Mrs. Melissa Combe

Melissa Combe, a passionate violin teacher of 17 years, aims to build strong relationships with each student and parent in her studio in order to improve their learning. She loves teaching kids of all ages and levels and continues Suzuki teacher training courses to improve and adapt to provide her students with the best instruction possible.

She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Brigham Young University and a Master of Music degree from University of Utah, both in Violin Performance. As an active freelance musician in the Salt Lake Valley, Mrs. Combe believes strongly in the impact of teachers who are also performers. As a former and founding violinist of Salt Lake City’s Rosco String Quartet, Melissa has traveled to study with members of the Juilliard String Quartet, American String Quartet, and Tokyo String Quartet. In 2014, she won first place with the quartet at the National Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Chamber Music Competition in Chicago.

As an accomplished pianist, Mrs. Combe uses piano accompaniment as an integral part of her violin teaching. She and her husband currently reside in Salt Lake City with their three sons.