Zo Manfredi
TEACHING EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW
I have extensive teaching experience ranging from the beginner learner as young as 3 years old, to the adult student learning for the first time, or bringing the violin or viola back into their lives. Prior teaching positions also include collegiate level instruction at Colorado State University (Fort Collins), Drake University (Iowa), Grinnell College (Iowa), and Richland College (Texas) as well as instruction within the Drake University Community School of Music, and after-school group classes at Montessori schools, and after-school non-profit organizations. I enjoy teaching students at all levels, competitive, or non-competitive. I incorporate Suzuki Method principles and repertoire into my teaching, but I also have experience with a range of traditional methods that suit students of different needs and goals. I also am gaining experience teaching and playing within the new and emerging Till Method- a method becoming internationally known for solving playing-related injuries. More information may be found here: https://www.tillproject.com/. I am always interested in serving the student first and in creating an open dialogue with students and parents on what I believe their technical and musical needs are in order to meet our goals together as student and teacher.
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW
Dr. Manfredi enjoys playing with the Fort Collins Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, Front Range Chamber Players, Quartet Con Brio, and a variety of chamber ensembles along the Front Range. She has also held positions within the violin sections of the Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra, the Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Des Moines Symphony and has served as guest concertmaster for the Iowa-based musical consortium, ConcertIA in 2015. Past orchestral experience has included positions within Plano Symphony Orchestra, San Angelo Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio and Irving Lyric Stage, North Texas’ leading professional musical theater company. Dr. Manfredi’s past chamber performing groups also include her duo, the Manfredi/Gasworth Duo with violist and colleague, Michelle Gasworth. The duo has predominantly performed in the Chicago metro-area where they founded the David Adler Center for the Arts Chamber Music Camp along with cellist, Ross Gasworth.
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