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Many Symphony Tacoma musicians are also educators! For information about receiving private lessons, please contact the individual musician directly.
| INSTRUMENT | NAME | LEVEL | REMOTE/ IN-PERSON |
LOCATION | MORE INFO | |
| Bassoon | John Ruze | All ages/levels | In-person | Lakewood |
Call John directly at:
253-588-0470
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| Clarinet | Florie Rothernberg | frothenberg@comcast.net | All levels | In-person | Univ. of Puget Sound | pugetsoundcommunitymusic.asapconnected.com |
| Cello | Jared Balance | jballance@gmail.com | All ages/levels | Both | Renton Highlands | ballanceduo.com |
| Double Bass | Tommy Hawthorne | tjhawth@gmail.com | All ages/levels | In-person | Downtown Tacoma | |
| Double Bass | Bren Plummer | brenplummer@gmail.com | Advanced Jazz and classical, high-school and older |
In-person | North Seattle | brenplummer.com |
| Flute | Mary Jensen | maryejensen@gmail.com | All levels | Both | Tacoma | pugetsound.edu/directory/mary-jensen |
| Flute | Jennifer Rhyne | rhynejl@plu.edu | Intermediate & Advanced |
In-person | PLU or Puyallup | plu.edu/flute/dr-jennifer-rhyne |
| Harp | Eliszabeth Landis | m.elizabeth.landis@gmail.com | All levels | Both | Bremerton | elizabethlandis.com |
| Oboe | Selina Greso | sel5999@gmail.com | All levels | Both | Snohomish | selinagreso.com |
| Percussion/ Drum Set | Denali Williams | denaliwilliams12@gmail.com | All levels | Both | Tacoma & Seattle | awsom.info/denaliwilliams |
| Piano | Xinzhu Ma | xma23@u.rochester.edu | Intermediate | Both | Wallingford & Issaquah area | I teach students from 5 years old and above, and I love to explore different repertoire with my students. I treasure musicality as well as technicality, and it would a great pleasure to be of guidance to any music lover! |
| Trombone, Baritone, Euphonium | Grant Reed | grantreed9@yahoo.com | Advanced | Both | Seattle | musiccenternw.org/grant-reed |
| Trumpet | Judson Scott | judson.scott@me.com | All levels | In-person | Univ. Puget Sound & Seattle | judsonscott.com |
| Violin | trup@earthlink.net | All levels | Both | North Tacoma | ||
| Violin | Junheng Cheng | jchenviolin@hotmail.com | All levels | Both | SeaTac | Holds a doctorate of violin performance and literature with a minor in music theory from Eastman School of Music and nominated for the 2020-21 Teaching Assistant Prize by the Eastman String Department. Former violin instructor at the University of Rochester. |
| Violin (Suzuki Method) |
Jennifer Yarbrough | jennifer.v.yarbrough@gmail.com | All levels Ages 3-18 |
Both | Bremerton | |
| Violin & Viola | Maggie Duggan | maggieduggan@mac.com | All ages/levels | Both | North Tacoma | |
| Violin & Viola | Ilya Shpigelman | shviolaman@gmail.com | All levels | Both | Redmond | Very professional, knowledgeable, tailored to the students’ needs with a goal to enable students to achieve maximum performing potential and remain in love with classical music. Holds a degree from Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Russia. |
| Violin & Viola | Ruth Marie Ballance | rmbridge@hotmail.com | All ages/levels | Both | Renton Highlands | ballanceduo.com Teaching hours Monday – Thursday |
| Violin & Viola | Elisa Rega | elisa.rega@gmail.com | All levels | Both Will teach virtually worldwide |
Portland, OR | elisarega.com |
| Violin & Viola | Danielle McCutcheon | danielle@stringthyme.com | All levels | Both (Teaches virtually worldwide) |
Tacoma, Vashon, Eastside, Seattle | Enjoys teaching ages 5+. Combines traditional method/technique with the unique musical interests of each student. |
| Violin & Viola | Emily Acri | acriemilym@gmail.com | All levels | Both | Madrona (Seattle) | epiphanymusicacademy.org/emily-acri |
| Violin, Viola & Cello | Begin Nora | beginmscarseth@gmail.com | Violin: all levels; Viola: beginner -intermediate; Cello: beginner |
In-person | Lynnwood | pugetsoundmusicacademy.com |
| Violin, Viola & Hardanger Fiddle |
Rachel Nesvig | nesvigr@gmail.com | Intermediate; prefer adults with flexible schedules |
Both | South Seattle | rachelnesvig.com |