Foothills Suzuki Institute Biographies

Elizabeth Gue, Violin/Viola

Elizabeth Gue has been teaching violin using the Suzuki Method for over ten years. She began her violin studies at the age of 3 with Celia Nicks at the Suzuki Institute of Seattle, whom she studied with for 15 years. While in college she went on to study Suzuki pedagogy with Celia Nicks and earned her Bachelors Degree in Violin Performance at Western Washington University with Walter Schwede. She spent two summers working with Charles Avsharian at the Meadowmount School of Music, where she assisted him with his Galamian Techniques classes. In 2006 she completed her Masters Degree in Music Performance at the University of Texas at Austin where she studied violin with Vincent Fritelli and Violin Pedagogy with Dr. Laurie Scott. During her graduate studies in Texas she was an active teacher with the University of Texas String Project, teaching both private students and group classes ranging from pre-school to intermediate level students. She has most recently studied Suzuki Pedagogy with Judy Wiegert-Bossuat at the University of Oregon Suzuki Institute and has become a Registered Suzuki teacher. She is a member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas and the American String Teachers Association.

A versatile performer on both violin and viola, Elizabeth has most recently performed with the Tacoma Symphony, the Juneau Symphony, the Seattle Rock Orchestra and the Octava Chamber Orchestra. She also performs frequently as a freelance chamber musician in the Seattle area.

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