Viola Teacher List
New York Viola Society members, with their teaching specialties,
location and contact information.
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Arman Alpyspaev
Private Studio: New York City, Uptown
Instruction Levels: Intermediate, Advanced, College/University, Professional
Contact Information: Telephone - 646 258-5784, Email - aalpyspaev@aol.com
Diane Amster
Private Studio: Marlboro, New Jersey
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners), Intermediate
Contact Information: Telephone - 732 972-2318
Martin C. Andersen
College/University: Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Private Studio: Hoboken, New Jersey
Instruction Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced,
College/University, Professional,
Suzuki Instruction, Chamber Music, Violin
Contact Information: Telephone - 201 653-2738,
Email - fleurviola@aol.com
Additional Information: See
biography on the New Jersey Symphony
website
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Daniel Avshalomov
College/University: Manhattan School of Music
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Advanced, College/University, Professional,
Chamber Music
Contact Information: Mail - 344 W. 72nd St., Apt. 12-G, New York, NY 10023
Additional Information: See
faculty
biography on the Manhattan School website.
Carolyn Baldacchini
Private Studio: Summit, New Jersey
Instruction Levels: Beginner,
Intermediate, Advanced, College/University, Professional
Contact Information: Telephone - 908 277-0016; Email - cal6balda@yahoo.com
Madeline Blum Benhabib
School: The Dalton School
Private Studio: New York City, Downtown
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners),
Intermediate, Advanced, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Email - viola16A@aol.com
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Adria Benjamin
School: Mannes College Preparatory Division
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Professional, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Telephone - 212 362-2083, Email - ALBVLA@aol.com
Lori Berkowitz
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners),
Intermediate, Advanced, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Telephone - 212 362-9006
Michael Bloom
Private Studio: Leonia, New Jersey
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners),
Intermediate, Advanced, Professional, Suzuki Instruction
Contact Information: Telephone - 201 461-0161
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Sheila Browne
College/University: North Carolina School of the Arts
(College and High School Divisions)
Private Studio: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Instruction Levels: Intermediate, Advanced, College/University, Professional,
Chamber Music
Contact Information: Telephone - 336 724-9484; Email - browne_s@bellsouth.net
Brenton Caldwell
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Intermediate, Advanced, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Email - brenton.caldwell@gmail.com
Ronald Carbone
College/University: Vassar College
Private Studio: New York City, Downtown
Instruction Levels: Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Adult Beginners, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Email - swtkar@aol.com
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Heidi Castleman
College/University: The Juilliard School
Additional Information: See faculty biographies on the Juilliard
website: www.juilliard.edu
Valentina Charlap-Evans
College/University: SUNY New Palz (quartet in residence)
Private Studio: Newburgh, New York
Instruction Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Professional
Contact Information: Telephone - 845 562-8381, Email - Bvonstr4@aol.com
Ellen Charney
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult
Beginners), Intermediate, Suzuki Instruction
Contact Information: Telephone - 212 427-5190, Email - ellencharney@yahoo.com
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Denise Cridge
School: Allen-Stevenson School
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Suzuki,
Chamber Music
Contact Information:
Email - denvlany@verizon.net
Charles P. Dalton
School: Viola Teacher for The Alumni and Friends of Fiorello H. LaGuardia
High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
Private Studio: New York City, East Side
Instruction Levels: Beginners (including Adult Beginners), Intermediate, Advanced,
College/University, Professional
Coaching in Orchestral, Chamber Music and Recital literature
Bilingual in Music Instruction (English and Spanish)
Contact Information: Telephone - (212) 534-7253,
Email - charlespdalton@hotmail.com
Leanne Darling
School: Brooklyn Conservatory
Private Studio: Brooklyn, New York
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners),
Intermediate, Advanced, Improvisation,
Jazz and Blues, Arabic Music
Contact Information: Email - leadarl@mindspring.com
Website: www.leannedarling.com
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Timothy Deighton
College/University: Penn State University
Private Studio: State College, Pennsylvania
Instruction Levels: Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Chamber Music
Contact Information: Email - tjd8@psu.edu
Website:
www.music.psu.edu
Danielle Farina
School: Juilliard Preparatory Division
Private Studio: New York City, Uptown
Instruction Levels: Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Chamber Music
Contact Information: Email - danilq@yahoo.com
Frank Foerster
Private Studio: New York City, Uptown
Instructon Levels: Beginner (Including Adult Beginners), Intermediate,
Advanced, College/University, Professional, Orchestral Excerpts/Audition
Preparation, Improvisation
Contact Information: Telephone - 212 942-8381; Email - fsfoerster@yahoo.com
Additional Information: Principal Viola, New Jersey Symphony. See
biography on the New Jersey Symphony
website.
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Madeline Frank
Private Studio: Newport News, Virginia
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners),
Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Professional, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Telephone - 757 599-3575; Email -
mfrankviola@juno.com
Publications:
The
Secret of Teaching Science & Math Through Music (1997)
Musical
Notes On Math (1996)
Maureen Gallagher
College/University: Brooklyn College, Columbia University
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Professional
Contact Information: Telephone - 212 864-7508,
Email - maureenviola@aol.com
Additional Information: Bio at the Orchestra of St. Luke's
website:
www.oslmusic.org/about/musicians/ch_gallagher.html
Catherine J. Grimaldi
Private Studio: Long Island (North Bellmore)
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners),
Intermediate, Advanced, College/University
Contact Information: Telephone - 516 221-6956
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Marka Gustavsson
College/University: Bard College
Private Studio: Brooklyn, New York
Instruction Levels: Advanced, College/University,
Chamber Music
Contact Information: Email - markagustavsson@yahoo.com
Additional Information: Visit the
Colorado
Quartet website.
William Hakim
College/University: Seton Hall University
School: Far Brook School
Private Studio: New York City, Uptown
Instruction Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Adult Beginners, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Email - williamhakim@hotmail.com
Margret Th. Hjaltested
School: Queens College Preparatory Division
Private Studio: Sunnyside, Queens
Instruction Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Suzuki, Adult Beginners, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Email - maggahja@hotmail.com
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Christine Ims
Private Studio: Teaneck, New Jersey
Instruction Levels: Intermediate through Professional
Contact Information: Email - violaski@aol.com
Elena Jivaeva
College/University: Curtis Institute of Music
Instruction Levels: Pianist: Professional Viola Accompanist, Chamber Music Coaching
Contact Information: Email - jivaelena@yahoo.com
Ching Chen Juhl
College/University: St. Joseph's College
Private Studio: Juhl Artists Studio - New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners),
Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Professional, Suzuki Instruction, Chamber Music, Orchestral Excerpts
Contact Information: Telephone - 212 666-5708; Email - JuhlArtists@yahoo.com
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Karen Spiess Kamp
Private Studio: Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Instruction Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Professional
Contact Information: Telephone - 973 835-7233, Email - kskamp@optonline.net
Shmuel Katz
Private Studio: New York City, Uptown
Instruction Levels: Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Chamber Music, Violin
Contact Information: Email - shmulikk@earthlink.net
Website: www.shmuelkatz.org
Wendy Williams Keyes
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners),
Intermediate, Advanced, Suzuki Instruction
Contact Information: Email - vlakeyes@earthlink.net
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Bernard R. Klinger
Organization: Greater Westchester Youth Orchestras
Private Studio: Westchester County (White Plains)
Instruction Levels: Beginner, Intermediate
Contact Information: Telephone - 914 831-3469
Doris Lederer
College/University: Shenandoah University, Shenandoah Conservatory
Private Studio: Winchester, Virginia
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners),
Intermediate, Advanced, College/University, Professional, Chamber
Music
Contact Information: Email - DorisML@adelphia.net
Caroline Levine
College/University: Mannes College of Music
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Professional, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Telephone - 212 866-1059
Additional Information: See
faculty biography at Mannes College website.
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Jesse Levine
College/University: Yale School of Music
Private Studio: New Haven, Connecticut
Instruction Levels: Advanced, College/University, Professional
Contact Information: Email - jesselevine@msn.com
Additional Information: See faculty biographies on the Yale
website:
www.yale.edu/schmus/faculty.html
Kathryn Lockwood
College/University: UMass Amherst, Rutgers University
Instruction Levels: College/University, Professional
Contact Information: Email - kathlock@aol.com
Website: www.kathrynlockwood.com
Janet Lucy
Schools: Rudolf Steiner Lower and Upper Schools, Metropolitan Youth Orchestra
Academy, Rivertown Arts Council
Private Studio: New York City - Uptown
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners), Intermediate, Advanced,
Suzuki, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Telephone - 917 838-7807
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Edward A. (Eddy) Malave
Schools: Third Street Settlement Music School, NYU Steinhardt School
(Alexander Technique)
Private Studio: Floral Park, Long Island
Instruction Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Suzuki Instruction
Contact Information: Telephone - 917 627-8212,
Email - eddyviola@hotmail.com
Additional Information: Mr. Malave is also a certified
teacher of the Alexander Technique.
Jeanne Mallow
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side and Leonia,
New Jersey
Instruction Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Professional
Contact Information: Telephone - 201 944-3624; Email - admin@jeannemallow.com
Website: www.jeannemallow.com
Lois Martin
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Intermediate, Advanced, College/University
Contact Information: Telephone 212 678-0643
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Patricia McCarty
College/Universitie: Boston Conservatory
School: Meadowmount School of Music
Instruction Levels: Intermediate, Advanced, College/University, Professional,
Orchestra Auditions, Chamber Music, Teacher Training, Repertoire Research
Contact Information: Email - pmcarty@aol.com
Website: ashmontmusic.com/mccarty
Elizabeth A. Meyers
Schools: Berkeley Carrol School
Private Studio: Brooklyn
Instruction Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced,
College/University, Adult Beginners, Chamber Music, Violin
Contact Information: Email - bethanybeach18@gmail.com
Milan Milisavljevic
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Advanced, College/University, Professional
Contact Information: Email - milan@myself.com
Additional Information: Assistant Principal Viola, Metropolitan
Opera Orchestra. See
Bio at Sybarite Quintet website
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Kenneth Mirkin
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Professional
Contact Information: Email - kpmirk2@yahoo.com
Additional Information: New York Philharmonic coach for the
viola sections of the New York Youth Symphony. See New York Philharmonic
website:
www.nyphil.org
Aundrey Mitchell
Private Studio: Brooklyn
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners), Intermediate,
Advanced, College/University, Professional, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Telephone - 718 789-1446, Email - aundrey_mitchell@yahoo.com
Laura Mount
School: Mannes College Preparatory Division
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners),
Intermediate, Advanced, College/University, Suzuki Instruction, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Telephone - 212 586-6722; Email - llmount@hotmail.com
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Craig Mumm
Professional Affiliation: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Private Studio: Jersey City, New Jersey; New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Advanced, Professional
Contact Information: Email - craigmumm@msn.com
Judith Nelson
Professional Affiliation: New York Philharmonic
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Advanced, College/University, Professional, Chamber
Music
Contact Information: Email - judyvla@yahoo.com
Additional Information: See New York Philharmonic
website:
www.nyphil.org
Ah Ling Neu
College/University: Columbia University
Private Studio: Brooklyn, New York
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners),
Intermediate, Advanced, College/University, Professional, Chamber
Music, Violin
Contact Information: Email - ahlingneu@msn.com
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Nelle Doak O'Neill
School: Carson Valley Violin School
Private Studio: Minden, Nevada
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners),
Intermediate, Advanced
Contact Information: Email - fidlmkr@pyramid.net
Mary Ann Raph
Schools: Bedford Central School District
Instruction Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Mary Ruth Ray
College/University: Brandeis University
Professional Affiliation: Lydian String Quartet
Private Studio: Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Instruction Levels: Intermediate, Advanced, College/University, Professional,
Chamber Music
Additional Information: See faculty biographies on the Brandeis University
website: www.brandeis.edu
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Samuel Rhodes
College/University: The Juilliard School
Additional Information: See faculty biographies on the Juilliard
website: www.juilliard.edu
Margaret Zufall Roberts
Schools: Thurnauer Music School, Englewood, New Jersey
Private Studio: Mt. Tabor, New Jersey
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners),
Intermediate, Advanced, College/University, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Email - peg.zr@verizon.net
Other Information: Past President of the New Jersey
Chapter of the American String Teachers Association
Ann Roggen
Organization: The Orchestra of St. Luke's
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Advanced through Professional
Contact Information: Email - aroggen@earthlink.net
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Susan Rosenberg
Private Studio: Plainfield, New Jersey
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners), Intermediate, Advanced,
Suzuki Instruction
Contact Information: Email - sba1812@aol.com
Jody Rowitsch
School: Neighborhood Music School (New Haven, Connecticut), Choate Rosemary Hall
Private Studio: West Haven, Connecticut
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners), Intermediate,
Advanced, Suzuki Instruction,
Chamber Music, Theory
Contact Information: Telephone - 203 933-5531, Email - jr.viola@att.net
Katherine Sinsabaugh
College/University: Columbia University - Teachers College
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adult Beginners),
Intermediate, Advanced, College/University, Professional
Contact Information: Email - sinkny@aol.com
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Tania Susi
Private Studio: Saratoga Springs, New York
Instruction Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Suzuki, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Telephone - 518 587-6106, Email - nyviola@aol.com
Website: www.TaniaSusi.com
Leslie Tomkins
Private Studio: New York City, Bronx
Instruction Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, College/University,
Chamber Music (Adults), Private Coaching
and Workshop (Moab Music Festival)
Contact Information: Telephone - 917 697-4988; Email - Ljt57@aol.com
Additional Information: Visit the Moab
Music Festival website.
Michael Tree
College/University: The Curtis Institute of Music, Bard College,
The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, University of Maryland
Instruction Levels: College/University, Professional
Contact Information: Telephone - 212 831-6754
Additional Information: See faculty biographies on the Juilliard
website: www.juilliard.edu
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Michael T. Vannoni
Private Studio: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Long Island
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adults), Intermediate,
Advanced, College/University, Professional, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Telephone - 631 383-8751, Email - m_vannoni@hotmail.com
Victoria Voronyansky
College/University: The Juilliard School, Mannes College of Music
Private Studio: New York City, Midtown
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adults), Intermediate, Advanced,
College/University, Professional, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Email - Victoria@redviola.com
Website: www.redviola.com
Melia Watras
College/University: University of Washington
Instruction Levels: Advanced, College/University, Professional, Chamber
Music
Contact Information: Email - mwatras@u.washington.edu
Website: www.meliawatras.com
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Rozanna Weinberger
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Beginner (including Adults), Intermediate,
Advanced, College/University, Professional, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Telephone - 212 769-4732, Email - rozannaw@aol.com
Website: rozannamusic.com
Masako Yanagita
Private Studio: New York City, Upper West Side
Instruction Levels: Intermediate, Advanced, Professional, Chamber Music
Contact Information: Telephone - 212 663-4198, Email - masakoyb@aol.com
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