Below are list of Private teachers in the region, for public reference.
Teachers: We are moving to an opt-in listing for our private teachers (check your emails if you are a teacher of this year’s MCYO musicians. If any other teachers would like to be added to this list, please contact jpark@strathmore.org.
| Instrument | Name | Studio location | Phone | Have Students in Current MCYO season | Secondary Instrument | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassoon | Allal, Ari | Olney | Ariallal@gmail.com | 2404605854 | Yes | No | |
| Bassoon | Grimmer, Joseph | Hyattsville, MD or Online | jpgrimm@umd.edu | Yes | |||
| Cello | Chambers , Katie | Online or Annapolis, MD | KinshipMusicStudios@gmail.com | 443-254-1506 | Yes | Piano violin | |
| Cello | Cheng, Kathryn | Gaithersburg | kath0803@bu.edu | 6605256613 | Yes | ||
| Cello | Flesner, Diana | Bethesda, Silver Spring, Online | dflesner@gmail.com | 202-271-7030 | Yes | Piano | www.westshoretrio.com/ |
| Cello | Park, Se-Doo | North Bethesda (and Online) | sgracepark@gmail.com | 8129292391 | Yes | Piano | |
| cello | Peterson, Elizabeth | Rockville, MD | ecpeterson11@gmail.com | 301-466-8163 | Yes | ||
| Cello | Tai , Tzu-Ching | Bethesda | tzuchingt@gmail.com | 2404625365 | Yes | ||
| Cello | Tifford, Matthew | North Bethesda | mtifford@me.com | 2405057785 | Yes | ||
| Cello | Xia, Kang | Vienna, VA | kangcellostudio@gmail.com | 5714057832 | Yes | website | |
| Cello | Anisimova, Tanya | Gaithersburg, MD | suficello@gmail.com | 434 962 5540 | Yes | website | |
| Cello | Fiore, Christopher | Rockville, MD | cfiore@me.com | 8608884453 | Yes | website | |
| Cello | Wang, Ning | Rockville, Germantown (and Online) | ningwanghot@hotmail.com | 240-505-0782 | Yes | ||
| Cello | Bazala Kim, Alison | North Potomac | cellobazala@gmail.com | (301) 275-4878 | Yes | website | |
| Cello | Gullans, Christina | Levine Music | cgullans@levinemusic.org | 857-234-3561 | Yes | website | |
| Cello | Jun, Youbin | Home | ubinvc@gmail.com | 8572418531 | Yes | ||
| Cello and Piano | Ding, Ken | Potomac | dingvc@yahoo.com | 571-268-1121 | Yes | ||
| Clarinet | Duncan, James | Rockville (In-person and Online) | jamesmduncan312@gmail.com | 443-513-8089 | Yes | website | |
| Clarinet | Hill, Cheryl | Greenbelt, MD | Music.cheryl@gmail.com | 301-717-2270 | Yes | Any of the clarinets | |
| Clarinet | Hunt, Albert | At my studio or occasionally online | AlbertHunt@AlbertHunt.net | (240) 353-4321 | Yes | ||
| Clarinet | Raifsnider, Chris | Geneva Mason Rd, Rockville, MD (in-person or online) | chrisraifsnider@gmail.com | 410.530.6684 | Yes | Saxophone | |
| Clarinet | Eichhorn, Claire | In-home or online - The Eichhorn Clarinet Studio | eichhornstudio@gmail.com | 7038519050 | Yes | website | |
| Clarinet | McFeaters , Arianna | Potomac, MD and online | Frogerator@gmail.com | 3017856600 | Yes | ||
| Double Bass | Alger, Shawn | Takoma Park, Columbia, In-home & Online | shawnalger@gmail.com | 5309083976 | Yes | www.waucms.org/music | |
| Double Bass | Fowler, Patrick | Silver Spring | patrickbass22@gmail.com | 2408555447 | Yes | ||
| Double Bass | Fleming, Lynn | In-Home | lynn@lynnflemingstudios.com | 301-922-0398 | Yes | ||
| Flute | Brandt, Susan | Potomac, MD | brandtsusan@mac.com | 240 426 1074 | Yes | brandt.duetpartner.com/ | |
| Flute | McIver, Sarah | Catonsville, MD in-home | smciver77@gmail.com | 4102749452 | Yes | Piccolo, Traverso | |
| Flute | Rose, Carrie | In-Person in Silver Spring / Takoma Park & Online | carrielrose@yahoo.com | 301-608-9637 | Yes | website | |
| Flute | Shanley Alger, Meghan | Bethesda, Columbia & Online | info@meghanshanleyalger.com | 5169651151 | Yes | meghanshanleyalger.com/interestedinlessons | |
| Flute | Thomas, Amy | In-home Bethesda AND Online lessons offered | Atflute@msn.com | 301-922-2349 | Yes | Piccolo, Alto and Bass flutes | |
| Flute | Ahn, Helen | Germantown/Boyd | helenkongahn@gmail.com | 301-956-9600 | Yes | website | |
| Flute | Barrick, Leah | Silver Spring | arsenault.leah@gmail.com | Yes | |||
| Flute and Piccolo | Lindon, Melissa | Takoma Park, Columbia & Online | mlindon@gmail.com | 202.257.2899 | Yes | website | |
| French Horn | Drew, Justin | University of Maryland/DC/Online | jdrew@umd.edu | 3018751805 | Yes | ||
| Horn | Burns, Bill | In-home. Silver Spring | billburns@verizon.net | 301-980-571 | Yes | Trumpet | |
| Horn | Horn, Amy | In Home - Burtonsville, Maple Lawn | Afhorn@aol.com | 340-205-3195 | Yes | ||
| Horn | Yeo, Dinia | Rockville MD- In Home (online available) | Diniayeo@gmail.com | 240 462 4873 | Yes | ||
| Oboe | Allal, Julia | Olney | juliaallal@gmail.com | 614-561-5416 | Yes | ||
| Oboe | Balzer, Sarah | In-home, Online | balzersarahoboe@gmail.com | 224-392-0716 | Yes | English horn | |
| Oboe | Churchill, Steve | Derwood, MD | sc4winds@aol.com | 240-483-9370 | Prev Season | Clarinet | |
| Oboe | Kim , Min | Columbia, MD | ezer1970@gmail.com | 4439282989 | Yes | Piano | |
| oboe | Warren, Jessica | Capitol Hill; Chevy Chase; or Online | jjwarren270@gmail.com | 8477724118 | Yes | English horn | |
| Percussion | Krohn, Daniella | Rockville | desk112@live.com | 301-814-3375 | Yes | ||
| Percussion | Krohn, Kenneth | Rockville | krohnken@verizon.net | 301-503-9891 | Yes | ||
| Percussion | Ma, Wanlu | In-home | mwl1214@gmail.com | 4436911620 | Yes | Piano | www.cadenzamus.com/ |
| Trombone | Hanson, Leanne | Germantown Studio, Frederick Community College, and Online | leanne@lrhanson.com | 7046586877 | Yes | Euphonium and Tuba | |
| Trombone | Wolff, Ken | Potomac | kwolff@washingtonbrass.com | (301) 455-5755 | Yes | website | |
| Trumpet | Allred, Mark | North Potomac | allredmw@gmail.com | 2407313158 | Yes | ||
| Trumpet | Elliott, Larry | Online lessons for now | RockvilleTrumpetTeacher@gmail.co | 301-919-7716 | Yes | ||
| Trumpet | Herman, Scott | North Potomac | hermanhome97@gmail.com | 240-801-6929 | Yes | www.washingtonbrass.com/ | |
| Trumpet | Kucharski, David | In-home and/or Online, depending on student's location. | Davidkuch@gmail.com | (301) 509-2147 | Yes | No | |
| Trumpet | White, Marshall | In home or online | vandamarsh@verizon.net | 4434651978 | Yes | No | |
| Tuba | Cameron, Scott | Potomac and Olney | Scott_cameron@verizon.net | 240-350-3652 | Yes | Euphonium | |
| Tuba | Johns, Jeff | Olney or Online | jeff.johns.82@me.com | 301-802-6151 | Yes | Trombone, Euphonium | |
| Viola | Barnett, Rebecca | Germantown, MD | beccabarnett2@gmail.com | 4439740318 | Yes | Beginning thru Intermediate Violin | |
| Viola | Castleton, Caroline | Silver Spring, close to Forest Glen metro station. Virtual lessons upon request. | castletonstrings@gmail.com | 253-205-9186 | Yes | Violin | |
| Viola | Chen, Yiju | Rockville, MD | yjcstudio@gmail.com | Yes | |||
| viola | Schenk, Talya | Rockville, MD | talyaschenk@gmail.com | 240 753 4126 | Yes | violin | www.talyaschenk.com/ |
| Viola | Crespo, Dannice | Tysons, VA | danni842@earthlink.net | 7034034849 | Yes | Violin | |
| Violin | Blake , Elise | South Adams Music, Rockville, MD (in-person and online) | southadamsmusic@gmail.com | Yes | website | ||
| Violin | Campbell, Emily | Silver Spring, MD | Eec9808@gmail.com | 240-462-8838 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Chitwood, Julianna | Rockville | julianna.chitwood@gmail.com | 301-424-4824 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Chung, Rhea | Potomac | rheagchung@gmail.com | 3016333656 | Yes | Piano | |
| Violin | Finberg, Avner | N Potomac home studio & Levine at Strathmore | avner.finberg@gmail.com | 6463994580 | Yes | Viola | www.finbergviolinstudio.com |
| violin | Galva, Kimberly | Cleveland Park, DC | kigalva@yahoo.com, kiviolin11@gmail.com | 773-539-4870 | Yes | www.levinemusic.org/about/people/faculty/kimberly-galva/ | |
| Violin | Gendel, Zina | Rockville , MD | drgendel@yahoo.com | (301)7381168 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Hoyle, Leslie | Academy of Fine Arts - Gaithersburg, MD | lesliedsmile@gmail.com | 513-404-8612 | Yes | Other instruments at the Academy | |
| Violin | Kelleher, Karin | Kelleher Violin Studio, Chevy Chase | kelleherviolinstudio@gmail.com | 312-550-7954 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Kim, Sarah Eun | Germantown | violina00@gmail.com | 240-418-1073 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Kim, Yeo Kyeong | Ellicott City | kimyeokyeong@gmail.com | 2403448732 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Lau, Michelle | Potomac | mclau789@gmail.com | 240-863-1830 | Yes | Viola | |
| Violin | Liu, Chang | Rockville | violiu@yahoo.com | 2404530765 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Schneider , Sara | Crownsville, MD | saraschneider4@gmail.com | 2406209197 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Stern, Lya | Bethesda, Md | Lyasdc@icloud.com | 301404 1746 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Wu, Chienmo | In-home | 3017931125 | Yes | Viola | ||
| Violin | Yao, Shu-Ting | In home, Potomac | shuting04@hotmail.com | 4435200060 | Yes | Piano | |
| Violin | Yoon, Hyewon | Rockville | hwy707@gmail.com | 240-234-1127 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Zhang, Sherri | Kentlands, Levine NWDC and Levine Strathmore | sherrizhangviolin@gmail.com | 2406883842 | Yes | viola and piano | www.levinemusic.org/about/people/faculty/sherri-zhang/ |
| Violin | Zhong, Qian | zhongqianyx@gmail.com | 5712325282 | Yes | yoyomusicstudio.com/ | ||
| Violin | Lee, Hyunji | Levine School (Strathmore/NWDC Campus) & Online | Hlee@levinemusic.org | 703-850-5308 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Jeon, Miae | Potomac | geige486@gmail.com | 240-330-9901 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Chen, Shy-Luen | Rockville | Sluen88@yahoo.com | 301-452-5202 | Yes | Viola, Piano | |
| Violin | Hsu, Kelly | Rockville | kellyhsuviolinist@gmail.com | 301-610-7530 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Martin, Robert | Laurel | Rmartinviolin@gmail.com | 240-274-1186 | No | website | |
| Violin | Chervinsky, Gersh | Rockville | chervinskygersh@gmail.com | 812-955-9347 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Qiao, Jing | Cleveland Park / Online | jingqiaoviolin@gmail.com | 312-502-0450 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Berthome-Reynolds, Annabelle | Levine School | aberthome@levinemusic.org | (240) 425-5976 | Yes | website | |
| Violin | Chudnovsky, Emil | Silver Spring, DC and online | SqWoland@aol.com | (410) 746-5995 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Jee, Haerin | Ellicott City | jeehr397@gmail.com | 3019571881 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Im, Jumi | Clarksburg, Gaithersburg | Violinim01@gmail.com | 608 957 6100 | Yes | ||
| violin | Sirotin, Peter | Potomac, MD | peter@mendelssohnpianotrio.com | 3018062250 | Yes | Viola | website |
| Violin | Choe, Sylvia SY | Monrovia/ Potomac | choevn89@gmail.com | 4434702099 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Wei, Mei Mei | North Bethesda (In home or online) | meimeiwei@yahoo.com | 332 203 1297 | Yes | Viola | website |
| Violin | Song, John | Online | bcd5024114@gmail.com | Yes | |||
| Violin | Chudnovsky, Emil | Silver Spring / DC, online | SqWoland@aol.com | (410) 746-5995 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Hsu, Kelly | Rockville, MD | kellyhsuviolinist@gmail.com | 301-610-7530 | Yes | ||
| Violin | Chen, Shy-Luen | Rockville, MD | Sluen88@yahoo.com | 301-452-5202 | Yes | Viola, Piano | |
| Violin | Lee, Jennifer | North Bethesda (in person and online) | jenniferleeviolin@gmail.com | 8183318374 | Yes | ||
| violin | Shapiro, Yakov | in home Germantown | faina@iname.com | 301 515 0757 | Yes | viola | |
| violin | Lee, Elizabeth | Montgomery County | sara_eli_lee@yahoo.com | 4435630424 | Yes | viola | |
| Violin and Viola | Adams, Elizabeth | Takoma Park | elizabeth.adams@gmail.com | 7034595945 | Yes | Piano | |
| Violin and Viola | Cho, Claire | Gaithersburg/N. Potomac | claire.cho@gmail.com | 240)305-7872 | Yes | ||
| Violin and Viola | Kim, Hyejin | Rockville, Ellicott city, Laurel music studios or online | drhyejinkim@gmail.com | 443-631-6765 | Yes | Piano | drhyejinkimsmusicstudio.com/ |
| Violin and Viola | Wnek, Patricia | Urbana, MD & Online | patriciawnek2@gmail.com | 2402810222 | Yes | website | |
| Violin and Viola | Florescu, Cornelia | 8181 Inverness Ridge Road Potomac and 30854 | Florescus@msn.com | 301-793-2709 | Yes | Flute | |
| Violin and Viola | Veshi, Kela | North Bethesda | Kelaveshi@yahoo.com | 3017920964 | Yes | website | |
| Violin/Viola | Martin, Muna | Laurel | munaviolin@yahoo.com | 215-687-6827 | No | website |