Emily Acri

Experience

Holy Names Academy

2022 - Present

Adjunct Music Faculty

2022 - Present
Violin instructor for students at Holy Names Academy (Seattle, WA). Provides private instruction during the school day. Works with students to prepare for orchestral activities, solo recitals and chamber music projects. Provides orchestral sectionals and performs alongside students during select performances.
Seattle, WA

Violin Coach

2022 - Present
Creates bowings and fingerings for the Junior Symphony Orchestra First Violin Section. Works with students in sectionals prior to the full orchestra rehearsals. Sectionals focus on ensemble playing, rhythmic understanding, non-verbal communication, leadership, and other necessary orchestral skills.
Aspen, Colorado

AfterWorks Beginning Strings Violin Teacher

2020 - 2021
Taught remote and in-person lessons to violin students across the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado. Organized and led group violin classes.

ArtistYear

2020 - 2021

ArtistYear Americorps Teaching Artist Fellow

2020 - 2021
Worked primarily in a first grade classroom at Crystal River Elementary School (Carbondale, CO), implementing music, movement and creativity during the school day. Created curriculum to coincide with academic learning with focus on social emotional activities. Implemented project to introduce the violin to entire first grade during a week long project in partnership with the Aspen Music Festival and School.