“Alyssa is a fabulous fiddle teacher. Her vast experience and her musical passion shine through in her lessons which are thoughtful, engaging and fun. She listens well and incorporates your preferences and any goals you may have. She is great at both showing and explaining her feedback for you. I had been playing for about a year when I first met Alyssa and my playing improved tremendously in a short time.”
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Alyssa teaches violin and fiddle lessons for adults and children, from complete beginners to advanced players. She is a certified Suzuki Violin Method instructor, including Every Child Can and Pre-Twinkle through Book 4. She studied with Carrie Reuning-Hummel at Ithaca College, and Alyssa has taught private lessons since 2012.
Alyssa has also studied Pre-Twinkle with Alice Kanack and is trained to teach Alice Kanack’s Creative Ability Development (CAD) method “Playing from the Heart.” Alyssa taught at the Kanack School of Musical Artistry for 8 years and now manages her own private studio Flower City Fiddle, where she teaches classical, folk, and alternative violin styles including jazz and improvisation.
Flower City Fiddle offers weekly and biweekly private lessons (starting June 2nd 2025) and weekly drop-in group classes (started May 1st 2025) and is located at 18 Harvard Street inside of Crossbridge Wellness. The class schedule is available at https://www.crossbridgewellness.com/fiddle-and-violin-classes
For more info, including availability and lesson rates, email: flowercityfiddle@gmail.com.
Alyssa is available for hire for workshops, masterclasses, lecture recitals, and other educational events.
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20+ years of violin expertise.
Alyssa performs at parties, weddings, dances, and summer festivals. She plays classical violin and Celtic, American, and Nordic fiddle music. She has studied folk music at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland andthe Eric Sahlström Institute in Tobo, Sweden, and combines her love of folk music tradition with her background in classical music composition and violin performance to make unique, enchanting music. Her violin playing captivates listeners from New York to Helsinki to Toronto.
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Alyssa plays “Last Snow” by Keith Murphy and Becky Tracy of Vermont, USA.
