Hannah H  
Instruments: Violin, Bass Guitar, Electric Violin
Styles: Classical, Pop

I am an actively performing classical violinist from New York City. With a Bachelor's Degree in Violin Performance from the Greatbatch School of Music, I seek to have an active dual teaching/performing professional life with an emphasis on chamber music. I have spent the last several years as the concert master of the Houghton Symphony and as the first violin in the Bravada String Quartet. I have worked with a number of reputable teachers and performers including Martha Thomas, Charlie Castleman of Eastman and Frost School of Music, Laura Bossert of Syracuse University, Sally Thomas of the Juilliard School, Ann Setzer of Mannes at the New School, and Stephanie Chase of NYU. I have also attended Summer Strings at NYU, Meadowmount School of Music, and the Castleman Quartet Program, during the summers, where I was coached by notable individuals such as Kikuei Ikeda from the Tokyo String Quartet and John Kochanowski (a protegé of Robert Mann, a member of the Juilliard String Quartet). Aside from my classical background, I also have experience in jazz, pop, and contemporary music, and have also performed vocal music and has played electric bass, French horn, and guitar. I enjoy arranging solo pieces for violin and have, in the past, composed and performed in a pop style. I currently perform in a guitar-violin duo and write/sing/play for a contemporary music project. I am very invested in each student's success, and in finding an inspiring way to achieve it. I believe strongly in avoiding tension and burn-out, and instead seek to find sustainable and productive avenues through which to become not only an excellent technician, but a superior artist. I do not believe in a singular, rigid approach to teaching, but rather wish to open up a chance for the student to discover where his or her passions lie.