DEBORAH APPLE
Cambridge, MA  02138

  
​Deborah Apple is an active and diverse performer and teacher in the Boston area. She currently has a studio of over thirty students in Brookline, Newton, and Concord, where she provides Suzuki and traditional instruction to all ages. The students learn musicianship, theory, and technical facility as well as  leadership, perseverance, and commitment through semi-annual studio recitals. Deborah spends her mornings conducting the Sibelius Orchestra at the Josiah Quincy Orchestra Program and the Price Ensemble at Beaver Country Day School. In addition to her teaching, Deborah also performs with the Brookline Symphony.
     

Teaching Experience 
   Private Studio
       Violin, viola, and cello instructor 2004-Present
   Josiah Quincy Orchestra Program
        Sibelius Orchestra Director 2016-Present
   Beaver Country Day School
        Strings Teacher 2019-Present
   The Conservatory at Highlands
        Private lesson instructor 2016-Present
   Suzuki Training
       ECC and Violin/Viola Book 1, 2013
       Violin/Viola Book 2, 2017

Orchestral experience
    Brookline (MA) Symphony, 2012-Present
        Principal 2017-present
        Acting Principal 2015-2017

Honors/Awards
    Mass Cultural Council META Fellowship
    Scholarship, Boston Conservatory
    Scholarship, University of South Carolina
    Kirk D. Moss Scholarship

Education
    Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA
    Masters of Music in viola performance
    University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
    Bachelor's of Music in viola performance Summa cum Laude

Principal Teachers
    Patricia McCarty, Dr. Constance Gee, Ryan Kho, Elizabeth Derderian-Wood

Professional Membership
    American String Teachers Association
    Suzuki Association of America