Violin Lessons with Bethany W.

Bethany graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music in 2001 with a BM in Musical Arts - Violin with concentrations in pedagogy and voice and honors in music history. She has continued her education with additional training in Suzuki pedagogy from such teachers of note as William Starr, Ed Kreitman, and Edmund Sprunger. She has registered teacher training with the Suzuki Association of the Americas in Violin books 1-4, Suzuki Principles in Action, and Fiddle Enrichment, was a private Suzuki violin teacher in the Lexington, KY, area for over 20 years, and is now teaching in Norridge, IL. Her students have earned placement in the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra, the Kentucky All-State Orchestra, as well as numerous scholarships and other awards. Bethany is also active in several professional organizations and maintains memberships in the American String Teachers Association, where she was recognized as the ASTA Kentucky Studio Teacher of the Year in 2024, as well as the Suzuki Association of the Americas. When Bethany isn't busy teaching she enjoys spending time with her husband Lyle and her daughter Arrow or petting their cats, Dyna and Poppy.