About Lynn

Credentials:

Education:

• Boston University School for the Arts, Master of Music in Violin Performance
• University of Colorado School of Music, Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance
• American String Teachers' Association, Contemporary Music Workshops
• Suzuki Institute Teachers’ Training, University of Connecticut

 
Teaching:

• Private Violin Studio in Northampton (1996-present)
• Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School: founder/director of String Program (2004-2013)
• Northampton Community Music Center: Chamber Music Coach (1995-2010)
• Lander-Grinspoon Academy: Group Violin Instruction (2009-2011)
• Williston Northampton School: Violin Instructor, Orchestra Assistant, Violin Instructor (2005-2009)
• Academy at Charlemont: Chamber Music & Violin Instructor (2008-2009)
• Eaglebrook School: Violin Instructor and Orchestra Conductor (2004-2008)
• Holyoke Children's String Workshop: Violin Teacher (2005-2006)
• Northfield Mount Hermon School: Violin Instructor (2004)
• American String Teachers' Association - Summer String Camp at UMass: Class Instructor (2001)

 
Performing:

• Orchestral violinist with the Boston Pops Orchestra, Hartford Symphony, Springfield Symphony, Harvard Chamber Orchestra, Rhode Island Symphony Orchestra, Worcester Symphony, Boston Opera Orchestra, Handel & Haydn Society Orchestra, and many others.
• Founder & first violinist of the Classic String Quartet

​Bio:

My training includes studying with the world's foremost violin teachers, but my musical education actually started by listening, from my playpen, to my mom teaching violin to her students. My mother, a noted violin instructor in Ohio, began formally teaching me at age 4. 

By the time I was 11, I was studying with a college professor and soloed with the college orchestra. By the time I was 16, I was teaching 12 private students. At 17, I attended a Julliard summer school, studying with Ivan Galamian, the world's preeminent violin pedagogue.
 
I continued violin studies under Galamian protegees, earning a Bachelor of Music degree with High Honors in Violin Performance from the University of Colorado School of Music. I went on to earn a Masters of Music degree in Violin from Boston University School of Music, studying with Joseph Silverstein, Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
 
As a young adult, my career focused on orchestral performing, playing with many established orchestras in the Boston area. A highlight of this time was probably touring the country with the Boston Pops under Henry Mancini!
 
Later, when I moved to the Pioneer Valley, my focus shifted to teaching violin in area schools. Through this I developed a teaching method that combines my advanced violin knowledge with the experience of instructing players of all levels.

Currently I've established VioLynnStudio in Florence, Massachusetts, where I enjoy teaching students of all ages and exploring countless wonderful violin and fiddle styles.