About Luci
Luci White enjoys an active career as a teacher and performer of both violin and viola. She is currently a member of the Greensboro Symphony. Luci has also played with the North Carolina Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, Salisbury Symphony, and Union Avenue Opera.
Luci is a registered member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and has completed teacher training through Book 10 with many notable teachers such as Doris Preucil, Ronda Cole, Ann Montzka-Smelser, Edmund Sprunger, Michele George, Teri Einfeldt, and Linda Stieg. She holds a Bachelor's of Violin Performance from Northwestern University, where she studied with Almita and Roland Vamos. Her early teachers include Elisa Barston, Joseph Kaminsky, and Celina Boldrey.
Because of her belief in the importance of continuing her own education, Luci regularly attends teacher training courses and observes master teachers at Suzuki Institutes around the country such as the Chicago Suzuki Institute, the American Suzuki Institute, and the Greater Washington Suzuki Institute.
Luci co-founded STEP Collaborative (Suzuki Talent Education of the Piedmont), a nonprofit which offers Suzuki group classes, community performances, and international tours.
Luci is also a proud Suzuki parent! She and her husband live in Greensboro with their two lively boys and their mischievous cat.
Luci is a registered member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and has completed teacher training through Book 10 with many notable teachers such as Doris Preucil, Ronda Cole, Ann Montzka-Smelser, Edmund Sprunger, Michele George, Teri Einfeldt, and Linda Stieg. She holds a Bachelor's of Violin Performance from Northwestern University, where she studied with Almita and Roland Vamos. Her early teachers include Elisa Barston, Joseph Kaminsky, and Celina Boldrey.
Because of her belief in the importance of continuing her own education, Luci regularly attends teacher training courses and observes master teachers at Suzuki Institutes around the country such as the Chicago Suzuki Institute, the American Suzuki Institute, and the Greater Washington Suzuki Institute.
Luci co-founded STEP Collaborative (Suzuki Talent Education of the Piedmont), a nonprofit which offers Suzuki group classes, community performances, and international tours.
Luci is also a proud Suzuki parent! She and her husband live in Greensboro with their two lively boys and their mischievous cat.
Teaching Philosophy
My primary teaching goal is to foster a life-long love of music in my students.
I strive to give every student the skills they need to immerse themselves in whatever kind of music they choose to pursue. In addition to the pieces we learn together, I encourage students to figure out how to play music they hear in their daily lives such as pop songs and movie and video game themes.
The most rewarding part of teaching is seeing a student grow from a small child into an amazing adult. Of course, this is also shocking when students I've known since they were 4 years old are suddenly driving!
While I set a high standard of playing for my students, and many continue playing after graduating, I hope to nurture students' development as good human beings first and foremost.
I strive to give every student the skills they need to immerse themselves in whatever kind of music they choose to pursue. In addition to the pieces we learn together, I encourage students to figure out how to play music they hear in their daily lives such as pop songs and movie and video game themes.
The most rewarding part of teaching is seeing a student grow from a small child into an amazing adult. Of course, this is also shocking when students I've known since they were 4 years old are suddenly driving!
While I set a high standard of playing for my students, and many continue playing after graduating, I hope to nurture students' development as good human beings first and foremost.
Students preparing to play the National Anthem at a Greensboro Grasshoppers game
Students performing at St. Stephen's Cathedral on tour in Vienna, Austria!
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Student playing the Butterfly Song!
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