Our Teaching Philosophy...
We craft an individualized plan for each student to help them achieve their goals, whether that means being a contributing member of their school orchestra or youth symphony, pursuing music as a career or a college major, or playing to enrich their lives as beginners or re-starters. Drawing from aspects of Suzuki, Galamian, and our own styles, we strive to offer our students an inspiring, rewarding and fun experience on their paths to developing their own passion and appreciation for music, personal growth, and lifelong learning.
We craft an individualized plan for each student to help them achieve their goals, whether that means being a contributing member of their school orchestra or youth symphony, pursuing music as a career or a college major, or playing to enrich their lives as beginners or re-starters. Drawing from aspects of Suzuki, Galamian, and our own styles, we strive to offer our students an inspiring, rewarding and fun experience on their paths to developing their own passion and appreciation for music, personal growth, and lifelong learning.
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Louanne Lotz enjoys both performing and teaching and finds that one inspires the other. She has worked for many years as a sectional coach for four levels of the Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestra and for the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra Summer Music program. A lover of theatre, she has played for several years as a pit musician at Village Theatre and for many student productions. As an orchestral musician, she has played with the symphony orchestras of Akron, Canton, Boise, Yakima, Lake Washington, Federal Way, Auburn, Britt Festival, and the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra. She holds a history degree from the University of Washington and a masters' in violin performance. When not playing or teaching, she loves to read, spend time with her family, hike and learn new things.
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Mark Lotz grew up in Portland, OR, the only string player in a family of professional pianists. After graduating with a degree in violin performance from University of Oregon, Mark played in regional orchestras throughout Oregon and Colorado,serving as principal second violin in the Colorado Springs Symphony. After meeting Louanne at the Britt Festival one summer, he moved to Seattle where together they raised two children while maintaining a busy studio and freelance life. Mark currently serves as Director of the string program at The Overlake School where he teaches Beginning and Intermediate strings, 5th grade General Music, and conducts the orchestra. In addition to instruction in classical music, Mark enjoys helping his students explore jazz, improvisation, and bluegrass styles. Mark also teaches beginning mandolin and cello.
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