LAUREL HOWARD
Violin & VIOLA, Mini Rosie Program
Laurel Howard has been teaching violin and viola for almost four decades. She enjoys a thriving studio and takes delight in supporting the personal and professional development of her students, many of whom have made music their careers. A long-time teacher in Winnipeg’s Suzuki community, she has also conducted and coached sectionals for the Winnipeg Youth Orchestras and taught for Sistema Winnipeg, the Winnipeg and Seven Oaks School Divisions, and at many workshops and camps. She has adjudicated festivals all across Manitoba and in Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
Laurel instructs the String Techniques class for the University of Manitoba’s Desautels Faculty of Music and is String Coordinator for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s Adventures in Music program. A former member of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra and the Brandon Chamber Players, she has also worked as a freelance violist in Winnipeg. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Saskatchewan, a Master’s Degree in Historical Musicology from the University of Michigan, and a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Education from the University of Manitoba. Laurel sings in Winnipeg’s premier women’s choir, Esprit Singers, and serves on the Board of
the Winnipeg Arts Council.
Laurel instructs the String Techniques class for the University of Manitoba’s Desautels Faculty of Music and is String Coordinator for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s Adventures in Music program. A former member of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra and the Brandon Chamber Players, she has also worked as a freelance violist in Winnipeg. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Saskatchewan, a Master’s Degree in Historical Musicology from the University of Michigan, and a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Education from the University of Manitoba. Laurel sings in Winnipeg’s premier women’s choir, Esprit Singers, and serves on the Board of
the Winnipeg Arts Council.
