Immanuel Church

Megan has been active in teaching violin and viola in the Cincinnati area for many years, and has been with Immanuel School of Music since 2014. She has her master’s and undergraduate degrees from CCM, where she studied with Dr. Catharine Carroll-Lees. She also studied at the Aspen Music Festival from 2009 to 2011. Megan has extensive training with the Suzuki Association of the Americas, obtaining certification in violin books one through four, viola book five, and the Suzuki Principles in Action course at various institutes and workshops throughout the U.S. with teacher trainers such as Ann Montzka-Smelser, Joanne Melvin, Marilyn O’Boyle, Sarah Bylander Montzka, and Nancy Jackson. She also has training in Kaleidoscopes for Violin, an innovative new approach combining the principles of the Suzuki method, Kodaly, and the philosophies of Maria Montessori.

Megan incorporates creativity into her performing and teaching, with an emphasis on improvisation, basic compositional skills, and fluency in a variety of genres. Her experience collaborating with various independent musicians in non-classical genres has led to performances at local cultural touchstones such as Bunbury Music Festival, Midpoint Music Festival, and the Fountain Square summer series. In her teaching, she emphasizes musical creativity with the purpose of developing vital skills for her students’ futures, such as problem-solving and critical thinking, while offering fun and different experiences in the learning environment.

Megan is available to teach on violin and viola, via the Suzuki method or traditional lessons, to students of all ages.