PRIVATE LESSONS ARE HELD IN-PERSON & VIRTUALLY
Briarcliff Manor, New York
About rachel
My Background
Violinist, Rachel Alexander is a graduate of the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College, where she studied under Laurie Smukler and Calvin Wiersma. She also received instruction from Ludmilla Stote. Rachel earned her Master’s degree in Music Education (K–12) from Hunter College and was a participant in the prestigious Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies at The Juilliard School.
Her performance career spans the Tri-State and Greater New York areas, with appearances at renowned venues including Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, MoMA, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, the Pepsico Performing Arts Center and Symphony Space. Rachel is also a member of the Taconic Opera and is an active performer throughout Westchester County.
Rachel is the founder of her private home studio based in Briarcliff Manor, where she offers individual lessons in violin and viola, as well as chamber music coaching. Her students participate in local school music programs and youth orchestras, and have gone on to attend esteemed institutions such as the Manhattan School of Music Precollege and Ithaca College School of Music. She is a certified NYSSMA string adjudicator and currently serves as a strings substitute teacher at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY. Additionally, she provides violin sectionals for the Greater Westchester Youth Orchestra Association (GWYOA).
Sharing my Passion
As a passionate and dedicated music educator, it is my objective to cultivate positive relationships with my students through music. Through our time together, we are creating a safe atmosphere where each student can fully express themselves. My hope is that I am not only helping to create budding musicians, music lovers and future patrons of the arts, but also better human beings.