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A graduate of Michigan State with a BA in Music, under associate professor of violin, Dimitri Berlinksy, I am currently pursuing music teacher certification at Eastern Michigan University, studying with associate professor of violin, Daniel Foster. I was a guest student at Wayne State this past fall, and have one more class left to become certified.
I hope to pursue graduate work at U of D, in Liberal Studies this fall.
I have studied music for approximately 20 years, beginning violin at the age of 8 at Bates Academy in Detroit, with David Berry. I was instructed privately under Velda Kelly, a member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. I later moved to Renaissance High School, and then to Interlochen Arts Academy, where I received a full Skillmann Scholarship to attend the boarding school, located near Traverse City, MI, studying under Hal Grossman. I have played with some local orchestras in the area, including Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra and Jackson Symphony Orchestra while on tour with Ann Murray.
My goals are to become a studio musician and play with some of the greatest musicians of all time! I am heavily influenced by Lauryn Hill, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Regina Carter, Jean Luc Ponty, Stuff Smith, Oscar Peterson, Alicia Keys, George Benson, and many more!
I just started working in the recording studio in Ypsilanti, with Brown at "The Bank." A few of my tracks will be available on my page soon. I am interested in jazz/hip-hop violin while also playing many other instruments, including clarinet, upright bass, cello, and viola. My secondary instrument is piano of 18 years, which I studied with Michelle Ghani, in Detroit.
Right now, I'm working with Karega Ani, my new producer, and I hope to finish work on my debut project.
You may be able to catch me Saturday nights, down at the Artist Village during open mic night. ;)
Great sites to visit:
http://mer.mel.org/SPT--BrowseResources.php
http://www.semja.org/
http://www.skillman.org/
http://www.thirteen.org/publicarts/violin/index.html
http://www.lightbubble.com/bowed/index.htm
