DEBORAH APPLE
West Roxbury, MA 02132
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 West Roxbury, 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 at the Boston Music Project supporting teachers in their classroom management, social emotional curriculum implementation, and music literacy resources. At Beaver Country Day School she directs one of the middle school string ensembles and coordinates the private lesson program. In addition to her teaching, Deborah also performs with the Brookline Symphony.
Teaching Experience
Private Studio
Violin, viola, and cello instructor 2004-Present
Boston Music Project
Teacher Support Specialist 2022-Present
Villa Lobos Orchestra Director (4th-5th year students) 2020-2022
Sibelius Orchestra Director (3rd-4th year students) 2016-2020
Beaver Country Day School
Strings Teacher 2019-Present
Private Lesson Coordinator 2021-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
Harmony in Action Award 2024
Mass Cultural Council META Fellowship 2016
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
