About Harriet Barnes-Duke
Harriet Barnes-Duke
Music Teacher, Master
Location: New Orleans, LA
Speaks: English
Instructs: Viola, Violin
Education: BA in Music and Anthropology from New College of Florida, and an MA in Ethnomusicology from Tufts University
Teaching Experience: Private violin lessons, 2015-present
Violin/Viola teacher for Wood and Strings in Arlington Mass, 2019-2024
Teachers aid/substitute for Tufts University Summer Music Program, 2016-17
Taught a weekly kid's drumming circle for a Montessori daycare in Sarasota FL, 2014-15
Teaching Philosophy: Harriet believes a close relationship with music can harness and heal the soul. While reared in a rigid classical environment, she has a more laid-back teaching style in which she cultivates a lesson plan based on the desires of each student. Learning an instrument should be fun and enriching, and go at the pace of each student, while ensuring that they are getting a solid foundation. She is happy to teach a variety of genres and prefers to teach a well-rounded set of pieces.
Get to know Harriet Barnes-Duke
Harriet grew up in a musical family in the South. She is classically trained since the age of six, but holds a special place in her heart for Americana, fiddle, jazz, and blues.
She has been teaching violin and viola for over a decade with emphasis on a variety of genres including world music.
Her education includes a BA in Music and Anthropology from New College of Florida, and an MA in Ethnomusicology from Tufts University.
Harriet Barnes-Duke teaches at:
1000 S Clearview Pkwy Suite 1040
New Orleans, LA 70123
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