Private lessons outside the orchestra classroom are highly recommended. Different options are available, suitable for all family budgets.
Coaching from Classroom Instructors and Community Volunteers
Please inquire with your classroom instructor.
Private Teachers
Please see list below or ask your classroom instructor for a recommendation.
Cello Teachers
Konstantin Avakyan
kortik@gmail.com
Peter Ellis – IMS, MIHS Coach
On-Island Lessons
206-450-5824
elliscellist@gmail.com
elliscellist.com
Spencer Hoveskeland
(Graduate of Port Angeles HS & WWU)
206-678-6884
spencer@spencersmusic.net
David Kim
www.davidkimcello.com
davidskim321@gmail.com
Dr. Shiang-Yin Lee – IMS Coach
(UNT (BM), UT Austin (MM), UW (DMA), Chicago Suzuki Institute – Teaches in South Bellevue/Eastgate and Sammamish)
425-213-0681
shiangyin@yahoo.com
Rachel Morris
913-609-3631
morris.rachelelizabeth@gmail.com
Daniel Mullikin
(Teaches in Mercer Island homes)
daniel.mullikin7@gmail.com
Katherine Serber
512-791-2148
SerberStrings@gmail.com
Martha Sprague
(Recent MIHS grad)
marthasprague@gmail.com
String Bass Teachers
Todd Gowers
(Bass teacher at Seattle Pacific University)
gowert@spu.edu
Lillian Hollyday
210-860-5056
Lchollyday@me.com
Matt Hopper
206-851-2197
hoppinbass76@hotmail.com
Spencer Hoveskeland
(Graduate of Port Angeles HS & WWU)
206-678-6884
spencer@spencersmusic.net
Violin/Viola Teachers
Blayne Barnes
206-245-4599
blaynedbarnes@gmail.com
www.blaynebarnes.com
Erica Burns
erikaburnsviolin@gmail.com
www.erikaburnsviolin.com
Mark Burton
206-245-4599
marktburton@gmail.com
Camber Charlot
(Teaches viola in Issaquah Highlands)
425-918-2271
camber@camberviola.com
Camber Charlot Viola Studio
Winnie Chin Dungey
(Teaches violin in Issaquah or in student homes)
206-816-0214
winniechendungey@gmail.com
Joseph Gottesman – MIHS Coach
(Faculty, College of Fine and Performing Arts, Western Washington University – Director of Chamber Music, Seattle Conservatory of Music/SYSO)
206-406-0243
jgttsmn@comcast.net
Manchung Ho – IMS & MIHS Coach
mcho.violin@gmail.com
Eastgate studio
Eldar Hudiyev
(Teaches viola in Issaquah)
831-324-3535
hudiev@yahoo.com
www.eldarhudiyev.com
Key to Change
Multiple instructors in Violin and Viola
Jin Kim
253-224-9411
Jkimviolinmi@outlook.com
Danielle McCutcheon
(Violin and Viola in-home and remote)
206-462-0835
danielle@stringthyme.com
Antti Niemisto
(Former MIHS orchestra student with degrees from WWU & study at the Sibelius Institute in Finland)
antti_niemisto@hotmail.com
Caitlin Olive – IMS Coach
206-659-1469
caitlinolive@gmail.com
Kwan-Bin Park
206-390-4921
kwanbinviolin@hotmail.com
Dawn Posey (remote only, practice coaching)
812-455-9168
poseyviolin@gmail.com
www.poseyviolin.com
Theresa Sauvage
theresa@studiosauvage.net
Studio Sauvage
Katherine Serber
512-791-2148
SerberStrings@gmail.com
Hide Shiotsu
(Former MIHS orchestra student available during summer)
206-519-8546
hawaiiankokohawaiiankoko@gmail.com
Erica Solano
562-832-2298
solanostrings@gmail.com
Shelley Weiss
610-772-3381
weiss.shelley@gmail.com
Jiyeon Yeo
678-677-0125
JY.violin.studio@gmail.com
JY Violin Studio in Mercer Island
Ilana Zaks
(Seattle Symphony)
ilanazaks31@gmail.com
Schools and Studios with Private Instruction Available
Hammond-Ashley
(All instructors teach out of the studio in Issaquah and we hear they are all excellent)
425-392-3963
sales@hammondashley.com
Pacific Northwest School of Music
425-644-5465