3rd movment of
Beethoven Violin
and Piano Sonata
No. 8, Krista
Broadway Swider
performing
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Broadway Swider Studio
~Violin, Viola & Chamber Music~
       Krista is both a violinist and violist residing in St Paul,
Minnesota.  For the last two years, she and her husband Jeremy
Swider (also a violinist), were featured on the Bluefin Bay
Concert Series in Tofte, Minnesota, on the North Shore of Lake
Superior.  Krista is the first violinist in the String Quartet con
Passione, a chamber group that performs regularly in and around
the Twin Cities.  Krista is also a listed expert on and frequent
contributer to an innovative and interactive teaching website
called ViolinLab.com.  She studied both violin performance and
pedagogy with Andrzej Grabiec in the Moore's School of Music
at the University of Houston.  Graduating with honors, Krista
completed a Bachelor in Violin Performance and was awarded
membership to Phi Kappa Phi, the National Society of Collegiate
Scholars and Golden Key National Honors Society.  Besides
studying with Andrzej Grabiec, Krista has studied with Sally O’
Reilly, Aaron Janse, and Mary West, and has performed on a
master class given by Donald Weilerstein.

 Krista has taught for sixteen years now and has a thriving
studio where she enjoys teaching varied age groups violin, viola
or chamber music.  Krista is a former faculty member at St
Joseph’s School of Music in St Paul, MN, Minnesota Valley
Academy in Burnsville, MN, K and S Conservatory in Woodbury,
MN, and Sagemont Centre for the Arts in Houston, TX.  
Yahoo! Local Reviews of Krista's Studio

By: Xiaoling (5 stars)
Krista is a great teacher. I have studied violin with her since
last October. After seven monthes, I feel my playing
improved a lot. Krista always concentrates on helping me
with one or two technics at a time, over time, my playing
techniques get built up and have been improved without too
much difficulties. She also made the learning process being
fun and relax, sometimes I came to lesson with frustration of
not being able to playing a piece very well, she always points
out the problem and find a way that works best for me to
practice and to improve it, her lesson is a relief for my
frustration. It is a great joy of seeing myself being able to play
those beatiful music and getting better and better. I feel so
lucky to have her as my teacher, I highly recommend her.

By: mom (5 stars)
This is a great music studio! Krista is a caring and dedicated
teacher who goes the extra mile for her students. Highly
recommended!