Music Lesson Instructors in Venice, California (Los Angeles County)

Chris received his Bachelors in Instrumental Music from California State University Long Beach’s Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, studying under Dr. David Garrett, cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Joon Sun Jung. He has attended master classes with Johannes Moser, Matt Haimovitz, Andrew Shulman, Joon Sun Jung, and the Alexander String Quartet. He is a registered teacher with the American String Teachers Association and Suzuki Association of the Americas. Chris has completed Suzuki pedagogy with Rick Mooney and Dr. Tanya Carey.

Currently, Chris performs with the Dana Point Symphony as associate principal cello. He was a member of Symphony Irvine, the Montage Civic Orchestra, and the Crystal Cathedral Hour of Power Orchestra. He is a founding member of Love4Cello, a cello quartet based in Los Angeles, where he also serves as the group’s arranger. In 2014, as a member of the Southern California Chamber Ensemble, Chris performed in Nagoya, Japan, with renowned urhu virtuoso George Gao. He is a string coach for Portola High School in Irvine, and is the cello teacher for the Casa Romantica Music Festival Academy. Chris has freelanced and taught privately in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas since 2003.... See More

Ms. Modell holds degrees in flute and piano performance and currently teaches both instruments to a large studio of private students.
Ms. Modell tailors her instructional approach to each student’s unique performance goals and creates a practice routine so that they may reach their maximum performance potential. Many of her students have been awarded gold medals in music competitions as well as received special Honors in the annual MTAC Certificate of Merit examinations.
Ms. Modell is a member of the Music Teachers Association of California and the National Flute Association.
For more information, visit www.niccolemodell.com... See More