Reflections on Practicum

Rebekah Hanson, violist and violinist, holds a DMA and MMus from the University of Oregon. She has a private studio and is on the faculty at University of Portland, where she teaches viola, music history, and directs the university symphony orchestra.

Rebekah focuses on helping students not only play their instruments well, but have fun and learn to love music. Her passion is connecting students to their community, helping them understand that they have something beautiful to offer the world.

Her students have won awards, including the SAA Violin Performance Ensemble and Young Artist Orchestra, NAfME All-State and All-Northwest Orchestras, the George Fox University Concerto Competition, and Concertmaster of the University of Oregon Symphony. Rebekah has been a guest teacher at Suzuki, chamber music and orchestral workshops and has given lectures at the SAA and NAfME Conference.

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