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Joyce Mizer is Co-Director of the Suzuki Institute.
She has degrees from Madison College, James Madison University and Sherwood School of Music of Chicago. Joyce taught
in public schools for 18 years in instrumental music, 5th through 12th grades. As the teacher-director
of the instrumental music program at Wilson Memorial High School she achieved highest honors at the state level.
She organized the first Suzuki program in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in 1983. She attended the Catholic University and
received training with the Suzuki Association of the Americas in Washington, D.C. Her students performed
at the Kennedy Center and Wolf Trap Farm in Virginia. Joyce served as an associate professor of music
at Bridgewater College in Virginia. She was an adjunct faculty member of the Sherwood Music School. She
was a guest artist at the Pentagon as organist and conducted The United States Air Force Band, Col. Arnold D. Gabriel,
Commander. She adjudicates orchestra, band, solo and ensemble festivals throughout the southeast. Joyce is a member of the
Suzuki Association of the Americas and a founding teacher with the Carnegie Hall Royal Achievement Program in the United
States. In 2004 she was nominated to Who's Who for her service and dedication to the arts. She has been a member in good
standing with the National Education Association.
Martha Shackford
BA from Oberlin Music Conservatory; Suzuki Association Teacher Trainer for Violin with over 40 years of teaching experience. Martha teaches both the violin and viola.
· public schools · private studios in 6 states · as a faculty member of various Arts & Music Schools · Suzuki Institutes in the USA, Canada, and Latin America Martha has helped found 3 non-profit organizations, currently is president of the Portland Suzuki Project (www.portlandsuzukiproject.com), has sat on various Boards of Directors, and headed up several committees in various Suzuki communities where she has lived. Although she played first violin in the North Arkansas Symphony for 2 decades, her real passion is helping to facilitate community. She helped form and conducted the youth symphony of that orchestra for several years. Her favorite pass times are reading, knitting, swimming, playing games, and enjoying friends. Katie Ridgeway is a registered violin instructor with the Suzuki Association of the Americas and the National Music certificate Program. Katie's post graduate studies include books 1-8 teacher training at the Chicago Suzuki Institute, as well as books 1-6 withRonda Cole. Katie earned herBachelor of Music degree fromLawrence University and herMaster of Music Performancedegree from Indiana University where she studied with Mimi Zweig. Mrs. Ridgeway has taught orchestra, general music and violin in both private and public schools. In recent years she has performed with the Naples Philharmonic,The Florida Orchestra, and has been concertmaster of the North Port Orchestra for three seasons. She currently performs with the Sarasota SymphonyOrchestra and teaches at theSuzuki Institute. Nicole Rawley is a member of our violin staff..
She comes to us from Greenville, North Carolina. She was chosen from a number of applicants to become a member of the Suzuki
Institute School of Music Staff.Nicole has been teaching since 2000. Her experiences include Green County Public Schools,
a private studio and , Director of Strings Pre-K through 4th grade at the Oakwood School. She organizes performances,
recitals and field trips. She has also been an orchestra conductor.She is currently the Concert Master of the Pitt Community
College Symphony. Her memberships include:
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