Private Instruction

Department Head

Off

Education

Masters of Music Composition, Bath Spa University, UK
Bachelor of Arts - Creative Arts (Music & Drama), Bath Spa University, UK

cleek@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Fri, 09/01/2017 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Music Production

Location(s)

Winnetka

Name

Clem Leek

Person Type

Administration

Faculty

Phone

847.448.8301

Photo

Untitled design (21).png

Program Area

Group Classes

Roots & Rock

Three Questions Answer

Interests outside of music:
Architecture, design, sports & travelling

Favorite quote:
'Less is more'

Favorite practice tip:
Don't give up!

Favorite composer or piece to play:
Favourite composers include Max Richter, Phillip Glass, Steve Reich & countless others.

Weight

-99

GUID

Media ID

Willing to Teach at

Lake Forest

Dr. Marie Alatalo

ntakagi — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 20:24:09 +0000

Dr. Marie Alatalo ntakagi Sun, 10/01/2023 - 15:24

Dr. Marie Alatalo has been a member of the Music Institute’s piano faculty since September 2017 and is currently the Chicago campus director.
She received a high school diploma from Interlochen Arts Academy, she earned a bachelor of music degree from the University of Michigan, and she received a doctor of musical arts degree from Eastman School of Music. She has been an examiner for the Royal Conservatory of Music, which named her a Teacher of Distinction, and she has had fellowships with Eastman and the Chautauqua Institution. She is a member of New Music Chicago and a past coordinator of the ISMTA Composition contest. She has recorded with the Eastman Wind Ensemble, and her solo recordings include sonatas from the Baroque period through the 20th century, Chopin preludes, and a solo recording featuring American composers.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Teacher of Distinction, Royal Conservatory of Music
Fellowships: Eastman School of Music, Chautauqua Institution
Artist in Residence (former), Cliff Dwellers Club
Recordings on itunes and spotify
SONY recording "Live in Osaka" with the Eastman Wind Ensemble
Community Arts Assistance Program Grants (Chicago) Two Thousand Notable American Women - The World Who’s Who of Women Quarterfinalist
Concert Artist Guild New York Competition Doctoral Fellowships
Eastman School of Music Graduate Awards
Eastman School of Music Chautauqua Fellowship
Professional Development Grant |Chicago Area Music Teachers Association
Various competition prizes

Academic Title

Piano and Musicianship Faculty

Administrative Title

Campus Director, Chicago

Anything else we should know?

Favorite quotes:
"Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music" - Rachmaninoff
"Good enough is not good enough"

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

Marie Alatalo has taught piano for over thirty years. Her primary goals are to provide expert individualized instruction and to help students realize their unique musical voice. Students of Marie Alatalo learn the rudiments of music and harmony. The piano is approached with a natural hand position and a technique that focuses on flexibility. Students learn effective and productive practice techniques and are trained to become self-sufficient pianists. Encouragement is given to make piano and music a part of everyday life, to enjoy lessons and to transfer the self-discipline and confidence gained in piano study to other parts of life.

Courses

Private Instruction
Musicianship

Department

Department Head

Off

Education

Doctor of Musical Arts, Eastman School of Music
Bachelor of Music, University of Michigan
High school diploma, Interlochen Arts Academy

malatalo@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Wed, 10/11/2017 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Piano

Location(s)

Chicago - Gratz Center

Chicago - St. James

http://www.mariealatalo.com

Name

Dr. Marie Alatalo

Personal Website / Link

Person Type

Administration

Faculty

Phone

847.448.8319

Photo

Alatalo, Marie Dr web pic copy.jpg

Photo Credit

Program Area

Musicianship

Three Questions

Interests/hobbies outside of music

Three Questions Answer

Marie is an avid swimmer and cook/baker. She was a finalist in the Christmas cookie competition at Foodstuffs!

Weight

-97

GUID

112

Media ID

426

Willing to Teach at

Chicago - Gratz Center

Chicago - St. James

Patrick O'Malley

ntakagi — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 20:24:09 +0000

Patrick O'Malley ntakagi Mon, 10/02/2023 - 15:24

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Additional studies in Baroque dance, harpsichord, basso continuo, Renaissance flute, shawm, viola, French horn

Recordings:
Double cd "Telemann: Canons & Duos" with Lisette Kielson.
Brandenburg Concerto #4 with Music of the Baroque.

Academic Title

Recorder Faculty (Suzuki)

Administrative Title

Campus Director, Evanston

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

Music should be accessible to everyone. Any age, any level of experience, and ambition.

The recorder is my favorite instrument, with its beguiling tone, beautiful repertoire, and openness to players of any age, size, or financial means. The whole family can play!

Courses

Baroque Ornamentation

Department

Department Head

Off

Education

MM, Indiana University
Fulbright Scholarship Certificate, Rotterdam Conservatory, the Netherlands

pomalley@musicinst.org

Instrument(s)

Suzuki Recorder

Recorder

Location(s)

Patrick O'Malley pic 2021.jpg

Name

Patrick O'Malley

Person Type

Administration

Faculty

Phone

847.448.8324

Photo

Photo Credit

Mike Canale

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Suzuki Association of the Americas
American Recorder Society
Early Music America

Featured performer with Lyric Opera, Music of the Baroque, Haymarket Opera, Rembrandt Chamber Players, and many early music and chamber groups.

Founding member of Chicago Recorder Quartet

Program Area

Three Questions

A few of my favorite things…

What do you love about Chicago?

What does music mean to you?

Three Questions Answer

What do you love about Chicago?
Chicago has the exciting cultural diversity of a big city, plus the friendliness of the Midwest. I love living near Lake Michigan.

Favorite composer: Georg Phillip Telemann. Incredibly prolific, and each piece is a gem. My favorite musical form is Theme and Variations. It holds the key to our ability to make a better world. An eternal challenge to look at situations in new ways.

In architecture school I learned that design “problems” have “solutions.” Just when you think you’ve composed the last possible variation, your mind shifts and discovers yet another way. That’s beautiful and hopeful.

Weight

-95

GUID

179

Media ID

472

Willing to Teach at

Chicago - Gratz Center

Chicago - St. James

Dr. Sung Hoon Mo

ntakagi — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 19:04:35 +0000

Dr. Sung Hoon Mo ntakagi Sun, 10/01/2023 - 14:04

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Significant teachers and mentors:
Over the years, Dr. Mo had a lot of accomplished and talented instructors. Some of his most significant teachers/mentors include: James Tocco, Leon Fleisher, and Emanuel Ax.

Awards and achievements:

Pianist Sung Hoon Mo has performed extensively as a soloist and chamber musician.
Sung has performed for the American Embassy in Guatemala and has toured throughout Puerto Rico, giving concerts at San Juan Conservatory and the Ponce Museum.

He was featured on PBS and has been heard on many radio broadcasts, including WQXR in New York City as a winner of the Bergen Philharmonic Concerto Competition.

He has given master classes and lectures in Sewanee Summer Music Festival in Tennessee and the National Conservatory of Music at Guatamala City.

In Germany, he has toured with violinist Victor Tretjakov and violist Yuri Bashmet in an ensemble Villa Musica.

He has collaborated with artists including violinist Charles Castleman, and cellists Pieter Wispelwey and Emilio Colon, with whom he has recorded on the Klavier and the Enharmonic labels.

Academic Title

Piano and Musicianship Faculty

Administrative Title

Site Coordinator, Downers Grove

Available For

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Courses

Private Instruction
Academy Chamber Music Coaches
Musicianship

Department

Department Head

Off

Education

DMA, Peabody Conservatory of Music
MM, Performer's Certificate from Indiana University
BM, Eastman School of Music

smo@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Sun, 09/01/1996 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Piano

Location(s)

Winnetka

Name

Dr. Sung Hoon Mo

Person Type

Administration

Faculty

Phone

847.877.4854

Photo

Mo, Sung Hoon_0.jpg

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Since moving to Chicago, he has been an active chamber musician and a guest solo recitalist performing at such venues as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra chamber music series, De Paul University, and the Ravinia Festival.

In addition to serving as the Downers Grove site coordinator and piano faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago, he is also on the piano faculty at the Wheaton College Conservatory.

Program Area

Weight

-93

GUID

Media ID

Academy Faculty

Chamber Music Coaches

James Setapen

ntakagi — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 20:24:09 +0000

James Setapen ntakagi Mon, 10/02/2023 - 15:24

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Mr. Setapen is currently the Director of the Academy and Conductor-in-Residence at the Music Institute of Chicago. From 1988 - 2007, he was Music Director and Conductor of the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra.

He has also guest conducted many orchestras and opera companies throughout the country, including those of Denver, Baltimore, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Orlando, and Honolulu. He has also conducted in several cities in Italy, Germany, and Austria.

Jim also won his first prize in the Oakland Symphony's American Conductor's Competition.

Additional accomplishments include: Samuel Jones - Roundings (Naxos)

Academic Title

Academy Director and MIC Conductor-in-Residence

Administrative Title

Academy Director

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

Special music interests
I love a broad range of classical music (symphonic, chamber, opera, Lieder, piano music, concerti, etc.) and the Beatles, Beach Boys, Nina Simone, Dixieland jazz, Bebop, and The Little Mermaid

Courses

Academy Artistic Director
Academy Orchestra Conductor
Private conducting lessons

Department

The Academy

Department Head

Off

Education

Master's in Opera Direction, Cleveland Institute of Music
Bachelor's with Distinction and Performer's Certificate in Clarinet, Eastman School of Music

jsetapen@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Sat, 03/15/2008 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Conducting

Location(s)

http://www.jamessetapen.com

Name

James Setapen

Personal Website / Link

Person Type

Administration

Faculty

Phone

847.905.1500

Photo

James Setapen pic 2021.jpg

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Recent guest engagements have included:
Milwaukee Symphony, the Park Ridge Fine Arts Symphony, the Northbrook and Racine orchestras, University of Chicago Orchestra

Music Director of Summer Music Monterey - worked with the youth orchestras of Oakland, Denver, and Amarillo

Recently the guest conductor for the Vermont All-State Orchestra, the Milwaukee High School Honors Orchestra, and the Northeast Kansas Honors Orchestra

Setapen has also been on the faculty of the Conductor's Institute at Bard College in New York

Formerly on Board of Directors of the International Conductors Guild, and of the Illinois Council of Orchestras Member - League of American Orchestras, Conductors Guild

Program Area

Academy

Three Questions Answer

A few favorite things:
Charles Chaplin, Mozart's letters, Italian food, Dennis Wheatley novels, teaching young people

Memorable moment:
April 16, 1999 - the first time I conducted my daughter in a solo work, my son in a youth orchestra, and my wife in a professional orchestra - all on the same concert.

What I love about conducting:
I love sharing my thoughts and enthusiasm about the pieces I am conducting, and seeing students bring them to life. There is so much to think of as one is conducting! It is a total immersion into music making and responding to other performers.

Weight

-86

GUID

196

Media ID

481

Willing to Teach at

Academy Faculty

Leadership

Music Theory

Brad Conroy

ntakagi — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:04:43 +0000

Brad Conroy ntakagi Tue, 08/27/2024 - 14:04

Brad has served on the guitar faculty at MIC since 2011 and currently teaches at MIC’s Lake Forest and Winnetka campuses. Brad has also taught Guitar and Ukulele Summer Camps at MIC and a ukulele class representing MIC at a local elementary school.

Brad is a versatile guitarist, performer, and educator who specializes in the art and scholarship of the classical guitar. Brad performs from a diverse repertoire which begins at the Renaissance and goes through to the 21st century, often including his own compositions, improvisations, and new works which have been dedicated to him. Brad has given concerts across the United States and abroad, with appearances that include Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, the International Guitar Festival in Brno, Czech Republic, Vienna, Austria, Newport Beach, California, and Dublin, Ireland to name a few. His music has been heard on WFMT Chicago, and he has given concerts for the Chicago Historical Society, the Chicago Classical Guitar Society, the Czech Guitar Society, The Schweiker House, as well as a private concert for Caroline Kennedy and her entourage.

Brad finished his B.M. at Northeastern Illinois University (cum laude) with a degree in Classical Guitar Performance where he studied with 19th century scholar Dr. Brian Torosian and furthered his music studies with a M.M. in Classical Guitar Performance at The Chicago College of Performing Arts, the music conservatory at Roosevelt University where he studied with world renowned guitarists Denis Azabagic and Sergio Assad.

Academic Title

Guitar Department Chair, Guitar Faculty

Anything else we should know?

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

Brad’s teaching method is centered around classical guitar technique, but also stresses the importance of improvisation, jazz, modern music, and creativity. He works to help students develop a relaxed technique, disciplined approach, while also giving them the tools that they will need to grow on their own as both a musician and human being.

Courses

Guitar, Musicianship
Group Lessons

Department

https://www.bradconroy.com/

Department Head

Off

Education

B.M. Northeastern Illinois University (Cum Laude)
M.M. Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University

bconroy@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Tue, 02/15/2011 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

Name

Brad Conroy

Personal Website / Link

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

Photo

Program Area

Three Questions

Interests/hobbies outside of music

A few of my favorite things…

Why study music?

Three Questions Answer

My interests outside of music are running, skateboarding and snowboarding, and being outdoors.

My favorite composers are Fernando Sor, Domenico Scarlatti, and Isaac Albeniz.

Why study music: It is the ultimate art that incorporates physical, aural, and visual aspects.

Weight

-10

GUID

131

Media ID

497

Willing to Teach at

Lake Forest

Phyllis Adams

ntakagi — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 21:27:23 +0000

Phyllis Adams ntakagi Tue, 06/20/2023 - 16:27

Awards and achievements:
Louisville Orchestra Apprentice Program Award 1973 - 1975, Jorge Mester

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Research and presentations / publications:
• CD’s available on ITunes or CD Baby – “Opera by Request” and “Universal Peace”
  with flutist, Monty Adams
• Adams Magnificent Music Publications – 60+ transcriptions for flute & harp
  available from Flute World
• “Essential Recordings for Every Harpist’s Library”
• “Comparative Performance Practices and Perspectives for Ravel’s “Introduction
  and Allegro” – Using, Comparing and Listening with Different Editions
for the Most Effective Performance
• “The Nutcracker Ballet” – Performance of Combining Two Parts into One
• “Thinking Outside the Box - How to Create Your Own Career”

Academic Title

Harp Faculty

Available For

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

With more than 30 years of professional experience, I know that music brings joy and solace to people and that music means different things at different points in life. I enjoy teaching students of all ages and levels of experience from young beginners who cannot yet read music to experienced college students and adult enthusiasts. In order to bring this joy to others effectively and reinforce a positive experience within each performer, I use a success-proven method that gives each student all the necessary tools required to achieve their goals. Students are encouraged to listen to good recordings of all musical periods and genres, not just harp music, and to attend live performances on a regular basis.

Department

Department Head

Education

Significant teachers and mentors:
Harp teachers: Gloria Agostini, Jana Bouskova, Alice Chalifoux, Edward Druzinsky, Karen Lindquist, and Carol McClure

Mentors: Julius Baker, Sherrill Milnes & Ray Still

padams@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Wed, 09/07/2016 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

Name

Phyllis Adams

Person Type

Faculty

Photo

Adams, Phyllis.jpg

Professional Affiliations & Activities

• Louisville Orchestra - Second Harp 1973 - 1975, Jorge Mester
• Chicago Civic Orchestra – Principal Harp, 1975 – 1977
• Wolf Trap Festival Orchestra – Principal Harp 1979 - 1981
• Chicago Symphony Orchestra – sub and extra, Solti & Levine
• Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra – Principal Harp, summers 1982 –1989
• Venus Harps 1983 - 2005, Staff Harpist, Quality Control Supervisor and Artistic Director
• Lecturer in Harp - Illinois State University, School of Music 1985 -1990
• Exsultate Trio, Flute, Soprano & Harp 1989 – 1991
• Adams Magnificent Music – 1979 to present; with flutist Monty Adams
• ABRMS National Summer Harp Academy - Recitalist, Faculty Member &
Special Seminar Presenter 2012 – 2015
• Creator/Producer of “The World of Harp Music” WNIB, Chicago Classical Radio 97.1 FM
• Sponsored by Venus Harps (1995 –2001)
• Co-Created/Produced the Opera Idol Competition for world renowned baritone,
Sherrill Milnes/VOICExperience Foundation (2006 - present)
• Affiliate Teacher, The Harp School, Inc.

Program Area

Suzuki Education

Three Questions Answer

Interests/hobbies outside of music
Astronomy, entomology, world history, and yoga

Most memorable musical moment:
Recording sessions with flutist Monty Adams for our CD’s “Opera by Request” at Universal Studios in Chicago

Weight

Dr. Karin Addis

ntakagi — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 23:14:35 +0000

Dr. Karin Addis ntakagi Tue, 06/20/2023 - 18:14

Karin Addis, an Iowa City native, received degrees from the Eastman School of Music and SUNY at Stony Brook. Her principal teachers include James Dunham and Kim Kashkashian, with whom she studied with as an exchange student in Germany. As a performer, she has played with the Sarasota Opera Orchestra, the Jacksonvile Symphony, and the Charleston Symphny as well as others, and took part in the 2010 North American Tour of Star Wars in Concert. Formerly on the faculty at Valdosta State University, she is currently on the faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago, teaching both violin and viola, and coaching chamber music groups.s others, and took part in the 2010 North American Tour of Star Wars in Concert. Formerly on the faculty at Valdosta State University, she is currently on the faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago, teaching both violin and viola, and coaching chamber music groups.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Significant teachers and mentors:
Ms. Addis' principal teachers include violists James Dunham, and Kim Kashkashian
with whom she studied with as an exchange student in Germany. Additional mentors
that impacted her were those that she did Suzuki training with, such as Mark Mutter,
and Michele George.

Academic Title

Suzuki Violin & Viola Faculty

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Department

Department Head

Off

Education

Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Music Performance , Eastman School of Music
DMA, SUNY at Stony Brook

kaddis@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Sat, 09/01/2012 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

Name

Dr. Karin Addis

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

847.905.1500

Photo

Addis, Karin.jpg

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Formerly on the faculty at Valdosta State University, Karin is currently on the faculty at
the Music Institute of Chicago, teaching both violin and viola and coaching chamber
music groups.

As a performer, Ms. Addis has played with the Sarasota Opera Orchestra, the Jacksonville
Symphony, and the Charleston Symphony, as well as countless others. Additionally, she
took part in the 2010 North American Tour of Star Wars in Concert.

Program Area

Weight

Erica Anderson

ntakagi — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 19:04:39 +0000

Erica Anderson ntakagi Sun, 10/01/2023 - 14:04

Erica Anderson has been a member of the Music Institute’s oboe faculty since September 2000 and is currently the head of the Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion Department. She has a bachelor of music degree from Eastman School of Music and a master of music degree from DePaul University, both in oboe performance. She is a member of Music Institute ensemble-in-residence Quintet Attacca and plays second oboe with Music of the Baroque and Chicago Philharmonic, with which she also plays English horn. She is an adjunct faculty member at Carthage College.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Every Child Can

Academic Title

Oboe Faculty, Department Head of Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion

Anything else we should know?

My children take lessons with two of the terrific teachers at MIC.
My son studies cello with Daniel Hoppe and my daughter studies horn with Jeremiah Frederick.

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

My passions are teaching and playing the oboe.
I have been teaching the oboe for 27 years (20 at MIC, 6 at Carthage College where I also teach a class in woodwind pedagogy).
I implement a thoughtful yet humorous approach to oboe teaching, and my students have fun and excel. Currently, I have 30 students. Typically, my students stay with me for 6 or 7 years. I currently have former students at Colorado College, Washington University, the Naval Academy, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, Rice, Harvard, Jacobs School of Music at Indiana, and Eastman, and I wrote letters of recommendation for all of them.
I continually work on professional development to keep my teaching fresh and topical. I specialize in early student pedagogy, fitting oboe/music into a busy student's life, and preparing serious oboists for college. My students have performance opportunities at MIC that include department recitals, studio recitals, chamber music, and outreach concerts.

Courses

Private instruction
Chamber music

Department

Department Head

Education

MM Oboe Performance, DePaul University
BM Oboe Performance, Eastman School of Music

eanderson@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Fri, 09/01/2000 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

Name

Erica Anderson

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

847.905.1500

Photo

Anderson, Erica.jpg

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Quintet Attacca - oboe
Chicago Philharmonic - Second oboe and English horn
Music of the Baroque - Second oboe
Carthage College, adjunct oboe faculty

Program Area

Group Classes

Chamber Music

Three Questions Answer

Most memorable musical moment:
One of my most gratifying and exciting musical moments was when I played English horn on Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet with the Chicago Philharmonic and the Joffrey Ballet at Lincoln Center in New York City. The entire ballet ends with a beautiful English horn solo and it felt magical to get to play it!

The benefits of studying music are myriad and still being discovered. Music is one of the only professions that can be identified via brain scan because of the profound neurological impact music has on the brain. The neural pathways that are formed by musical studies have an increasingly acknowledged positive effect on humans throughout their lives. I love observing how studying music helps organize my children's and my students' thoughts and emotions.

Playing an instrument is the perfect blend of the mental, physical, and emotional capabilities of a person. What do I love about playing the oboe? I love the oboe because we get to make reeds! How cool is it that I get to make a part of my instrument and working on that aspect is as important as practicing? And I can talk to friends or listen to podcasts while doing it. I love playing the oboe because I feel like I can express part of my soul that is nonverbal and true.

Weight

GUID

113

Media ID

427

Willing to Teach at

Winnetka

Lake Bluff

Melissa Arbetter

ntakagi — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 19:04:40 +0000

Melissa Arbetter ntakagi Sun, 10/01/2023 - 14:04

Melissa Arbetter has been a member of the Music Institute’s violin faculty since
September 2008. She earned her master of music degree in violin performance
at DePaul University and her bachelor of music degree in violin performance and
music education (Dean’s List) at Northwestern University. She also has participated
n long-term Suzuki training at the University of Minnesota. She has collaborated on
recordings including Season of Carols, Hear Our Voice Sh’ma Koleinu, and The Christmas
Schooner; the film Home Alone 2; and Chicago TV, radio, and theatre. She has performed
with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Lake Forest Symphony, Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra,
Rochester Symphony Orchestra in Minnesota and the AIMS Festival Orchestra in Austria,
as well as a diverse range of pop artists from Richard Marx to the Moody Blues. She belongs
to the American Federation of Musicians, American String Teachers Association, and Suzuki
Association of the Americas.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Additional studies:
with Paul Kantor, Aspen Music Festival
Additional Suzuki Training with Doris Preucil, Michele George
Certified in Music Mind Games, Unit One

Recordings:
Ms. Arbetter has collaborated on:
Season of Carols, Hear Our Voice Sh'ma Koleinu, and The Christmas Schooner

Film credits include Home Alone 2; television credits include WGN Chicago News

Radio credits include a performance on WBEZ;

Theatre performances include The Mercury Theater and Theater WIT, Chicago

Academic Title

Violin, Viola Suzuki and Traditional Faculty

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

"Every Child Can!" (S. Suzuki)

Ms. Arbetter teaches Violin and Viola and is equally skilled at teaching all ages of learners. She enjoys teaching individual and group classes, as well as teaching and playing chamber music.

Courses

Private instruction in Traditional and Suzuki Program
Group violin lessons

Department

Arbetter, Melissa web pic.jpg

Department Head

Off

Education

MM, DePaul University (Violin Performance, scholarship recipient)
Long-term Suzuki Training, University of Minnesota (Mark Bjork)
BM, Northwestern University (Violin Performance and Music Education, Dean's List)

marbetter@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

Name

Melissa Arbetter

Person Type

Faculty

Photo

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Ms. Arbetter has performed as a member of numerous Chicago regional professional orchestras including: The Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Lake Forest Symphony, and Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as the Rochester Symphony Orchestra (MN) and AIMS Festival Orchestra in Austria.
She has also appeared with diverse pop artists ranging from Richard Marx to the Moody Blues.
Chamber Music Coach: Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra
Adjudicating experience: DePaul University Community Music Division Concerto Competition, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition
Judge Affiliations: American Federation of Musicians, American String Teachers Association, Suzuki Association of the Americas

Program Area