Andrew holds a master's degreee in music performance and loves sharing his passion for violin with his students. His students are invited to perform in three recitals each year. Students' repetoire includes everything from unaccompanied Bach, Mozart concertos to St. Louis Blues and Texas Swing, not to mention highly structured beginner curriculums for as young as four years old!

Andrew is native to Seattle, WA and began his studies officially at age 10. When he was five his mother had him learn Suzuki method violin but hated forcing him to practice, fearing it would make him hate violin, she let him quit. In the early 90s he returned to the instrument thanks in part to the elementary string program through the Northshore School district and since then has been highly selfmotivated. His first private teachers were: Patricia Jaeger, graduate of the Eastman School of Music and Richard Skerlong, former principal violist of the Seattle Symphony. Other great teachers which left
lasting impressions on him were Gerry Marsh, director of the Cascade Youth Symphony and High School violin coach Cecilia Archuleta of the Northwest Sinfonietta.