JANE'S TEACHING STUDIO
My teaching career started in 1973, and since then I have been able to meet many people from all over the world to share in the joy of music-making, even though there may be language difficulties at times. I accept students from 8 years of age to adult, and prepare a course of study for each to suit their needs and abilities, using conventional methods and studies such as Dotzauer, Schroeder and Feuillard, as well as the Suzuki Method books.
To encourage ear-training, crucial to good intonation, participation in group classes is expected in monthly classes. Classes are divided into Beginners and Intermediate/Advanced, with the more experienced players performing in a Cello Choir.
JANE'S BIO
I started my cello days at Cleveland Heights High School in 1961, as a transplanted Brit. After a couple of months in the Orchestra Director's office with a cello and a book, I was given lessons by a cello teacher at the Cleveland Institute of Music - Bonnie (can anyone help me remember her last name?). I even got to go on tour with the orchestra to Ottowa. Unfortunately in all my travels later, I lost all my records and memorabilia of those times, but recently in 2019, my son has been able to track down photos of my time in the orchestra.
I loved playing the cello so much that I refused to go back to school, although my friends at Cleveland Heights had been very good to me. I was fortunate to be sent to Dartington College of Arts in Devon, England, where I spent 2 wonderful years studying with Michael Evans. During that period I was also part of the Dartington Summer Schools when Jacqueline Du Pre first played for Paul Tortelier. That was a magical session; "Don Quixote" took our breath away, including Tortelier's. Jackie and I were the same age, and she too was at the Guildhall School of Music in London when I went there after Dartington, but of course by then she was beginning to concertize all over. I studied with Bernard Richards who played in the English Chamber Orchestra. Through his connections I was able to attend rehearsals and hear the first performance by Rostropvich of the newly-found Concerto in C major for cello by J. Haydn. After graduating from the Guildhall, I was offered a position in the Haifa Symphony Orchestra in Israel. It was an incredible experience for 3 very happy years before returning to the US with my American husband and baby son. While raising two boys in New York, I started building a teaching studio, playing with the Huntington and Queens Symphonies and in chamber music groups, before moving to North Carolina. With the exception of a few sojourns to Princeton and England, Chapel Hill is home. Principal cellist of the Raleigh Symphony for 19 years, I recently reluctantly left the orchestra due to commuting challenges and gas prices. However I returned to play with the Durham Symphony, closer to home and enjoy being back with old friends. After 3 years in England I returned in 1986 to Chapel Hill and with fellow musicians co-founded Musica, a booking agency providing professional musicians for social functions, with an emphasis on wedding music. Twenty-plus years of experience in the wedding business have given me much insight into all types of weddings, from the most formal in cathedrals, to the informal, on a sand dune (rather windy it was too, especially for the flute player!). As business manager for Musica, I take care of the other side of the job, interviewing clients, auditioning musicians, contracting, advising and generally keeping things ticking along (metronomically we hope!)
Musica's website is www.musicamusicians.com
My teaching career started in 1973, and since then I have been able to meet many people from all over the world to share in the joy of music-making, even though there may be language difficulties at times. I accept students from 8 years of age to adult, and prepare a course of study for each to suit their needs and abilities, using conventional methods and studies such as Dotzauer, Schroeder and Feuillard, as well as the Suzuki Method books.
To encourage ear-training, crucial to good intonation, participation in group classes is expected in monthly classes. Classes are divided into Beginners and Intermediate/Advanced, with the more experienced players performing in a Cello Choir.
JANE'S BIO
I started my cello days at Cleveland Heights High School in 1961, as a transplanted Brit. After a couple of months in the Orchestra Director's office with a cello and a book, I was given lessons by a cello teacher at the Cleveland Institute of Music - Bonnie (can anyone help me remember her last name?). I even got to go on tour with the orchestra to Ottowa. Unfortunately in all my travels later, I lost all my records and memorabilia of those times, but recently in 2019, my son has been able to track down photos of my time in the orchestra.
I loved playing the cello so much that I refused to go back to school, although my friends at Cleveland Heights had been very good to me. I was fortunate to be sent to Dartington College of Arts in Devon, England, where I spent 2 wonderful years studying with Michael Evans. During that period I was also part of the Dartington Summer Schools when Jacqueline Du Pre first played for Paul Tortelier. That was a magical session; "Don Quixote" took our breath away, including Tortelier's. Jackie and I were the same age, and she too was at the Guildhall School of Music in London when I went there after Dartington, but of course by then she was beginning to concertize all over. I studied with Bernard Richards who played in the English Chamber Orchestra. Through his connections I was able to attend rehearsals and hear the first performance by Rostropvich of the newly-found Concerto in C major for cello by J. Haydn. After graduating from the Guildhall, I was offered a position in the Haifa Symphony Orchestra in Israel. It was an incredible experience for 3 very happy years before returning to the US with my American husband and baby son. While raising two boys in New York, I started building a teaching studio, playing with the Huntington and Queens Symphonies and in chamber music groups, before moving to North Carolina. With the exception of a few sojourns to Princeton and England, Chapel Hill is home. Principal cellist of the Raleigh Symphony for 19 years, I recently reluctantly left the orchestra due to commuting challenges and gas prices. However I returned to play with the Durham Symphony, closer to home and enjoy being back with old friends. After 3 years in England I returned in 1986 to Chapel Hill and with fellow musicians co-founded Musica, a booking agency providing professional musicians for social functions, with an emphasis on wedding music. Twenty-plus years of experience in the wedding business have given me much insight into all types of weddings, from the most formal in cathedrals, to the informal, on a sand dune (rather windy it was too, especially for the flute player!). As business manager for Musica, I take care of the other side of the job, interviewing clients, auditioning musicians, contracting, advising and generally keeping things ticking along (metronomically we hope!)
Musica's website is www.musicamusicians.com