Violin

Experience, Passion, Drive, Motivation. What to all these words have in common? They’re all adjectives that describe Old Dominion University’s Community Music Academy instructors. All ODU CMA instructors are highly qualified individuals who not only posses the knowledge of the instrument, but also the passion for teaching it. Whether a novice or advanced, our instructors teach students the principals of their instruments that help build a foundation for the rest of their lives.

Below you will find information about instructors for this instrument. Contact us for information on how to contact these instructors and begin private lessons.
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TERESA BROWNDORF—VIOLIN, CELLO, FLUTE, THEORY

Teresa Browndorf has been teaching music for over 25 years. She has a Bachelor in Music Education from Duquesne University. Her Master of Music degree is in instrumental conducting from Catholic University of America. She has 20 years experience in military music as an instrumentalist (flute, clarinet, saxophone), instructor at the Naval School of Music at Little Creek (music theory, flute, violin), and a band director. She has performed with Marine Bands throughout the Continental U.S., Hawaii, Japan, and the Middle East. She has also performed with combined military bands (U.S. and Foreign forces), various community/college bands, and the La Jolla Symphony Orchestra. Teresa’s primary instructors have been Bernard Goldberg (flute), Salvatore Silipigni (cello), and Ruth Osgood (violin) from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. She has attended masterclasses on various instruments from members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestras. Teresa is an active instructor of instrumental ensemble music at several private schools in the Hampton Roads area

NATALIA KUZNETSOVA—VIOLIN, MUSIC THEORY FOR STRINGS

Natalia Kuznetsova began to study violin at the age of seven. After graduation from the Ural State Conservatory in 1997, she moved to Moscow and became a member of the Moscow Chamber Orchestra "The Seasons" and the Moscow State Theater "Helikon Opera." She has performed with these groups around the world in many prominent concert halls, such as the Grand Hall of Moscow Conservatory, the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, National Chiang Kai-shek Cultural Center in Taipei (Taiwan), Bolshoi Theater, and many other concert venues of Russia. With "The Seasons" orchestra Miss Kuznetsova made several recordings for the "Mosfilm" and the "Melodia" studios. She has played in China, Great Britain, Taiwan, Italy, and Germany. Miss Kuznetsova has been completing her Music of Music Education Degree at Old Dominion University in Norfolk. She won the 2002 Old Dominion University Concerto Competition and performed as soloist with the ODU Symphony. For her contributions to the music life of the community, Miss Kuznetsova was granted numerous awards, including 2002 – 2003 International Leadership Award, 2001 Old Dominion University Music Department String Scholarship, and 2001 –2002 Jerome J. Kern Scholarship. Currently, she is a F. Ludwig Diehn Scholar. Miss Kuznetsova is a very dedicated pedagogue. In the summer 2003, she published a book entitled "38 Songs for the Beginning Violinist."