Teacher Directory

Bloom School of Jazz, since 1975, has taught musical expression with an innovative technique. All instruments plus voice and all skills and age levels are welcome. Our eight week programs are available day and evening and classes are starting now.

Please call (312) 957-9300 for more information.

David Bloom, Director

Visit my website at http://www.carolsmusicstudio.com. I teach all levels and ages of Violin, using the Suzuki Method for beginners.

Students are taught practice skills in the forms of games that improve results, require shorter practice sessions and deepens their understanding of how music works. It requires a daily commitment to be effective. •Suzuki Certified: Volume 1A,1B,2,3,4 •Master's & Bachelor's in Violin Performance •15 years Teaching Experience •20 years Orchestra Experience

Trained at North Carolina School of the Arts and Eastman School of Music; advanced degree in music education. Played with the Charlotte, NC, Symphony; Principal violist Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra. Taught orchestra and general music in public and private schools for nine years. Willing to teach students at all levels and ages.

Performers Certificate and B.M. Degree from Indiana University. Students of Janos Starker, Helga Winold, Hans Jensen and Gilda Barston. Love teaching!

Studied Viola Performance at Juliard Music Conservatory. After I played with the Moscow Philharmonic for 12 years. After that I was Principle Violist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Retired in 2005 and would like to teach motivated students.

Studied with Marc Johnson and Tanya Carey. Have a B.A from Northern Illinois University and M.A from Western Illinois university. Teaching in the Chicago area for over twenty yrs with positions at The Suzuki Orff School as well as the Midwest Conservatory of Music. Am also a core member of the Northbrook Synphony.

Teaching 8 years Suzuki Method, Books 1 through 4 and some traditional also. Classes consist of only private study (no group),and the parent is strongly encouraged to be present at the lesson. Each semester there is one student recital for the class.The school is located within the beautiful Grove Cultural Center. Please call the Lake Forest Symphony Music School at (847) 295-1640 to schedule a consultation. Contact: Christa Griffeth, Director

In my undergraduate studies, I was the concertmaster of the Central Michigan University symphony. I have been a member of the Midland Symphony Orchestra, the Northwestern University Summer Symphony, the Chicago Bar Association Symphony, and the Classical Symphony Orchestra of Chicago. Taught beginner-level orchestra, and all levels of private students. Studied with James Crawford, Rami Solomonov, Seunghee Lee, and Alberto Lysy (Buenos Aires)

B.M., M.M., Artist Diploma Berlin "Hanns Eisler" Music Academy

DAVID YONAN was born in Berlin, and after winning the Berlin youth competition at the age of 10, gave his recital debuts in Berlin, Moscow and St. Petersburg. At the age of 12 he made his orchestral debut at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, performing Henri Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No.2. At age 15 he came to the United States to study with renowned violin teachers, Roland & Almita Vamos, and Dorothy DeLay at the Juilliard School and the Aspen Music Festival. David has won prizes at numerous significant International Violin Competitions. He has made guest performances at major Music Festivals, including the Aspen, Bowdoin, Schleswig Holstein, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, and Cervo Music Festivals and solo performances with the Berlin Symphony, Nuremberg Symphony, Frankfurt Symphony, Baden-Baden Philharmonic, Potsdam Symphony, Minnesota Sinfonia, and Santiago de Chile Symphony Orchestras among others. He has performed for radio and TV productions for the German ARD and ZDF networks, Deutsche Welle TV, CBS, and the Chilean TV network. He has performed both as a soloist and recitalist in Germany, Italy, England, Denmark, Sweden, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Romania, Poland, Switzerland, and the U.S. and Antarctica. A champion of new music, David Yonan has worked with some of the most successful composers of our time, such as John Adams, Augusta Read Thomas and Arvo Pärt. David Yonan earned a M.M. and an Artist Diploma at the Berlin “Hanns Eisler” Music Academy, where he studied with Werner Scholz. He completed additional post-graduate education at Northwestern University and the Juilliard School, on a full scholarship. He is the founder/artistic director of the Fine Arts Music Society NFP, an organization to promote innovative Music Programming in a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary environment. In addition he has served as Music Director of the AUA Foundation since 2003 and is a board member of the Chicago Dance and Music Alliance. Starting in December 2006, the University Club of Chicago is presenting his Monday Night Rush Hour Concerts at the Tower Club of Chicago. His official website is: www.davidyonan.com. Mr. Yonan is playing on a rare old Italian Violin, on generous loan from Elizabeth Stein, of Machold Rare Violins Chicago.