Welcome!
Ms. Navis has a passion for educating individual students as well as coaching chamber ensembles. She teaches both traditional and Suzuki violin lessons and received her training for books 1-5 from Mr. Mark Mutter.
In addition to a violin performance degrees, Ms Navis also holds a Bachelor's in Instrumental Music Education (k-12). Ms. Navis is currently on faculty at Opal Music Studio in Old Town, Alexandra. She has experience teaching students of all ages and has been on faculty at Black Swamp Fine Arts School, Expressions Music Academy, Riverfront Studios, and MusicEveryday! Ms. Navis has enjoyed coaching students from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Civic Youth Ensembles, Toledo School for the Arts, the Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestras, and the Holland Symphony Youth Orchestras.
Teaching Statement
“My purpose in music education is to cultivate aesthetic experiences that allow each student to participate actively in music, whatever their cultural heritage, race, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status, intellectual or physical ability may be. My goal is to educate the whole person, focusing on the development of their character as well as their musicianship, so that my students will become independent musicians and lifelong learners. Through guidance, my students will learn to take ownership of their learning, learn a high level of musicianship and technique, have the ability to discover their emotional expression, and expand their intellectual curiosity and creativity by interacting with music through a variety of creative arts. This allows them to be successful in any future pursuit, albeit musical or otherwise, creating a positive learning environment that is rooted in excellence.”
Navis Studios
Burke, VA
