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Danielle has taught violin lessons to students of all ages, from 8 years old to nearly 80, for the past ten years! She loves the creativity of planning violin lessons that align with each student’s needs and interests. Her passion for teaching violin stems from my experiences with her own violin teacher, from whom she took lessons for 15 years, with the Suzuki method and picking up several fiddle styles such as Irish, Old Time, and Bluegrass, as well, which led to improvising with a few local bands in South Dakota. During her years at Grinnell College and studying abroad, she was able to play with different orchestras at the college and internationally. Danielle is also a certified K-12 teacher. Today, she enjoys playing with the Saint Paul Civic Symphony and improvising with friends in many different styles.  Through lessons she hopes to bring each student a sense of joy in learning and purpose later on whether the student brings their skills to make music with friends, in an orchestra, as a soloist, or beyond.

Justin is a pianist and vocalist with over a decade of experience in music education. Justin received his BA in Music Education from Queens College, where he developed a strong foundation in musical pedagogy and best practices. In the classroom, Justin excelled at creating engaging learning experiences for diverse learners through using scaffolding techniques and various learning aids—visual, kinesthetic, tactile, and aural. He firmly believes all students, regardless of prior knowledge or skill, can obtain a comprehensive grasp of music literacy.

Justin has spent most of his professional career as a Director of Music for various churches. Hailing from New York City, Justin was able to work with and direct highly skilled singers and instrumentalists for his job. He recently moved to the Twin Cities and is currently the Director of Liturgy and Music at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Wayzata, MN. He has a strong passion for sharing the joy of playing and understanding music. Outside of music, Justin enjoys swimming, working on cars, and spending time with his wife and his two children.

Carson has played piano since she was four years old. She grew up in Texas and participated in many music and dance extracurricular activities in school. Carson attended West Texas A&M University where she earned a Bachelor of Music Therapy degree with an instrumental emphasis in piano. She was an active member of both the university orchestra and choir and taught piano students while attending college. Carson taught Kindermusik lessons to young children for two years at Kindermusik of CS-B in Texas, and she currently provides music therapy services at an assisted living facility in Minneapolis. Carson’s favorite part of both teaching and music therapy is getting to see how music helps people change and grow throughout their lives.