Sarah Slate
Reston,VA
Summary
Professional violinist with experience and skills in learning and performing both contemporary and classical pieces. Finished first place in an international violin competition at the Philadelphia International Music Festival in 2016. Over ten years of ensemble and orchestra experience. Performed on the Millenium Stage in the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. multiple times each season from 2014 to 2018. Took violin masterclasses from Alexander Kerr and Grigory Kalinovsky.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Music Educator
Learn Now Music
DMV
07.2023 - Current
- Provided ongoing professional development opportunities for self-improvement, staying current on emerging trends within music education.
- Periodically taught classes with around 20 students.
- Privately taught elementary school students the violin.
Violin Tutor
Self-employed
Fairfax County, Virginia
08.2013 - 02.2016
- Taught 5 elementary school students who were beginners of violin weekly.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Violin Performance & An Outside Field: Math
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN (2018-2022)Skills
- Experience with Teamwork and Collaboration in Chamber Groups and Orchestral Groups
- Orchestral repertoire knowledge
- Experience Taking Cues and Directions
- Music theory knowledge
- Sight reading
- Experience playing in numerous live orchestral performances
Affiliations
- Member of the IU Jacobs School of Music University Orchestra (2022)
- Member of the IU Jacobs School of Music All-Campus String Orchestra (2022)
- Member of the IU Jacobs School of Music University Orchestra (2021-2022)
- Member of the IU Jacobs School of Music Symphony Orchestra (2020-2021)
- Member of the IU Jacobs School of Music Symphony Orchestra (2019-2020)
- Member of the IU Jacobs School of Music University Orchestra (2018-2019)
- First violinist in the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (2017 - 2018)
- National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellow (2014 - 2018)
Regional competitions
- NVMTA 2013 Concerto Competition: 1st place in the intermediate division of the violin section
- NVMTA 2012 Caurine Easterling String Achievement Award Competition: 1st place in the elementary division of the violin section
Certification
- 2016 Philadelphia International Music Festival Bach Double Violin Concerto Competition: First Movement: 1st place
Scholarship
- Received the Premier Young Artist Award scholarship from the Jacobs School of Music in Indiana University Bloomington in August 2018
Timeline
Music Educator
Learn Now Music
07.2023 - Current
Violin Tutor
Self-employed
08.2013 - 02.2016
Bachelor of Science - Violin Performance & An Outside Field: Math
Indiana University Bloomington
- 2016 Philadelphia International Music Festival Bach Double Violin Concerto Competition: First Movement: 1st place
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