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Other musical influences include Jeri-Lou Zike and Joan Kwuon during my time at the Bowdoin International Music Festival. I have performed in a variety of settings including orchestral and chamber ensembles, weddings and engagement parties, and church events and conferences. My husband and I enjoy playing together for weddings as a violin and guitar duo. In 2012, I played on the Worship Team for the Urbana Student Missions Conference in St. Louis where 18,000 people were in attendance. From 2009-2014, I worked for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship where I mentored college students who were majoring in music, art, theater, and film. I loved my time working with music students and journeying with them in their artistic pursuits. This began to fuel my desire to teach so that I could equip the next generation of student musicians. In 2013, I began my private violin studio in Glenview then relocated to Arlington Heights in 2015 where I currently teach in my home minutes way from Mount Prospect, Elk Grove Village, and Schaumburg. I was a violin instructor at the Des Plaines School of Music from 2014-2017 where I taught over 40 students. I taught at Christian Liberty Academy from 2016-2018 and was a member of the Fox Valley Orchestra from 2017-2020. I am a member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) and the Northwest Suburban Music Teachers Association (NWSMTA). My husband and I have been married for twelve years and our daughter is three years old. 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It was an honor to play music for this event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612ebfd1b6f6d9695474770a/48e074c7-26fb-4d53-86cc-6778ed4a45ce/28483819888_9eefd3e9a9_o.jpg Gallery I passed out these fun music note m&ms at our Spring Recital. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612ebfd1b6f6d9695474770a/7563e155-a35b-44d8-ad78-3917b0ee9f02/Natalie_Xts0K4N.jpg Gallery Performing a duet with one of my high school students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612ebfd1b6f6d9695474770a/d073719c-4687-440c-97ab-e27e40e98229/Madeline.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612ebfd1b6f6d9695474770a/729980ab-06cf-463b-8882-880e81f10e9e/Chamber_Group1_Q0wEaDg.jpg Gallery Here are 3 students performing violin trio music together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612ebfd1b6f6d9695474770a/2aa49785-e716-4475-9eee-d10dc2a16ed0/IMG_1839_Gk684wE.jpg Gallery A recital treat for my students - eighth note shaped sugar cookies with vanilla and black icing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612ebfd1b6f6d9695474770a/946f3854-fea2-4a7a-9435-5f700426b651/IMG_1990_y8D2BgC.jpg Gallery Here is a group of students performing for each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612ebfd1b6f6d9695474770a/42080d4c-7827-4af7-97b2-26f39b5a2bd0/32772991247_0e493cd336_o.jpg Gallery Rehearsing with the chamber music class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612ebfd1b6f6d9695474770a/e7c0e7f5-3f27-4eb4-aa25-a2fdf3654c12/Studio_Picture_Spring_2018_Kkj48Gl.jpg Gallery Spring Recital 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612ebfd1b6f6d9695474770a/065bc06f-d8f2-4494-8a43-3aef0cb9bfaf/Kate_5Ytt8n7.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612ebfd1b6f6d9695474770a/dcdb2ce3-1593-43af-9876-7d0fc291d798/Xavier2.jpg Gallery Performing a duet with a student. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612ebfd1b6f6d9695474770a/dc2c1b75-9b8a-4bb3-8aa4-c2263118eef5/28483815288_276db69a43_o.jpg Gallery I like to tune each of my student's violins right before the recital starts so I can check to see how they're doing before their performance. 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