Gregory Lewis - TEACHING

TEACHING

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Violinist Gregory Lewis is a passionate educator and firmly believes that music education should be accessible to everyone. Lewis serves as Assistant Director for the Heartbeat Music Project (HMP), a non-profit organization which offers tuition-free music education to Indigenous youth on the Navajo Reservation. HMP offers a yearly Summer Academy and Winter Workshop, in addition to year-round programming through local teacher partnerships and the Virtual Lessons Program. To learn more about HMP, please visit www.heartbeatmusicproject.org.

From 2021-2024, Lewis held a coaching position for the Yale College Chamber Music Seminar. He has previously taught for the Yale Music in Schools Initiative, in addition to holding positions as a Teaching Assistant for both music history and aural skills classes at the Yale School of Music. While living in Los Angeles, Lewis held a teaching position at the Colburn School in the Jumpstart Young Musicians Program and performed community engagement concerts for thousands of elementary school students through the Musical Encounters Interactive.

Lewis is in demand both as a masterclass instructor and adjudicator. He has taught masterclasses at the Rice University Shepherd School of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music, Carnegie Mellon University, Instituto Superior de Arte of Cuba, University of California at Santa Barbara, and the universities of Akron, Denison, Lakehead, Manitoba, Miami, and Washington, among others. Highly sought after as a competition juror, Lewis has adjudicated for the Toronto Kiwanis Music Festival, National Capital Region Kiwanis Music festival, Ontario Music Festivals Association Provincial Competition, and Vivo International Music Competition, among others. As a chamber music coach, Lewis has served on faculty at festivals including the Westport Chamber Music Festival, Rocky Ridge Music, Hudson Conservatory of Music Advanced Chamber Program, and the Bravo International Chamber Music Workshop.

Lewis is Associate Faculty at Chamber Music Connection, and he maintains a studio of private students in Columbus, Ohio and a studio of online students. If you would like to study with Lewis, please reach out via the CONTACT page.