently pursuing her Master of Music in Cello Performance, also at UMD, under the tutelage of Dr. Eric Kutz. She has perform…