Claire Whitcomb's guest appearances

Claire Whitcomb

The Musician's Minute Podcast

The Music Educator Podcast

John Peterson

David McCormick

Bryce Hayes

Travis Baird

Lydia Rhea

Taylor Rossi

Kristi Monte

Samantha Steitz

Sarah Casey

Michelle Winters

Lauren Haley

Ruby Ortiz

Emily Traversy

Suzanne Cox

Shannon Prouty

OwlTail

In this episode, Claire Whitcomb will be sharing how she manages work life balance, why she decided to cut back on the amount of freelance work she was doing, and how she came to the conclusion that being a full time kindergarten teacher was the best decision for her. We also discuss tips for choosing between universities/conservatories.Claire Whitcomb began playing piano at 4 years old, viola at age 12, and violin in high school while studying with Dan Reinker, principal violist of the Nashville Symphony, at Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music. She obtained her Bachelor's of Music degree from Middle Tennessee State University under the tutelage of Sarah Cote and went on to achieve her Master's of Music Degree from the Cincinnati Conservatory, where she studied under Masao Kawasaki and Catharine Carroll. There, she also studied excerpts with the principal violist of the Cincinnati Symphony, Christian Colberg.Claire is currently a full time teacher and a tenured string player with the West Virginia Symphony and Lexington Philharmonic. She is a formal substitute with the Cincinnati Symphony, Louisville Orchestra,  Chattanooga Symphony, Amarillo Symphony, and many other orchestras. With over 10 years experience teaching viola, violin, and piano she began the Claire de Lune Academy, her online private lesson company in 2014 out of her home, just north of Nashville, TN.

In this episode, Claire Whitcomb will be sharing how she manages work life balance, why she decided to cut back on the amount of freelance work she was doing, and how she came to the conclusion that being a full time kindergarten teacher was the best decision for her. We also discuss tips for choosing between universities/conservatories. Claire Whitcomb began playing piano at 4 years old, viola at age 12, and violin in high school while studying with Dan Reinker, principal violist of the Nashville Symphony, at Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music. She obtained her Bachelor's of Music degree from Middle Tennessee State University under the tutelage of Sarah Cote and went on to achieve her Master's of Music Degree from the Cincinnati Conservatory, where she studied under Masao Kawasaki and Catharine Carroll. There, she also studied excerpts with the principal violist of the Cincinnati Symphony, Christian Colberg. Claire is currently a full time teacher and a tenured string player with the West Virginia Symphony and Lexington Philharmonic. She is a formal substitute with the Cincinnati Symphony, Louisville Orchestra,  Chattanooga Symphony, Amarillo Symphony, and many other orchestras. With over 10 years experience teaching viola, violin, and piano she began the Claire de Lune Academy, her online private lesson company in 2014 out of her home, just north of Nashville, TN.

Finding Happiness and Balance as a Freelancer and Educator with Claire Whitcomb