Anna Clement

Violin

Anna Clement, a Rochester, NY native, has maintained a private violin studio throughout her career as performer and educator. She has over ten years of experience as a public school orchestra director in New York, Texas, and Washington. Her orchestras in Houston, TX were consistent UIL Sweepstakes Winners, Honor State Finalists, and National Orchestra Winners in the Foundation for Music Education Mark for Excellence. Most notably, Beckendorff Junior High School Honor Orchestra was named the 2019 State Honor Orchestra Winner. Anna graduated from Nazareth College of Rochester in 2010 with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education. In 2015 she completed her Master of Music in Education degree from Indiana University’s the Jacobs School of Music where she studied violin and string pedagogy with Dr. Brenda Brenner and Mimi Zweig. Her pedagogical training continues to shape her teaching today, as she adapts her methods to meet the needs of a wide range of learners. Anna believes that teaching with compassion, patience, and with a strong pedagogical foundation is of the utmost importance, and that music helps build and strengthen community among young musicians. In her free time you can find her gigging all around Down East Maine and working as a dog trainer for Salty Dogs in Surry.