Sarah Jo Zaharako began her musical training at age five in Indiana. She studied classical violin as a child and attended Oberlin Conservatory. Sarah moved to the Bay Area in 1999 in order to expand her musical scope. In 2002, she completed a Masters of Fine Arts at Mills College where she studied violin with David Abel and improvisation with Fred Frith. Sarah now performs and composes for creative music ensembles in the San Francisco Bay Area including Gojogo and Matt Small's Chamber Ensemble. She also collaborates extensively with choreographer Kara Davis.
Sarah's teaching philosophy reflects her performance interests. She incorporates improvisation from the very beginning in order to help students develop a personal relationship with music and their instrument. Sarah teaches private lessons, chamber music, and song writing in Berkeley, California where she lives with her husband and three-year-old son.
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37.8524741, -122.2738958
Berkeley, CA (94703)
Full Name:
Sarah Zaharako
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Music Styles:
Classical, Improvisation, Multi genre
Instrument/Voice Types Taught:
Violin
Age Ranges:
Elementary
Middle School
High School
5 to 20
Education:
BM Oberlin Conservatory with Almita and Roland Vamos
MFA Mills College with David Able and Fred Frith
Years Teaching:
20
Lesson Rate:
half hour $35, forty-five minute $47, hour $65
Makes House Calls:
No