John Kaboff is a distinguished cellist and educator based in the Washington, D.C. area. He is the founder and director of The Kaboff Cello School, where he has been teaching pre-college students since 1995. He has earned accolades for his teaching by numerous world-class cellists such as Yo-Yo Ma and Janos Starker. His students have achieved notable … Read more
Dr. Staffany Shock is a an experienced instructor in violin and viola. She has taught at the the Harmonia School of Music and Art in Vienna and at the Shenandoah Valley Preparatory Music Program in Harrisonburg, VA, since 2015. Professionally Steffany performs with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, the Huntington Symphony Orchestra, and the Paragon Philharmonia. … Read more
Dr. Alina Kirshon-Goldman has been teaching private voice, viola and violin lessons to students of all ages in Northern Virginia: Reston, Herndon and Arlington area since she opened her studio in 2010. Many of her students play with the area, district and regional orchestras in Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun counties. Her voice students perform with the National … Read more
Linda Vitello is music teacher with decades of experience teaching piano technique and theory to students of all ages. She studied at the Shenandoah Conservatory and later pursued additional coursework in piano performance and theory. Linda served as the Exectuive Director of the Arlington Symphony Orchestra until May 2003. She has been teaching students since … Read more
Suzan Park is an vibrant, engaging piano teacher who works with students from age five through adult. She teaches around twenty students from her home studio in addition to teaching at Compass. Suzan teaches college-aged students at Virginia Christian University in Chantilly and taught at Northern Virgnia Community College for eighteen years. Suzan is completing … Read more
Helen Xu offers private and small group tutoring in Mandarin to students in K-12th grade. She currently teaches Mandarin at Hope Chinese School in Annandale. She uses both traditional teaching approaches along with songs, games, and art to engage her students. Helen is certified in Chinese Research, Curriculum, Learning and Evaluations from Beijing Language and Culture … Read more
Felipe Ramos is a former adjunct professor of ASL at North Central University in Minneapolis. He has led several ASL immersion workshops in the area and serces as Vice President of the Latino Deaf and Hard of Hearing Association of the Metropolitan Washington DC area. Felipe is a member of theDeaf community and is also … Read more
Svetlana Klote is a native Russian speaker, born in Kyrgyzstan in the former Soviet Republic. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and International Relations from Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University (KRSU) but has lived in the United States since 2003. She can work with beginners, students of all ages, and those who are seeking practice … Read more
Catherine Vanlandingham is a reading specialist and experienced elementary educator. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Early Education with a minor in Language Arts and dual Master’s Degrees in Literacy & Curriculum and Education from George Mason University. She completed certification as a Reading Specialist and holds state teaching credentials in Virginia and West … Read more
Home-educated through high school by her Ivy-educated parents, Christina Somerville earned a BA in Literature from Patrick Henry College in 2007. Upon graduation, she began work as an author, designing a Great Books Literature program for high school students, a Literature program for junior high students, and two textbooks. During this time, Christina also taught … Read more
