Maria Peters Violin Teacher, Viola Teacher, Violinist, Violist.
	Maria teaching Beata Maria Peters loves to teach and encourage young students.	Sabina Plays the Violin Sabina is age 6 in this picture.	Staš Performs at Recital Staš is very gifted and has won several awards.	Music School Recital Maria's students: Anna (far right) & Piotr (far left).
Maria's Violin & Viola Teaching Credentials

 
Professional summary:

• Professional private violin and viola teacher (2002).
• University of Sioux Falls adjunct violin and viola teacher, viola program individual instrument instruction leader (2002).
• USF Prepratory Music School adjunct violin and viola teacher, violin and viola individual instrument instruction leader (2002).
  (Note: The USF Prepratory Music School is a program for the youth sponsored by the University of Sioux Falls.)
• Augustana College adjunct violin teacher, individual instrument instruction (2002).
• Symbiotic Design music director (2002).
• 12 years experience of professional violin teaching at the Chopin Music School in Olešnica, Poland (1990-2002).
• Solidarnosc chairman fighting for the rights of children to a proper education as well as the rights of teachers to the proper resources to provide a proper education (2000, 2002).
• Member of ESTA (European String Teachers Association, equivalent to the American String Teacher's Association).
• 2002 Polish national J. Garsci award winner (for excellence in teaching youth violin).
• Students have been awarded various other state and national awards.
• Played viola under Lord Yehudi Menuhin's direction in the ESTA orchestra in London.

Professional attitude:

• Self-motivated professional.
• Experienced, proven teacher.
• Team player.
• Group leader.
• Organizer.
• Orchestra player.

Duties have included:
Responsibility for the assessment of students' talent and abilities.
Participated in entering and encouraging students in state and national competitions in other cities.
Organization of special concerts, recitals and events for the promotion of music education.
Organization of special concerts, recitals and events for the education for preschool children.
Conferences with parents.

Experienced with the following teaching methods:

• Suzuki (Japanese)
• Roland (British)
• Doflein (German)
• Gorski (Polish. Personal student of Prof. Emil Gorski at the Academy of Music, Wroclaw)
• Fortunatow (Russian)
• Color notes (French)
  

Education:	School:	Year:
Studied Management in Music and Culture for Schools and Institutions.	Academy of Music, Wroclaw ("Akademia Muzyczna im K Lipinskiego") Pl 1 Maja 2 50-043 Wroclaw, Poland (Polska), Europe	2000
Masters Degree in violin, viola and piano education.	Academy of Music, Wroclaw ("Akademia Muzyczna im K Lipinskiego") Pl 1 Maja 2 50-043 Wroclaw, Poland (Polska), Europe	1990
College Degree	Academy of Music, Wroclaw ("Akademia Muzyczna im K Lipinskiego") Pl 1 Maja 2 50-043 Wroclaw, Poland (Polska), Europe
Secondary School	Music High School, Wroclaw ("Liceum Muzyczne im K Szymanowskiego") Wroclaw, Poland (Polska), Europe
Primary School	Elementary Music School, Olešnica ("Panstwowa Szkola, Muzyczna 1st im. F. Chopina") Olešnica, Poland (Polska), Europe

Languages:
Polish (native tongue)
English
French
Russian

Volunteer work:
Have given free violin lessons to less fortunate children and teenagers.

Immigration:
Recent arrival.
Legal right to live and work in the USA.
Have Green Card.
Have Social Security Number.

Travel:
Throughout Poland.
U.S.A.
England
France
Germany
Luxembourg
Czech Republic

Personal:
Excellent health.
Married.
One son.

 
Maria Peters, Violin and Viola Teacher

Sioux Falls, SD
332-4313
 

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