Education • Master’s Degree (M.M) Department of Music- The University of Central Florida • Master's Degree in Violin Performance-The Odessa State A.V. Nezhdanova Music Academy • Bachelor Degree, Musical Arts- The Odessa State A. V. Nezhdanova Music Academy • Bachelor Degree, Musical Arts- Odessa College of Culture and Arts K.F. Dankevich

My purpose as a teacher is to help students tap into their creativity to convey their ideas and to give them all of the tools they need in order to achieve this goal. Because every person is unique and has an individual way of learning and expressing music, I always try to tailor my teaching to fit the needs and interests of each student. However, I believe that there are certain essential skills that every violinist should have, and I work to ensure their development. These skills are used for growth in three different areas: as a violinist, a musician, and a person. The technique is advanced through finger and articulation exercises and knowledge of scales. For sound, I work with the student on all of its major aspects, including sound quality, dynamics, intonation and, vibrato. And for posture, I work on increasing a student’s body awareness and his or her ability to use the body with naturalness and ease, essential for injury prevention. With the development of these fundamentals, violinists are better able to play their performance repertoire and create music with purposeful expression. I seek to create a supportive, safe, and enjoyable environment where students can learn, and I question students instead of only providing answers to develop their curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving abilities which will one day enable them to learn how to teach themselves.