Violin Teachers
Please contact each teacher directly to inquire about acceptance.
Carrie Telthorst
"Carrie Telthorst teaches Suzuki violin in her University area studio. She is registered with the SAA through book 9. Her long term Suzuki training was with John Kendall at SIU-Edwardsville. There she also studied with Carol Smith, Marty Steiger and later studied with Ellie Albers. Her many years of experience have been in the private studio and the public school Suzuki programs. l976 was her first public school Suzuki job.
At her studio she also teaches viola and piano. You can find more information about her at carolyntelthorst.com. Carrie enjoys teaching children and adults of all ages. It is her great privilege to share her love of music and Dr. Suzuki's philosophy. She can be reached at cordes4damore@yahoo.com or at 504-250-1211."
At her studio she also teaches viola and piano. You can find more information about her at carolyntelthorst.com. Carrie enjoys teaching children and adults of all ages. It is her great privilege to share her love of music and Dr. Suzuki's philosophy. She can be reached at cordes4damore@yahoo.com or at 504-250-1211."
Ben Hart
Benjamin Hart began playing violin at age 5 in his hometown of St. Louis Missouri. He accepted the position of Associate Concertmaster with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra after winning an audition in January, 2013. Previously, he was a member of the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, and Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra. He also makes regular appearances with the IRIS Orchestra in Germantown, Tennessee. Ben earned a Masters in Music from Indiana University in 2012, where he studied with the former concertmaster of Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Alexander Kerr. He received a Bachelors degree with honors from Vanderbilt University, where he studied with Christian Teal. His early studies were with Rebecca Markowski, Dr. Richard Kent Perry, and John McGrosso.
As a chamber musician, Benjamin has appeared across the US and Europe with the Ars Nova String Quartet. The group was founded at Vanderbilt in 2008, and spent four years of travel and study. In 2011, the quartet participated in the Advanced Quartet Studies program at the Aspen Music Festival, studying with members of the Emerson, Takács, Juilliard, Cleveland, Concord, and American String Quartets. They also participated in the inaugural Robert Mann String Quartet Program at the Manhattan School of Music. Ben has spent summers at the Innsbrook Institute, Kent Blossom, Britt Festival, and Vanderbilt Academie in Aix en Provence, France. He has also received recognition as a composer/arranger. He, with the help of his eight younger siblings, produced two hymn albums by Harts on Strings. Benjamin has taught violin students of all ages and abilities. He is a registered Suzuki teacher, and maintains a small private studio.
True to his St. Louis roots, Benjamin is a die-hard Cardinals fan. He enjoys baseball, old cars, good food, and traveling. He resides with his wife and daughter in Metairie, LA.
Contact Benjamin at benjamin.m.hart@gmail.com or 636-219-5334
As a chamber musician, Benjamin has appeared across the US and Europe with the Ars Nova String Quartet. The group was founded at Vanderbilt in 2008, and spent four years of travel and study. In 2011, the quartet participated in the Advanced Quartet Studies program at the Aspen Music Festival, studying with members of the Emerson, Takács, Juilliard, Cleveland, Concord, and American String Quartets. They also participated in the inaugural Robert Mann String Quartet Program at the Manhattan School of Music. Ben has spent summers at the Innsbrook Institute, Kent Blossom, Britt Festival, and Vanderbilt Academie in Aix en Provence, France. He has also received recognition as a composer/arranger. He, with the help of his eight younger siblings, produced two hymn albums by Harts on Strings. Benjamin has taught violin students of all ages and abilities. He is a registered Suzuki teacher, and maintains a small private studio.
True to his St. Louis roots, Benjamin is a die-hard Cardinals fan. He enjoys baseball, old cars, good food, and traveling. He resides with his wife and daughter in Metairie, LA.
Contact Benjamin at benjamin.m.hart@gmail.com or 636-219-5334
Lauren Lemmler
Lauren Lemmler, violinist and violist, teaches Suzuki Violin and Viola in the Uptown area. Suzuki Training through Book 8 with various teachers: Ronda Cole, Alice Joy Lewis, Michele Higa George, Ed Sprunger.
Contact Lauren at llemmler@aol.com
Contact Lauren at llemmler@aol.com
Stephanie Screen
Stephanie Screen is a New Orleans native who has been teaching private music lessons in the area since 1997. She holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in piano pedagogy from Loyola University New Orleans, and has studied four levels of Suzuki violin pedagogy under teacher trainer Ronda Cole through the Greater New Orleans Suzuki Forum's Summer Institutes. She teaches in Loyola University's Preparatory Music Department and maintains a personal studio of private piano and violin students as well. She currently serves as the Music Assistant at First Baptist Church of Kenner, and also enjoys working as an active performer in the New Orleans area.
Contact Stephanie at stephanie.screen@gmail.com
Contact Stephanie at stephanie.screen@gmail.com
Tracey Sherry
Dr. Tracey Sherry has taught violin as a Certified Suzuki Method Instructor in her Algiers studio for 13 years. She especially loves introducing younger students and their parents to the joy of music and specializes in Suzuki Books 1-4. A founding member of the state and national-award-winning Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra and the New Orleans String Project, she is currently serving her consecutive nineteenth year on GNOYO’s Board of Directors.
Dr. Sherry is also a co-founder and Managing Director of the Birdfoot Chamber Music Festival. She has a B.A. from Swarthmore College, an M.Sc. from Carleton University, and a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Massachusetts. She has taught at the University of Massachusetts, the University of New Hampshire, and currently teaches for Tulane University’s Science Scholars Program. In addition to her non-profit work, Dr. Sherry is a college-admissions advisor/coach.
Contact Dr. Sherry at tsherry@gnoyo.org
Contact Dr. Sherry at tsherry@gnoyo.org
Kate Withrow
The daughter of a Kenner native, Kate Withrow began her studies with the violin at the age of five in Austin, Texas. She was first trained in the Suzuki Method and then progressed under the guidance of Leonard Posner, winning the 1999 Pearl Amster Young Artist Competition. She then continued her studies with Andrzej Grabiec at the University of Houston and Mauricio Fuks at Indiana University. Ms. Withrow has given many solo and chamber performances in festivals throughout the country and abroad including the Aspen Summer Music Festival, the Orford Centre for the Arts in Quebec, and the Mozarteum Sommerakademie in Austria. After the completion of a Performer’s Diploma at Indiana University, she was selected to be a regular member of the Chicago Civic Orchestra for the 2006-2007 season. That same year, she won a position in the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. Ms. Withrow has always had a great passion for teaching and considers education to be one of the most important elements of her role as a musician. In addition to frequently working with students in the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestras, she is on faculty at the Louisiana Academy of Performing Arts, the Young Artist Academy, and also teaches violin lessons in her home studio in New Orleans.
Contact Kate at kate88888@gmail.com or at (504) 202-6156
Contact Kate at kate88888@gmail.com or at (504) 202-6156