PRIVATE TEACHER DIRECTORY

Private lessons are fundamental to learning an instrument. Beginning lessons early allows for age-appropriate instruction that supports students as they grow. Private teachers provide personalized instruction, support student success, and serve as a resource for student opportunities and information.

This directory is an incomplete listing of teachers of current and past MYS students. If you are a teacher of an MYS student and would like to be included in this listing, please contact us.

This directory does not represent an endorsement or recommendation by MYS of any teacher.

Updated 5/5/2026

STELLA ANDERSON
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: stellaviolist@gmail.com
ANN MARIE BUR
Location: Various
Contact: annbur101@gmail.com
KELLY CARTER
Location: Burnsville
Contact: carter.violin@gmail.com
KATHRYN CHRISTIE
Location: White Bear Lake
Contact: knchristie@comcast.net
JEAN DE VERE
Location: Minneapolis, Excelsior
Contact: jeandevere@gmail.com
PAIGE ERICKSON
Location: Minneapolis, Forest Lake
Contact: paigejerickson@gmail.com
ELLEN HACKER
Location: Saint Paul
Contact: ellen.c.hacker@gmail.com
YUKO HEBERLEIN
Location: North Oaks
Contact: yheberlein@gmail.com
BRITTANY HENRY QUINN
Location: St. Paul
Contact: violinquinn@gmail.com
RANDI KVAM HELLMAN
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: randisuzukimusic@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
JEAN LISS
Location: Woodbury
Contact: 651-210-7294
JACKIE LO
Location: Woodbury
Contact: jackielomusic@gmail.com
ELISE MEICHELS PARKER
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: elisehelene@mac.com
*MYS Alum
BEVERLY OLSON
Location: Shoreview
Contact: Bev@BenchAndBow.com
LAURIE PETRUCONIS
Location: St. Paul & Little Canada
Contact: fourvoicesstringquartet@yahoo.com
MILANA REICHE
Location: Stillwater
Contact: 612-237-6819
BENJAMIN SCHONBERG
Location: St. Paul
Contact: schonviolin@gmail.com
CATHERINE SCHUBILSKE
Location: Shoreview
Contact: Cathyviolin9@gmail.com
IAN SNYDER
Location: Southwest Minneapolis
Contact: www.iansnyderviolin.com
*MYS Alum
DRAGAN STOJKOVIC
Location: Falcon Heights
Contact: dsmamusic@yahoo.com
KELBY STROBEL
Location: Plymouth
Contact: Kelby.strobel@gmail.com
KRISTA SWIDER
Location: South Minneapolis
Contact: violinandviolastudio.com
MARNIE THIES
Location: Online; Falcon Heights, North Oaks
Contact: marnie78t@gmail.com; proviolin.com
*MYS Alum
NATALIE VANBURKLEO-CARBONARA
Location: South Minneapolis
Contact: nvanburkleocarbonara@gmail.com
MEREDITH VAUGHAN
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: meredithviolin.com
*MYS Alum
JORDAN WARMATH
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: jordan.warmath@gmail.com
AUBREY WEGER
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: aubrey.weger@gmail.com
NINA WESTBROOK
Location: Burnsville
Contact: westbrook.n.e@gmail.com
ELIZABETH WHIPPLE
Location: Minneapolis & Edina
Contact: elizabethjwhipple@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
JULIE WILLEY
Location: Falcon Heights & Fridley
Contact: julie.c.willey@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
ELIZABETH YORK
Location: St. Paul (East Side)
Contact: elizabeths.york@gmail.com
STELLA ANDERSON
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: stellaviolist@gmail.com
KELLY CARTER
Location: Burnsville
Contact: carter.violin@gmail.com
KATHRYN CHRISTIE
Location: White Bear Lake
Contact: knchristie@comcast.net
ELIZABETH CREGAN
Location: St. Paul
Contact: ejcregan@stkate.edu
JEAN DE VERE
Location: Minneapolis, Excelsior Contact: jeandevere@gmail.com
PAIGE ERICKSON
Location: Minneapolis, Forest Lake
Contact: paigejerickson@gmail.com
LYDIA GRIMES
Location:
Contact: lydiakgrimes@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
ELLEN HACKER
Location: Saint Paul
Contact: ellen.c.hacker@gmail.com
SUSAN JANDA
Location: St. Paul
Contact: susan.janda@gmail.com
JEAN LISS
Location: Woodbury
Contact: 651-210-7294
JACKIE LO
Location: Woodbury
Contact: jackielomusic@gmail.com
DANIEL ORSEN
Location: St. Paul
Contact: dtorsen16@gmail.com
KIRSTI PETRABORG
Location: Stillwater/Lake Elmo
Contact: www.hivestrings.com
*MYS Alum
DEANNA PETRE
Location: Plymouth
Contact: deanna.petre@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
BENJAMIN SCHONBERG
Location: St. Paul
Contact: schonviolin@gmail.com
IAN SNYDER
Location: Southwest Minneapolis
Contact: www.iansnyderviolin.com
*MYS Alum
DRAGAN STOJKOVIC
Location: Falcon Heights
Contact: dsmamusic@yahoo.com
KELBY STROBEL
Location: Plymouth
Contact: Kelby.strobel@gmail.com
KRISTA SWIDER
Location: South Minneapolis
Contact: violinandviolastudio.com
NATALIE VANBURKLEO-CARBONARA
Location: South Minneapolis
Contact: nvanburkleocarbonara@gmail.com
MEREDITH VAUGHAN
Location: Minneapolis & Edina
Contact: meredithviolin.com
*MYS Alum
JORDAN WARMATH
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: jordan.warmath@gmail.com
AUBREY WEGER
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: aubrey.weger@gmail.com
ELIZABETH WHIPPLE
Location: Minneapolis & Edina
Contact: elizabethjwhipple@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
JULIE WILLEY
Location: Falcon Heights/Fridley
Contact: julie.c.willey@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
ELIZABETH YORK
Location: St. Paul (East Side)
Contact: elizabeths.york@gmail.com
DAVE CARBONARA
Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul/Hastings
Contact: davecarbonara@hotmail.com
KELLY CARTER
Location: Burnsville
Contact: carter.violin@gmail.com
JANE CORDS-O’HARA
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: janeohara2002@yahoo.com
SALLY DORER
Location: Plymouth
Contact: sbdorer@comcast.net
FAITH FARR
Location: North Oaks
Contact: faith@farrpublications.com
MINA FISHER
Location Uptown Minneapolis
Contact: fritznmina@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
MIKEY MARGET
Location: Minneapolis & West St. Paul
Contact: lessons.margetmusic@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
RUTH MARSHALL
Location: St. Paul
Contact: ruthmarshallcello.com
TERESA RICHARDSON
Location: Roseville
Contact: teresarichardsoncello.com
WILL RICHARDSON
Location: Roseville
Contact: willrichardsoncello.com
TOM ROSENBERG
Location: St. Paul
Contact: www.tomrosenbergmusic.com
MEGAN SCOTT
Location: Roseville
Contact: mcello.com
MARA STOJKOVIC
Location: Falcon Heights
Contact: dsmamusic@yahoo.com
DIANE TREMAINE
Location: Plymouth
Contact: DTremaineKogle@hotmail.com
JORDAN WARMATH
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: jordan.warmath@gmail.com
NINA WESTBROOK
Location: Burnsville
Contact: westbrook.n.e@gmail.com
YALI YOU
Location: Saint Paul
Contact: yyou@hamline.edu
DAVE CARBONARA
Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul/Hastings
Contact: davecarbonara@hotmail.com
MARK KAUSCH
Location: Minnetonka/Minneapolis/Stillwater/Arden Hills
Contact: mark.kausch@gmail.com
DOAN ROESSLER
Location: Mendota Heights
Contact: doanroessler.com
IRVING STEINBERG
Location: Woodbury
Contact: irving@planetirving.com
MARK WADE
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: www.markwademusicmn.com
TRUDI ANDERSON
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: trudianderson@comcast.net
ERICA BENNETT DUGGAN
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: e.l.b.duggan@gmail.com
SUSIE KUNIYOSHI
Location: St. Paul/online
Contact: susiek@mninter.net
KIM LEE
Location: Eden Prairie/Circle Pines
Contact: kflutist31@yahoo.com
*MYS Alum
TARA MEADE
Location: Saint Paul
Contact: tarameade.com
VANAMALI MEDINA
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: www.twincitiesflute.com
POLLY MEYERDING
Location: White Bear Lake/online
Contact: Pollyflutist@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
ANDREA MYERS
Location: Saint Paul
Contact: www.andreamyers.com
HANNAH PETERSON
Location: Saint Paul
Contact: hannahkirstenpeterson@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
CATHERINE RAMIREZ
Location: Northfield/online
Contact: www.catherineramirez.com
BETHANY SUMMERSGILL
Location: Saint Paul
Contact: www.bethanysummersgill.com
FEI WEN
Location: Plymouth
Contact: flutefei@gmail.com
BRENDON BUSHMAN
Location: St Louis Park
Contact: http://www.brendonbushman.com
SARAH ERICKSON LUME
Location: St Paul
Contact: lumese@hotmail.com
BRYANNE KLEINERT
Location: Minneapolis/online
Contact: bryoboestudio@gmail.com
KAIA SAND
Location: St. Paul
Contact: kaia.e.sand@gmail.com
TIMOTHY SHOWS
Location: Hugo
Contact: timmyshows.com/lessons
*MYS Alum
SCOTT ANDERSON
Location: South Metro/Northfield
Contact: anderss@stolaf.edu
MARYBETH HUTTLIN
Location: West Metro/online
Contact: mhuttlin.music@gmail.com
SANGYOON KIM
Location: Woodbury
Contact: sang0814@gmail.com
JOHN KREBSBACH
Location: Woodbury
Contact: jpkrebsbach@comcast.net
KATRINA MUNDINGER
Location: Various
Contact: folkclarinet@gmail.com
ANASTASIYA NYZKODUB
Location: Saint Louis Park/Minneapolis/Minnetonka/Plymouth/South Saint Paul/Rosemount/Apple Valley
Contact: (612) 814-2981
TORI OKWABI
Location: West Metro
Contact: tokwabi@gmail.com
NINA OLSEN
Location: Downtown Minneapolis/online
Contact: olsen.nina@macphail.org
MARK YANNIE
Location: St. Louis Park
Contact: mjyannie@hotmail.com
TIMOTHY ZAVADIL
Location: South Minneapolis
Contact: timzavadil@gmail.com
ALEXANDRA BERNDT
Location: Southwest Metro
Contact: aberndt@u.northwestern.edu
ARIEL DETWILER
Location: Bloomington
Contact: acdetwiler@gmail.com
LAURIE HATCHER MERZ
Location: Plymouth
Contact: 612-998-7420
*MYS Alum
COREEN NORDLING
Location: Edina
Contact: coreennordling.com
ROSE BRZEZINSKI LEWIS
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: 612-388-2476
TERESA HERBERT
Location: Coon Rapids
Contact: teresa.herbe1@gmail.com
GREG LEWIS
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: clefdweller2525@gmail.com
MELISSA MOREY
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: www.moreyhornstudio.com
AISLING O’SULLIVAN GOEL
Location: Roseville/online
Contact: www.osullivanhorn.com
*MYS Alum
BOB OLSEN
Location: Falcon Heights
Contact: Icepalacebob@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
BRIAN VAN STAVERN
Location: Woodbury
Contact: bvanstavern@gmail.com
JOHN BAUMGARTNER
Location: Mounds View/online
Contact: JohnWBaumgartner@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
DAVID KAISER
Location: Wayzata High School
Contact: dkaiser315@gmail.com
PHIL NORRIS
Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul
Contact: pennwc@gmail.com
GREG LEWIS
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: clefdweller2525@gmail.com
SHANE NORMAN-COX
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: Shane.Cox@funkyspuds.com
AMY SCHENDEL
Location: St. Paul
Contact: Amyschendel01@gmail.com
TAKAKO SENN
Location: Minneapolis/Rosemount/Roseville
Contact: seim0014@yahoo.com
BRIAN VAN STAVERN
Location: Woodbury
Contact: bvanstavern@gmail.com
CHRIS ALLEN
Location: White Bear Lake
Contact: BassTromboneChris@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
JOHN BAUMGARTNER
Location: Mounds View/online
Contact: JohnWBaumgartner@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
ROSE BRZEZINSKI LEWIS
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: 612-388-2476
JOHN ENGLAND
Location: Edina
Contact: jandsengland@gmail.com
CHRISTIAN HOWARD
Location: St. Paul
Contact: christian.n.howard@gmail.com
GREG LEWIS
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: clefdweller2525@gmail.com
SHANE NORMAN-COX
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: Shane.Cox@funkyspuds.com
JASON TANKSLEY
Location: Northfield/online
Contact: tubatank.com
BRIAN VAN STAVERN
Location: Woodbury
Contact: bvanstavern@gmail.com
CHRIS ALLEN
Location: White Bear Lake
Contact: BassTromboneChris@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
JOHN BAUMGARTNER
Location: Mounds View/online
Contact: JohnWBaumgartner@gmail.com
*MYS Alum
ROSE BRZEZINSKI LEWIS
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: 612-388-2476
JOHN ENGLAND
Location: Edina
Contact: jandsengland@gmail.com
JASON TANKSLEY
Location: Northfield/online
Contact: tubatank.com
ERIK BARSNESS
Location: South Metro/West Metro
Contact: barsness.percussion@gmail.com
RANDY MARTENS
Location: Bloomington/Saint Paul/Woodbury
Contact: 651-210-0761
DERRICK RAITER
Location: Online
Contact: DerrickRaiter.com
DAVID THOMAS
Location: Saint Louis Park/Online
Contact: dtgroove@comcast.net
BEN YATS
Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul
Contact: yatsben@gmail.com
RACHEL BRANDWEIN
Location: St Paul
Contact: rachel.brandwein@gmail.com
PHALA TRACY
Location: Minneapolis
Contact: phalatracy@gmail.com

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