Chicago Area Viola Teachers
Violin & Viola Teacher Aleksa Kuzma
Aleksa Kuzma
Miss Kuzma is a passionate and motivated violin and viola instructor who teaches beginners through advanced students. She earned my Masters degree in Viola Performance from DePaul University in June 2017. She teaches Suzuki and traditional methods to beginners through advanced students. Miss Kuzma is a violist in the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and performs with Yo-Yo Ma both in Chicago and on tour.
Miss Kuzma's students love being able to pick there own pieces, so she usually combines a classical piece with a piece of their choosing. When teaching, she creates her own lesson plans based on what she has been taught and what has been successful. However, each student learns differently and Miss Kuzma is eager to work with students according to their learning styles.
Nothing is more rewarding than when students leave the lesson more motivated than when they came. Miss Kuzma understands that it is a challenge for students to go home and practice, so she address this by setting goals for the student. She wants the student to leave the lesson feeling proud of what they accomplished and motivated to continue learning.
Seth Pae
Viola and Violin Teacher Seth Pae
Seth Pae, originally from Cleveland Ohio, has been playing the viola since age 9. He got his start in a public school music program. His first primary teacher was Lembi Veskimets of the Cleveland Orchestra. Next, he studied with Louise Zeitlin as he earned his bachelor's degree at Baldwin Wallace University. Seth completed both Master's Degree and Artist Diploma programs at DePaul University while studying with Wei-Ting Quo of the Chicago Symphony and legendary Chicago violist, Rami Solomonow. Seth was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago from 2015-2018 and performed with the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra as their Project Inclusion Fellow in the summer of 2018. He currently performs with the Chicago Sinfonietta as the Project Inclusion Fellow.
Seth is a champion of playing new music. He frequently works with Chicago based composers and premiers new works. It is his mission to perform music by women and people of color as often as possible.
In his free time Seth is a certified soccer referee, an amateur runner and plays in various rec sports leagues.