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Faculty
CYM employs instructors who have achieved the highest level of education and accomplishment. Each one has a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in music or music education, and a Master’s degree is the norm. Our instructors have demonstrated a unique understanding of the music-learning sequence appropriate for young musicians. Continued education and certification are top priorities.
Alicia McGinnis, President
- Bachelor of Arts in Music, Northwestern University
- Bachelor of Music Education, University of Louisville
- Registered through Book 6, Violin, Suzuki Association
- Board member, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, September 2007
Victoria Raja, Vice-President, Cello Department Chairperson
- Master of Music, University of Notre Dame
- Bachelor of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music
- Registered through Book 6, Viola, Suzuki Association
- Registered through Book 3, Violin, Suzuki Association
- Registered through Book 4, Cello, Suzuki Association
- Certified Level 2, Early Childhood Music and Movement Association
- Musikgarten Exemplary Program Award, 2006
Leah Givelber, Violinist
- Master of Music, New England Conservatory
- Bachelor of Music, Eastman School of Music
- Registered through Book 6, Violin, Suzuki Association
- Assistant concertmaster, Westmoreland Symphony, Greensburg, PA
Michael Miller, Pianist
- Master of Music, Carnegie Mellon University
- Bachelor of Music, Baldwin-Wallace College
- Piano Pedagogy Certification, Carnegie Mellon University
- Registered through Book 4, Piano, Suzuki Association
Mark Marston, Guitarist
- Master of Music, Duquesne University
- Bachelor of Music, Duquesne University
- Registered through Book 8, Guitar, Suzuki Association
- Certified Family Music, Cycle of Seasons, Musikgarten
Michelle Bitler, Pianist
- Master of Music Theory, Eastman School of Music
- Bachelor of Music, University of Rochester
- Registered through Book 3, Piano, Suzuki Association
Kara Woodworth, Pianist
- Bachelor of Music, University of Northern Colorado
- Registered through Book 3, Piano, Suzuki Association
- Certified Family Music, Cycle of Seasons, Musikgarten
Robin Hasenpflug, Cellist
- Master of Music, University of Cincinnati Conservatory
- Bachelor of Music, Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory
- Registered through Book 1, Cello, Suzuki Association
Samuel Lawson, Guitarist
- Master of Music, Guitar Performance, Butler University
- Bachelor of Science in Media Arts and Sciences, Indiana University, Purdue University
- Registered through Book 1, Guitar, Suzuki Association
- Certified Family Music, Cycle of Seasons, Musikgarten
Michael Sporre, Violinist
- Master of Music, Butler University
- Bachelor of Music, Butler University
- Registered through Book 8, Violin, Suzuki Association
Tanya Satteson, Violinist
- Master of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music
- Bachelor of Music, University of Manitoba
- Registered through Book 2, Violin, Suzuki Association
- Suzuki Violin Long Term Training Units 1-10, ECC equivalent and Practicum
- Karen Schnatterly
- Marissa Schwalm
- Erin Allen
- Ken Badarraco
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