Suzuki Education

Department Head

Off

Education

MM, Indiana University
Fulbright Scholarship Certificate, Rotterdam Conservatory, the Netherlands

pomalley@musicinst.org

Instrument(s)

Suzuki Recorder

Recorder

Location(s)

Name

Patrick O'Malley

Person Type

Administration

Faculty

Phone

847.448.8324

Photo

O'Malley-Patrick-web.jpg

Photo Credit

Mike Canale

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Suzuki Association of the Americas
American Recorder Society
Early Music America

Featured performer with Lyric Opera, Music of the Baroque, Haymarket Opera, Rembrandt Chamber Players, and many early music and chamber groups.

Founding member of Chicago Recorder Quartet

Program Area

Three Questions

A few of my favorite things…

What do you love about Chicago?

What does music mean to you?

Three Questions Answer

What do you love about Chicago?
Chicago has the exciting cultural diversity of a big city, plus the friendliness of the Midwest. I love living near Lake Michigan.

Favorite composer: Georg Phillip Telemann. Incredibly prolific, and each piece is a gem. My favorite musical form is Theme and Variations. It holds the key to our ability to make a better world. An eternal challenge to look at situations in new ways.

In architecture school I learned that design “problems” have “solutions.” Just when you think you’ve composed the last possible variation, your mind shifts and discovers yet another way. That’s beautiful and hopeful.

Weight

-95

GUID

179

Media ID

472

Willing to Teach at

Chicago - St. James

Phyllis Adams

ntakagi — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 21:27:23 +0000

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Awards and achievements:
Louisville Orchestra Apprentice Program Award 1973 - 1975, Jorge Mester

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Research and presentations / publications:
• CD’s available on ITunes or CD Baby – “Opera by Request” and “Universal Peace”
  with flutist, Monty Adams
• Adams Magnificent Music Publications – 60+ transcriptions for flute & harp
  available from Flute World
• “Essential Recordings for Every Harpist’s Library”
• “Comparative Performance Practices and Perspectives for Ravel’s “Introduction
  and Allegro” – Using, Comparing and Listening with Different Editions
for the Most Effective Performance
• “The Nutcracker Ballet” – Performance of Combining Two Parts into One
• “Thinking Outside the Box - How to Create Your Own Career”

Academic Title

Harp Faculty

Available For

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

With more than 30 years of professional experience, I know that music brings joy and solace to people and that music means different things at different points in life. I enjoy teaching students of all ages and levels of experience from young beginners who cannot yet read music to experienced college students and adult enthusiasts. In order to bring this joy to others effectively and reinforce a positive experience within each performer, I use a success-proven method that gives each student all the necessary tools required to achieve their goals. Students are encouraged to listen to good recordings of all musical periods and genres, not just harp music, and to attend live performances on a regular basis.

Department

Department Head

Off

Education

Significant teachers and mentors:
Harp teachers: Gloria Agostini, Jana Bouskova, Alice Chalifoux, Edward Druzinsky, Karen Lindquist, and Carol McClure

Mentors: Julius Baker, Sherrill Milnes & Ray Still

padams@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Wed, 09/07/2016 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

Name

Phyllis Adams

Person Type

Faculty

Photo

Adams, Phyllis.jpg

Professional Affiliations & Activities

• Louisville Orchestra - Second Harp 1973 - 1975, Jorge Mester
• Chicago Civic Orchestra – Principal Harp, 1975 – 1977
• Wolf Trap Festival Orchestra – Principal Harp 1979 - 1981
• Chicago Symphony Orchestra – sub and extra, Solti & Levine
• Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra – Principal Harp, summers 1982 –1989
• Venus Harps 1983 - 2005, Staff Harpist, Quality Control Supervisor and Artistic Director
• Lecturer in Harp - Illinois State University, School of Music 1985 -1990
• Exsultate Trio, Flute, Soprano & Harp 1989 – 1991
• Adams Magnificent Music – 1979 to present; with flutist Monty Adams
• ABRMS National Summer Harp Academy - Recitalist, Faculty Member &
Special Seminar Presenter 2012 – 2015
• Creator/Producer of “The World of Harp Music” WNIB, Chicago Classical Radio 97.1 FM
• Sponsored by Venus Harps (1995 –2001)
• Co-Created/Produced the Opera Idol Competition for world renowned baritone,
Sherrill Milnes/VOICExperience Foundation (2006 - present)
• Affiliate Teacher, The Harp School, Inc.

Program Area

Three Questions Answer

Interests/hobbies outside of music
Astronomy, entomology, world history, and yoga

Most memorable musical moment:
Recording sessions with flutist Monty Adams for our CD’s “Opera by Request” at Universal Studios in Chicago

Weight

Dr. Karin Addis

ntakagi — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 23:14:35 +0000

Dr. Karin Addis ntakagi Tue, 06/20/2023 - 18:14

Karin Addis, an Iowa City native, received degrees from the Eastman School of Music and SUNY at Stony Brook. Her principal teachers include James Dunham and Kim Kashkashian, with whom she studied with as an exchange student in Germany. As a performer, she has played with the Sarasota Opera Orchestra, the Jacksonvile Symphony, and the Charleston Symphny as well as others, and took part in the 2010 North American Tour of Star Wars in Concert. Formerly on the faculty at Valdosta State University, she is currently on the faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago, teaching both violin and viola, and coaching chamber music groups.s others, and took part in the 2010 North American Tour of Star Wars in Concert. Formerly on the faculty at Valdosta State University, she is currently on the faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago, teaching both violin and viola, and coaching chamber music groups.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Significant teachers and mentors:
Ms. Addis' principal teachers include violists James Dunham, and Kim Kashkashian
with whom she studied with as an exchange student in Germany. Additional mentors
that impacted her were those that she did Suzuki training with, such as Mark Mutter,
and Michele George.

Academic Title

Suzuki Violin & Viola Faculty

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Department

Department Head

Off

Education

Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Music Performance , Eastman School of Music
DMA, SUNY at Stony Brook

kaddis@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Sat, 09/01/2012 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

Name

Dr. Karin Addis

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

Photo

Addis, Karin.jpg

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Formerly on the faculty at Valdosta State University, Karin is currently on the faculty at
the Music Institute of Chicago, teaching both violin and viola and coaching chamber
music groups.

As a performer, Ms. Addis has played with the Sarasota Opera Orchestra, the Jacksonville
Symphony, and the Charleston Symphony, as well as countless others. Additionally, she
took part in the 2010 North American Tour of Star Wars in Concert.

Program Area

Weight

Melissa Arbetter

ntakagi — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 19:04:40 +0000

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Melissa Arbetter has been a member of the Music Institute’s violin faculty since
September 2008. She earned her master of music degree in violin performance
at DePaul University and her bachelor of music degree in violin performance and
music education (Dean’s List) at Northwestern University. She also has participated
n long-term Suzuki training at the University of Minnesota. She has collaborated on
recordings including Season of Carols, Hear Our Voice Sh’ma Koleinu, and The Christmas
Schooner; the film Home Alone 2; and Chicago TV, radio, and theatre. She has performed
with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Lake Forest Symphony, Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra,
Rochester Symphony Orchestra in Minnesota and the AIMS Festival Orchestra in Austria,
as well as a diverse range of pop artists from Richard Marx to the Moody Blues. She belongs
to the American Federation of Musicians, American String Teachers Association, and Suzuki
Association of the Americas.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Additional studies:
with Paul Kantor, Aspen Music Festival
Additional Suzuki Training with Doris Preucil, Michele George
Certified in Music Mind Games, Unit One

Recordings:
Ms. Arbetter has collaborated on:
Season of Carols, Hear Our Voice Sh'ma Koleinu, and The Christmas Schooner

Film credits include Home Alone 2; television credits include WGN Chicago News

Radio credits include a performance on WBEZ;

Theatre performances include The Mercury Theater and Theater WIT, Chicago

Academic Title

Violin, Viola Suzuki and Traditional Faculty

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

"Every Child Can!" (S. Suzuki)

Ms. Arbetter teaches Violin and Viola and is equally skilled at teaching all ages of learners. She enjoys teaching individual and group classes, as well as teaching and playing chamber music.

Courses

Private instruction in Traditional and Suzuki Program
Group violin lessons

Department

Arbetter, Melissa web pic.jpg

Department Head

Off

Education

MM, DePaul University (Violin Performance, scholarship recipient)
Long-term Suzuki Training, University of Minnesota (Mark Bjork)
BM, Northwestern University (Violin Performance and Music Education, Dean's List)

marbetter@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

Name

Melissa Arbetter

Person Type

Faculty

Photo

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Ms. Arbetter has performed as a member of numerous Chicago regional professional orchestras including: The Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Lake Forest Symphony, and Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as the Rochester Symphony Orchestra (MN) and AIMS Festival Orchestra in Austria.
She has also appeared with diverse pop artists ranging from Richard Marx to the Moody Blues.
Chamber Music Coach: Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra
Adjudicating experience: DePaul University Community Music Division Concerto Competition, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition
Judge Affiliations: American Federation of Musicians, American String Teachers Association, Suzuki Association of the Americas

Program Area

Three Questions

A few of my favorite things…

What do you love about Chicago?

Most memorable musical moment?

Three Questions Answer

"One of my favorite composers is Brahms. I could listen to his lyrical melodies all day!"

"I have two favorite musical moments: Each time a student achieves their personal best, I am overjoyed. Also, chatting with former CSO conductor Daniel Barenboim on the streets of Chicago is a memorable moment."

"One of my absolute favorite places near Chicago is the Ravinia Festival. I have many fond memories of spending summer nights there with family and friends, enjoying the music of diverse, internationally acclaimed artists."

Weight

GUID

115

Media ID

429

Willing to Teach at

Lake Forest

Dr. Daniel Baer

Educo — Sat, 06 May 2023 19:04:40 +0000

Dr. Daniel Baer Educo Sat, 05/06/2023 - 14:04

Dr. Daniel Baer has been a member of the Music Institute’s piano faculty since September 2017. He earned his doctor of musical arts and bachelor of music degrees from the Eastman School of Music and his master of music degree from The Juilliard School. He has performed across the United States and Europe, including in solo and collaborative recitals at the International Bergen Arts Festival, the Grieg Society of Oslo, Avery Fischer Hall, Kilbourn Hall, Nichols Concert Hall, and Steinway Hall.

Dr. Baer won first prize, the Marshall Prize, at the 2015 Grieg Festival Young Artist Competition held in Sarasota, Florida. He has been a prizewinner in many other national and international piano competitions including the Iowa Piano Competition, the National Federation of Music Clubs Biennial Competition, and the Empire State young artist piano competition.

In 2020, Daniel Baer was selected to be the artist-pianist for the 2020-2021 LYNX Project. He will be premiering new songs for voice and piano as well as recording songs for an anthology celebrating four years of the autism advocacy series. You can learn more at lynxproject.org. He is a member of Music Teachers National Association, for which he has served as Young Artist Competition Coordinator in Illinois, and Suzuki Association of the Americas.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

The New York Times has hailed Daniel Baer as a pianist who plays with “fluidity, warmth, and sparkle” who “achieved the often elusive…goal of putting virtuosity at the service of bigger ideas.” He has performed across the United States and Europe, including in solo and collaborative recitals at the International Bergen Arts Festival, the Grieg Society of Oslo, Avery Fischer Hall, Kilbourn Hall, Nichols Hall, and Steinway Hall.

Dr. Baer won first prize, the Marshall Prize, at the 2015 Grieg Festival Young Artist Competition held in Sarasota, Florida. He has been a prizewinner in many other national and international piano competitions including the Iowa Piano Competition, the National Federation of Music Clubs Biennial Competition, and the Empire State young artist piano competition.

Dr. Baer was invited to be the guest artist at the Leschetizky Annual Birthday Recital and was praised for a performance where “every note had color, depth, emotion, and meaning.”

In 2020, Daniel Baer was selected to be the artist-pianist for the 2020-2021 LYNX Project. He will be premiering new songs for voice and piano as well as recording songs for an anthology celebrating four years of the autism advocacy series. You can learn more at lynxproject.org.

Academic Title

Piano Faculty; Program Director, Chamber Music

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

"I want each student to achieve their goals at the piano and to have a good experience playing and studying music. I teach technique not just to achieve mastery at the keyboard, but also to gain expressive freedom at the instrument. I encourage my students to use the score to support their musical intuition and to help shape their interpretive choices."

Department

Department Head

Off

Education

(BM) Eastman School of Music
(MM) Juilliard School
(DM) Eastman School of Music

dbaer@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Tue, 09/01/2020 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Piano

Suzuki Piano

Location(s)

http://danielbaerpiano.com

Lake Forest

Name

Dr. Daniel Baer

Personal Website / Link

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

Baer, Daniel web pic copy.jpg

Photo

Professional Affiliations & Activities

MTNA Young Artist Competition Coordinator Illinois
Suzuki Association of America MTNA

Program Area

Three Questions

Interests/hobbies outside of music

A few of my favorite things…

What do you love about playing your instrument?

Three Questions Answer

"My interests outside of music include: reading, coffee, tea, soccer, running, cooking, and being outdoors."

"I love music from the early 20th century: Karol Szymanowski, Lili Boulanger, Carlos Chavez, Paul Hindemith, Anton Webern, Alban Berg, Bela Bartok, Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler, Igor Stravinsky, and Arnold Schoenberg to name just a few! I also love to read fiction and essays about music."

"I love the piano because each pianist brings a unique personality to the instrument. You can tell who the pianist is based on the nuances of their tone and phrasing. I also love the depth, range, and variety of piano literature. There are always new composers and music to study, explore, and perform."

Weight

GUID

116

Media ID

430

Willing to Teach at

Jeremiah Benham

ntakagi — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 19:04:40 +0000

Jeremiah Benham ntakagi Fri, 10/06/2023 - 14:04

Jeremiah Benham has been a member of the Music Institute’s guitar faculty since September 2017. He earned master of music and bachelor of arts degrees from DePaul University. He is a member of the Chicago Classical Guitar Society.

Academic Title

Guitar & Musikgarten Faculty

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

"If your heart beats and you can speak, you are already making music."

Courses

Private Instruction
Roots and Rock Faculty (guitar)
Ukulele Faculty

Department

http://www.chicagoguitar.com

Department Head

Off

Education

MM, DePaul University
BA, DePaul University

jbenham@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Sun, 09/10/2017 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

Name

Jeremiah Benham

Personal Website / Link

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

Benham, Jeremiah web pic copy.jpg

Photo

Photo Credit

Photography by Educo

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Chicago Classical Guitar Society

Program Area

Early Childhood - Musikgarten

Roots & Rock

Three Questions Answer

Interests/hobbies outside of music:
I enjoy Yoga and spending time with my wife and three kids.

A few of my favorite things:
My favorite food would be Indian, Thai or anything spicy!

Why study music:
I study music because it feels dangerous like walking on a rooftop, yet I can do it without hurting myself or others. It also feels unpractical and my mind tends to be attracted to unpractical things. Its like someone asked me to go on this near impossible quest at an early age and the more I was warned about its possible peril, the more impassioned I became.

Weight

GUID

119

Media ID

432

Willing to Teach at

Chicago - St. James

Julie Bickel

ntakagi — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 19:04:41 +0000

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Julie Bickel has been a member of the Music Institute’s Suzuki violin and viola faculty and director of Virtuoso Strings since September 2021. She earned bachelor of music and bachelor of arts degrees at University of Notre Dame and a master of music degree and professional certification at Northern Illinois University. She has participated in the Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies at the Juilliard School of Music every year since 2001. She received the Music Educator of the Year Award from the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra in 2013–14. She is a member of Suzuki Association of the Americas.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Participant, Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies, Juilliard School of Music, 2001 – 2021
Music Educator of the Year Award, Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra, 2013 – 2014

Academic Title

MIC Virtuoso Strings Director

Anything else we should know?

Prior to teaching at MIC, I taught for 21 years at Wheaton College.

"Your zeal for music-making and for sharing it with others is a wonderful gift and I am deeply grateful that you have spent all of these years with Wheaton College."
- Dean Michael Wilder, Wheaton College Conservatory of Music

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

My teaching philosophies are based on the Suzuki Method and my Christian faith.

Courses

Private and group instruction
Suzuki Violin & Viola
MIC Virtuoso Strings

Department

Department Head

Off

Education

MM, Northern Illinois University PC, Northern Illinois University BA, University of Notre Dame BS, University of Notre Dame

jbickel@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Wed, 09/01/2021 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Suzuki Viola

Suzuki Violin

Name

Julie Bickel

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

Photo

Bickel, Julie.jpg

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Suzuki Association of the Americas

Program Area

Three Questions

Interests/hobbies outside of music

Why study music?

What do you love about playing your instrument?

Three Questions Answer

"I believe that serving others is one of the most fundamental gifts we can give. I serve through quilting for Lutheran World Relief, Feed My Starving Children, Together We Rise, and PADS."

"I believe that studying music provides an inner voice that can help us strive to be better human beings. Studying music encourages discipline in time management and practice; responsibility to teachers, parents, and peers; respect for the opinions of others; and empathy for our audience and friends."

"What I love most about playing the violin is that each piece takes me to a time and place both historically as well as personally. Each piece has a story to tell that is unique to the moment and keeps me living in the present while reflecting on my past memories with that composition."

Weight

GUID

121

Media ID

494

Meret Bitticks

ntakagi — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 15:40:24 +0000

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Altus Artist Meret Bitticks maintains an active schedule as a soloist, chamber musician, and clinician in the U.S. and abroad while on faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago (since September 2004) , DePaul University, Lake Forest College and Roosevelt University.
She earned a master of music degree from DePaul University and a bachelor of music degree from Ohio State University and she has studied extensively in Japan and in the U.S.
Meret is a registered Suzuki Flute Teacher Trainer and in 2013 became the first flutist to receive a Certificate of Achievement for excellence in Suzuki instruction from the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
She joined Trio Chicago and Friends for international concert tours, including the United Arab Emirates and Australia. A frequent volunteer at music camps in Haiti, Meret serves on the board of BLUME Haiti, an organization that promotes leadership through music education.
Meret has performed as a soloist and with various ensembles, and her recordings include Hysterical Stars with Head of Femur.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Toshio Takahashi, Suzuki Flute Method Founder
Talent Education and Research Institute, Matsumoto, Japan:
  Suzuki Flute Books 8, 10, 12, and 13
2004 Every Child Can!, Kim Lorimier
2015 Every Child Can!, Pat D’Ercole
2004 Suzuki Flute Book 1, Jerilee Kechley
2012 Suzuki Flute Book 1, Kelly Williamson
2005 Suzuki Flute Book 2, David Gerry
2007 Suzuki Flute Book 3, Kelly Williamson
2014 Suzuki Flute Book 3, Noelle Perrin
2008 Suzuki Flute Book 4, David Gerry
2009 Suzuki Flute Book 5, David Gerry
2009 Suzuki Flute Book 6, Kelly Williamson
2008 Suzuki Flute Book 7, Kenichi Ueda
2013 Suzuki Flute Book 7, David Gerry
2015 Suzuki Flute Book 9, David Gerry
2013 Suzuki Flute Book 14, David Gerry
2010 S. P. A. Course, Joanne Melvin
2009 Suzuki Flute Practicum, David Gerry
2012 Baroque Style, Courtney Westcott
2012 Suzuki Flute Overview, Toshio Takahashi
2016 Dalcroze Teacher Workshop, Jeremy Dittus
2013 Musikgarten: Family Music, Leilani Miranda
2013 Musikgarten: Cycle of Seasons, Leilani Miranda

Awards:
Altus Flutes - Artist
Suzuki Association of the Americas - Teacher Trainer and Certificate of Achievement (Level One)

Academic Title

Flute (Suzuki) Faculty

Anything else we should know?

Favorite quote:
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” - Jane Goodall

Favorite composer or piece to play:
Meret loves playing the repertoire from Suzuki Flute Book 1 and believes that Cuckoo and Moon Over the Ruined Castle are particularly beautiful and always offer room for advanced musical concepts. Of course, Meret also agrees you're never too old to Twinkle!

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

Teaching philosophy and areas of expertise:
Meret's true goal as a teacher is to help nurture beautiful hearts that are open to the potential in all things and all people. She works with the whole person as well as the whole musician with a vision of her students becoming accomplished, independent learners. When given the opportunity, all people, regardless of their background, can learn to play music. As a Suzuki Teacher Trainer, Meret is one of nine flutists in North America authorized by the Suzuki Association of the Americas to train teachers in the Suzuki Approach.

Courses

Private Instruction
Suzuki Education
Group Lessons

Department

http://www.fleautiful.com

Department Head

Off

Education

Master of Music in flute performance, DePaul University School of Music,
Bachelor of Music in flute performance, The Ohio State University School of Music

mbitticks@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Wed, 09/01/2004 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

Name

Meret Bitticks

Personal Website / Link

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

Bitticks, Meret web pic.jpg

Photo

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Significant Teachers and Mentors:
Katherine Borst Jones, Mary Stolper, Toshio Takahashi

Recordings
Tiny Tunemakers Sing-along CD Volume 1 (Flute)
Tiny Tunemakers Sing-along CD Volume 2 (Flute and Piccolo)
Hysterical Stars, Head of Femur (Flute and Piccolo)

Professional affiliations/activities
BLUME Haiti: noard member
Suzuki Association of the Americas: teacher trainer
Great Lakes Suzuki Institute: director
Chicago Flute Club: member

Program Area

Three Questions

Interests/hobbies outside of music

What do you love about Chicago?

What do you love about playing your instrument?

Three Questions Answer

Hobbies/interests outside of music:
Standup paddle board yoga, rabble rousing, falconry.

What do you love about playing your instrument:
I love that the flute can sound like a bird one minute and a person mourning the next. There's such tonal variety that we can get out of this little metal tube and so many opportunities for expression. We can make air dance and the flute sing—it's an amazing instrument.

What do you love about Chicago:
What's not to love about Chicago???

Weight

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Erin Cano

Educo — Sat, 06 May 2023 19:04:43 +0000

Erin Cano Educo Sat, 05/06/2023 - 14:04

Erin Cano has been a member of the Music Institute’s violin and viola faculty since May 2001. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in viola performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Her Suzuki training includes the Suzuki Association of the Americas Certificate of Achievement Level 1 and training with Enid Cleary, Doris Preucil, Kathleen Spring, and Katherine Wood, and Music Mind Games Training Units One and Two with Michiko Yurko. She is a member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Suzuki Association of the Americas Certificate of Achievement Level 1
Suzuki training with Enid Cleary, Doris Preucil, Kathleen Spring, Katherine Wood
Music Mind Games Training Units One and Two with Michiko Yurko

Academic Title

Violin & Viola Faculty (Suzuki)

Administrative Title

MIC Suzuki Program Data Specialist

Anything else we should know?

Favorite quote:
"Music is the language of the heart without words" - Shinichi Suzuki

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

All children have an unlimited potential to learn to play an instrument. Playing an instrument should also be fun and nurture a child’s creative spirit.

Department

Department Head

Off

Education

B. A. Viola Performance - Cleveland Institute of Music
M. A. Viola Performance - Cleveland Institute of Music

ecano@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Tue, 05/01/2001 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

Name

Erin Cano

Person Type

Faculty

Photo

cano_erin_headshot.jpg

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Suzuki Association of the Americas

Program Area

Three Questions

Interests/hobbies outside of music

What do you love about Chicago?

Most memorable musical moment?

Three Questions Answer

Favorite musical moment:
Stepping on the stage for the first time at Symphony Center's Orchestra Hall for a performance with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra when I was 11 years old. This is what inspired me to become a musician.

Hobbies outside of music: I am a giant bookworm.

What I love about living in Chicago: I love living in Chicago for a multitude reasons. There's so much going on - always a concert or play to see, a museum to visit, or a street fair to check out (in the summer, at least). I love that it is a cultural melting pot with people from all around the world. I also love its skyline. There's nothing else like it!

Weight

GUID

126

Media ID

437

Willing to Teach at

Lake Forest

Dr. Tanya L. Carey

ntakagi — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 17:07:40 +0000

Dr. Tanya L. Carey ntakagi Sun, 10/01/2023 - 12:07

Tanya Lesinsky Carey has presented masterclasses and concerts in over thirty states and fifteen foreign countries. Her experience includes assistant principal of the Milwaukee Symphony, prize–winning recordings with the Rochester Philharmonic, concerts in Tully and Carnegie Halls, concerto performances, and recordings with the Lydian Trio with Almita and Roland Vamos. Education includes BM and MM and Performance Certificate from Eastman and DMA from the University of Iowa. Illinois ASTA awarded her the 1993 “Outstanding Studio Teacher of the Year Award.” Western Illinois University gave her the outstanding teacher award. She  is professor emeritus from Western Illinois University, past-President of SAA, ISA Board Member, and listed in Who’s Who in America. She has served as on the National ASTA board as well as an Ad Hoc MENC National Committee. Currently she teaches at Roosevelt University CCPA, Music Institute of Chicago and the Carey Studio. She and her husband have recently released a CD “Golden Celebration” to national acclaim and she is the author of the Cello Playing is Easy Series. Her students are represented in major music schools and hold cello positions in Indiana University and other schools. She produced the youngest principal cellist in the United States and a Grammy Award Winner.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Suzuki studies with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, John Kendall, Doris Preucil.

Doctoral Thesis on Suzuki Cello available at celloplayingiseasy.com.

Academic Title

Cello Faculty

Available For

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

"I help people who want to learn."

Courses

Private Instruction
Suzuki Instruction
Academy Faculty

Department

The Academy

Department Head

Off

Education

DMA University of Iowa
MM, Performers' Certificate, Eastman School of Music
BM, Performers' Certificate, Eastman School of Music

tcarey@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Thu, 09/01/2005 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Suzuki Cello

Cello

Name

Dr. Tanya L. Carey

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

TanyaLesinskyCarey2021_0.jpg

Photo

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Significant teachers and mentors:
Karl Fruh, Georges Miquelle, Ronald Leonard, Charles Wendt, John Celetano

Master Classes with Janos Starker, Fritz Magg, Lynn Harrell

Awards and achievements:
Illinois ASTA awarded her the 1993 “Outstanding Studio Teacher of the Year Award.” Western Illinois University gave her the outstanding teacher award.

Tanya has been a member of the Rochester Philharmonic and Eastman Rochester and Rochester Civic Orchestras; Assistant Principal for the Milwaukee Symphony; Associate Principal at Quad City Symphony; Emeritus Professor at Western Illinois University; Artist Teacher at Roosevelt University; and the Soloist with Orchestra in Major Cello Literature; and the Chicago Cello Society (past-president) Board.
Ms. Carey has performed concerts at Carnegie and Tully Halls; has conducted concerts and workshops on five continents and is also a Clinician and Master Class presenter.

She has recorded CD Golden Moments 2011 and has recordings with Almita and Roland Vamos with Lydian Trio. She has award-winning recordings with Mercury Records, the Rochester Philharmonic and Eastman Rochester Orchestra. Tanya and her husband have recently released a CD “Golden Celebration” to national acclaim and she is the author of the Cello Playing is Easy Series.

Tanya's students are represented in major music schools and they hold cello positions in Indiana University and other schools.

She produced the youngest principal cellist in the United States and a Grammy Award Winner.

She was included in the Who's Who in America 2002; President of the SAA, ISA International Board, ASTA Board, service awards for SAA and ASTA; and has been named Outstanding Teacher WIU and IL-ASTA.
Her warm-up techniques have been reviewed in STRAD and ASTA Journals.

An article about her teaching has appeared in STRAD 2009.

Professional affiliations & activities:
Currently she teaches at Roosevelt University CCPA, Music Institute of Chicago and the Carey Studio.

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