Carrie Albers - String Educator

I try make sure siblings get separate posts but there’s not stopping friends from wanting a joint photo shoot 😂
🎻Jackson (cello) and Nick (violin) are both freshman at Briar Woods
♥️their fun fact is a quote directed at me “of course teen boys are your people they are the best kinda people”
🙄sibling Eva had some feelings on this …
🐕 Maui expected more rough housing than he received

Welcome back Eva!
🎻6th grade violinist at Eagle Ridge
🐕expert at bringing Maui to a zen state

Welcome back Zach!
🎻 8th grade violinist at Brambleton MS
❄️ approves of his teacher’s rep choices
🎹also a fine pianist!

Welcome to new student Annalivia!

🎻 6th grade cellist at Belmont Ridge MS
♥️ she loves a huge variety of music …including traditional Irish ☘️!!

Welcome back Ella!!!
🎻Ella is a 7th grade cellist at Brambleton Ms
🎶 I asked her for all the details on the new teacher and she said “ummm well she has a chihuahua” 😂😂
♥️ she loves musical theater

Welcome back Ellie!
🎶7th grade violinist at Belmont Ridge MS
🎻Ellie has a fantastic ear - we suspect she got it from dad, also a musician!
♥️ fun fact - even though she is also a huge Taylor Swift fan she did recently learn the opening riff to a Kanye West song on piano (and I forgave her)😂😂

Welcome back Paul!
🎻violinist
🎶 7th grader at Simpson and is in Lyso !
🐕Paul has a beautiful Golden who actually retrieves their friday newspaper
♥️ Paul is also a rare 💎 gem as I had the pleasure of starting him on violin

Welcome back Arav, freshman cellist at John Champe
🎻in addition, he plays guitar and bass guitar and handbells
🎻 good luck at JRO auditions
🏈 we both checked scores once during lessons today
♥️ fun fact - he can touch his tongue to his nose
♥️Arav is also famous for getting smashed by the most water balloons at Arcola United Methodist Church summer in arts camp

Vishalini is a sophomore attending MATA and Heritage’s IB program!
🎻violinist
🎻LYSO

Fun fact: she scheduled her lesson time around ensuring she had plenty of time “for my mom to make me lunch” 😂😂😂

Welcome back my love!

Oh Maui that face 😂😂😂Maui is so happy that we are back from vacation! Cue all the studio pets and snuggles

What was once a little elective within a larger camp is now it’s own ORCHESTRA ADVENTURE camp AND Beginner Boot Camp AND pop rock electric electives. Thank you Arcola United Methodist Church and Tianna Durbin, Jen Roberts, and the entire staff for the living encouragement! Next year will be even more wild ♥️♥️♥️👏👏👏

There is still room in the orchestra camp I'll be teaching at the end of this month! Registration closes tomorrow!

Summer in the Arts Orchestra Adventures Camp (6th-12th Grades) | Arcola United Methodist Church This program is for the orchestra student with 2+ years experience on their instrument. Students will learn music from a variety of genres and develop their ensemble skills. In the afternoons, students will choose from a variety of electives in...

A belated shoutout to Jackson who received the “Director’s Award” from Finn Madigan at ERMS. Also cheers to Jackson’s family who were overly dedicated to getting him to his lesson from
DC and his cello here from his house 😂😂

So these cuties used to swim together back in the day 🥰 Sasha and i pranked him and said come listen to her audition piece and we hit him with a little “shake it off”. Not missing an opportunity to troll his least favorite school he says “I’ll try and forget I saw that shirt”. Sasha quipped right back “go ahead and try your literally wearing the same shirt” Daniel …awkward silence 😂😂 me “oh we are taking a pic” Maui - never misses a photo opp

https://arcolachurch.org/event/11364705-2023-07-24-summer-in-the-arts-orchestra-adventures-camp-6th-12th-grades/

Let's go!!!

Summer in the Arts Orchestra Adventures Camp (6th-12th Grades) | Arcola United Methodist Church This program is for the orchestra student with 2+ years experience on their instrument. Students will learn music from a variety of genres and develop their ensemble skills. In the afternoons, students will choose from a variety of electives in...

Best of luck to sweet Vishalani also auditioning for Loudoun Symphony Youth Orchestra!

🎵freshman at Indy
🎵violinist
🎵no longer afraid of Maui
🎵her little brothers biggest fan AND critic 🙈
👸princess pose dedicated to her orchestra director

Good luck to Paul who is auditioning for Loudoun Symphony Youth Orchestra this weekend!

🎵6th grader at Simpson Middle
🎵 violinist
🎵 Paul is a special student-I tend to be the “queen of correction” so Paul is one of only a handful of students I have the pleasure of teaching from Day 1 of his musical journey♥️♥️

Fixing up some left hand with sweet Ella! Playing scales with NO THUMB! 💕💕💕💕

Auditions for school, youth symphony, and recital prep!

Little mixed bag for you today! Private students are prepping for their first solo and ensemble, chamber filled up my camera row, and PARKER IS GOING TO WEST POINT!!

Twinkle tests gone wild this week!!!!

Whoa! I think we hit a new record for twinkle tests by Eva and Nick! Maui received zero Oreos 🤦🏻‍♀️

Whew! Lots of teaching on this Monday holiday! I owe everyone a new student welcome of their faces but check out siblings E and N’s DAY 1 bow holds! Also - cheers to my cellist Jackson who is just a TANK - consistently plowing through book 1 and new scales! And yes - Maui inserts himself in all photos 🤦🏻‍♀️

Exciting news!!! Thanks to Tianna Durbin and the leadership Arcola United Methodist Church they have expanded my cute little elective to a FULL CAMP OFFERING! 🥳🎉 and I’m SO excited to be working with Rachael Greenman who will be doing beginners boot camp and POP ROCK! The orchestra adventure camp targets students with experience looking for an ensemble experience as well as the opportunity for the pop rock elective, helping with beginners and a yoga/mindfulness for musicians class!!! In addition to how well run this camp is - you will not believe the price tag 😍😍😍 spred the word!

Little photo dump: some choir shenanigans, broad Run run, and studio kiddos!

Ms E and Ms C are gonna be fierce !

GOod luck to those auditioning for all county this weekend! I’m already proud of your growth and hard work. This was a big stretch for some of us and I’m proud of you for taking it on!

Harsha - BEMS
Vishalani- IHS
Alex - LVHS
Sasha - RHS
Stella - RHS
Reagan - BWHS
Jonas - ERMS

Me “let’s play game. It is called click it up”
Autumn “sounds fun!”
Me “it’s not, I’m sorry”
Autumn “I love this! Can we try past 130!”
😂🤣🥹🥹

Yes, I know Krithik was featured last week but these siblings were too cute to not share! peek under big sisters arm and you will see him cheering her on as she prepares for all county auditions ❤️❤️😂😂❤️❤️ Maui says sorry not sorry that he insists on being in every photo 🤦🏻‍♀️

Welcome Charley! What a lovely first lesson♥️ Maui is so excited that you have a Golden too! Thank you Ms. F for the referral ♥️

Welcome Krithik! What a fantastic first lesson ♥️ I love when the little siblings of my big kids start lessons (uh yes - selfishly because I know they get help practicing 🤣😂)

Lovely afternoon ❤️❤️

Everyone is invited!
🎻CURRENT private students
🎻FORMER private students
🎻CURRENT Broad Run Students
🎻 ALUMNI Broad Run Students

Cookie exchange, hot chocolate bar, and sight reading music!

Please RSVP using the form in the comments

Studio dogs x2 today!!!! Maui being a little “extra” supportive and Hazel being a slightly more refined young lady 😂❤️😂

Sunday funday for all!!! Poor Hannah got subjected to bootcamp