Slater Music Academy
"Quality Music Instruction for the Entire Family"
"Quality Music Instruction for the Entire Family"
| 143 N. Ft. Thomas Ave., Ft. Thomas, KY 41075 Phone: 859-486-1032 |
Guitar and Strings Faculty
MARK HAAP, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, mandolin and dulcimer, has studied
music from the age of eight. He has studied at the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood,
California, The National Guitar Summer Workshop in Connecticut and with many teachers from
a wide variety of musical styles. You can find him playing at numerous venues around Cincinnati
and Northern Kentucky. He has been teaching privately for eight years. He has a BA and BS
from Northern Kentucky University. His main interests are rock, blues, ethnic music, world
music and ancient music theory.
MIAO LI, Suzuki and traditional method violin and viola, began her violin studies at the age of
seven in Nanjing, China and was the winner of numerous regional and provincial competitions in
China. Ms. Li received her BM from the State University of New York at Purchase and MM
from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. Ms. Li is currently a
DMA student of Kurt Sassmannshaus and Won-bin Yim at the College-Conservatory of Music
at the University of Cincinnati. She was the winner of the CCM Starling Violin Scholarship in
2002 and 2004. In summer 2003 and 2004, Ms. Li was a fellowship student at the Aspen Music
Festival and School. She was the winner of the Prokofiev Violin Concerto Competition at CCM
and performed the concerto with the CCM Concert Orchestra in October, 2004. In 2003, Ms.
Li was a winner of the Virtu Foundation Instrument Scholarship and plays on an 1853 French
violin by Charles Adolphe Maucotel. She has taught extensively in China, New York and
Cincinnati. During summer 2003, Ms. Li was the teaching assistant for Mr. Kurt Sassmannshaus
at the Aspen Music Festival and School in Aspen, Colorado.
ERIC SUTTON, guitar, currently resides in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. He has studied guitar with
Ed Vardimen, Bob Mercer and Chris Wilke. He is currently in the process of obtaining a
Bachelor of Music degree from Northern Kentucky University. Eric has participated in the
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music classical guitar camps for several summers. In these camps
Eric has played in master classes for well-known classical guitarists such as Carlos Perez (winner
of many prestigious classical guitar competitions) and Stanley Yates (composer of a series of
classical guitar arrangements published by Mel Bay publications). Eric specializes in classical
guitar but is comfortable teaching students of all ages and styles.
WAN ZHAO, violin, has an active career both as performer and educator. Mrs. Zhao had the
honor of performing with The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in the summer of 2008. She
founded the string program for Bellevue Independent school in the fall of 2009, teaching string
classes from Grade 4. Ms. Zhao has been the private Violin Viola teacher at Music Makers
since 2008. She has also taught beginning strings at River Ridge Elementary, Hinsdale and
Summit View Elementary schools through the String Outreach Program sponsored by the Music
Preparatory Department at the University of Northern Kentucky.
As a first prize winner of the prestigious Dorothy Richard Starling scholarship, Ms. Zhao
received her B.M degree from The University of Cincinnati- College –Conservatory of Music.
Ms. Zhao studied violin with Professor Gaoyi at the Wuhan Conservatory of Music and won the
Wuhan Conservatory Violin Competition. Ms. Zhao has also studied with world renowned violin
pedagogue Lin Yaoji in Beijing, China. At age 18 Wan Zhao came to United States, studied with
Kurt Sassmannshaus both at the Aspen Music Festival and CCM. Wan Zhao’s private teachers
also include Timothy Lees, Violinist Cho- Ling Lin. While in College, Ms. Zhao performed
Scottish Fantasy Violin Concerto by Max Bruch with the Starling Chamber Orchestra and played
the Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D with CCM Concert Orchestra. She served as concertmaster
in the CCM Concert Orchestra and has been a contracted member with the West Virginia
Symphony Orchestra since 2002. Wan Zhao has also appeared at www.violinmasterclass.com.
MARK HAAP, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, mandolin and dulcimer, has studied
music from the age of eight. He has studied at the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood,
California, The National Guitar Summer Workshop in Connecticut and with many teachers from
a wide variety of musical styles. You can find him playing at numerous venues around Cincinnati
and Northern Kentucky. He has been teaching privately for eight years. He has a BA and BS
from Northern Kentucky University. His main interests are rock, blues, ethnic music, world
music and ancient music theory.
MIAO LI, Suzuki and traditional method violin and viola, began her violin studies at the age of
seven in Nanjing, China and was the winner of numerous regional and provincial competitions in
China. Ms. Li received her BM from the State University of New York at Purchase and MM
from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. Ms. Li is currently a
DMA student of Kurt Sassmannshaus and Won-bin Yim at the College-Conservatory of Music
at the University of Cincinnati. She was the winner of the CCM Starling Violin Scholarship in
2002 and 2004. In summer 2003 and 2004, Ms. Li was a fellowship student at the Aspen Music
Festival and School. She was the winner of the Prokofiev Violin Concerto Competition at CCM
and performed the concerto with the CCM Concert Orchestra in October, 2004. In 2003, Ms.
Li was a winner of the Virtu Foundation Instrument Scholarship and plays on an 1853 French
violin by Charles Adolphe Maucotel. She has taught extensively in China, New York and
Cincinnati. During summer 2003, Ms. Li was the teaching assistant for Mr. Kurt Sassmannshaus
at the Aspen Music Festival and School in Aspen, Colorado.
ERIC SUTTON, guitar, currently resides in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. He has studied guitar with
Ed Vardimen, Bob Mercer and Chris Wilke. He is currently in the process of obtaining a
Bachelor of Music degree from Northern Kentucky University. Eric has participated in the
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music classical guitar camps for several summers. In these camps
Eric has played in master classes for well-known classical guitarists such as Carlos Perez (winner
of many prestigious classical guitar competitions) and Stanley Yates (composer of a series of
classical guitar arrangements published by Mel Bay publications). Eric specializes in classical
guitar but is comfortable teaching students of all ages and styles.
WAN ZHAO, violin, has an active career both as performer and educator. Mrs. Zhao had the
honor of performing with The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in the summer of 2008. She
founded the string program for Bellevue Independent school in the fall of 2009, teaching string
classes from Grade 4. Ms. Zhao has been the private Violin Viola teacher at Music Makers
since 2008. She has also taught beginning strings at River Ridge Elementary, Hinsdale and
Summit View Elementary schools through the String Outreach Program sponsored by the Music
Preparatory Department at the University of Northern Kentucky.
As a first prize winner of the prestigious Dorothy Richard Starling scholarship, Ms. Zhao
received her B.M degree from The University of Cincinnati- College –Conservatory of Music.
Ms. Zhao studied violin with Professor Gaoyi at the Wuhan Conservatory of Music and won the
Wuhan Conservatory Violin Competition. Ms. Zhao has also studied with world renowned violin
pedagogue Lin Yaoji in Beijing, China. At age 18 Wan Zhao came to United States, studied with
Kurt Sassmannshaus both at the Aspen Music Festival and CCM. Wan Zhao’s private teachers
also include Timothy Lees, Violinist Cho- Ling Lin. While in College, Ms. Zhao performed
Scottish Fantasy Violin Concerto by Max Bruch with the Starling Chamber Orchestra and played
the Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D with CCM Concert Orchestra. She served as concertmaster
in the CCM Concert Orchestra and has been a contracted member with the West Virginia
Symphony Orchestra since 2002. Wan Zhao has also appeared at www.violinmasterclass.com.
| 143 N. Ft. Thomas Ave., Ft. Thomas, KY 41075 Phone: 859-486-1032, Fax: 859-908-2607 Email: info@slatermusicacademy.com |
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