Nurture Each Student As They Are: An Interview with Violinist Kristina Turner
This week we are talking to violinist, music teacher, and parent Kristina Turner. From her website: Kristina Turner grew up in Bellingham, Washington. She attended Eastern Washington University and studied Violin with Kelly Farris while performing in the EWU Symphony Orchestra and Gonzaga University Symphony. Kristina transferred back home to finish her Bachelor of Arts in Music at Western Washington University, studying Violin with Walter Schwede and continuing to perform in Symphony, Chamber, and New Music Ensembles. Kristina was a member of the Whatcom (now Bellingham) Symphony Orchestra from 2007 until 2019.
Kristina Turner taught in Bellingham from 2003 until 2019 when she moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. She is a registered and active teacher with the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
In this episode of the Time to Practice podcast, we talk about what drew Kristina to teaching, what she learned about practicing the hard way, and the lessons she’s learned from practicing music with her son.
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