Donald Becker - Founder and Director of S.I.B.
Violin, Viola, Kodály music classes.
B.M. Ohio State University School of Music; M.M. Eastman School of Music. He studied with Dr. Suzuki and Yuko Mori for over three years in Japan and supervises the violin teachers in using Dr. Suzuki’s teaching points. He holds a teacher’s diploma from the Talent Education Institute in Matsumoto, Japan and has studied at the summer program of the Kodály Center of America. He is a candidate for SAA certification as a teacher trainer.

Katie Quann, Assistant Director - Violin
B.M. violin performance, B.A. psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, M.M. violin performance, Bowling Green State University. She has taught at Heidelberg College, Tiffin College and worked with the Milwaukee Youth Orchestra. She has performed with numerous orchestras in Ohio and Michigan. Suzuki Institute of Boston staff training program.

Diran Heller - Piano

B.M. Boston Conservatory, M.M. Boston University. He has studied both piano and composition. He was winner of the All Newton Music School Concerto Competition in 1982. He teaches piano and theory from elementary to college levels.

Lijiong Liao - Violin

B.M. Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing China, M.A. violin performance, University of Iowa, M.A. M.M. Boston University. She was second prize winner of the violin competition at the Conservatory in China and two-time winner of the Bach Prize at Boston University. Suzuki Institute of Boston staff training program.

Geoffrey Roman - Violin
B.S. violin performance, Central Michigan University. Mr. Roman studied the Suzuki Method for seven years as a child and has taught students from preschool to high school in Michigan and Massachusetts. He has performed with the Pontiac/Oakland Symphony Orchestra as well as with his own popular music groups. Suzuki Institute of Boston staff training program.

Judith Sandler - Violin
B.M. music, Boston University, M.A. Writing and Public Relations, Emerson College. She has taught in the New Bedford and Quincy public schools and played violin/viola in numerous orchestras, including the Norht Shore Philharmonic, the Wellesley, Cape Ann, Quincy, and Melrose symphony orchestras, the Concord Orchestra, and Symphony by the Sea. Suzuki Institute of Boston staff training program.

Anabelle Tirado - Violin

B.M. Bowling Green State University, M.M Boston Conservatory. She has played with professional orchestras and summer music festivals including Chatauqua and Meadowmount. She was a teaching assistant at Bowling Green State University and Interlochen Arts Academy, and has assisted Janice Tucker-Rhoda in teaching the ABCs of Violin music reading books. She speaks Spanish and studied abroad for a semester in Ghana studying local music and art. Suzuki Institutue of Boston staff trainging program.

Lillie Wells - Violin

B.M. violin performance, University of Oregon, M.M. violin performance with Suzuki emphasis pedagogy, the Hartt School Suzuki Teacher Training. Miss Wells has taught in Oregon and in Connecticut and has won multiple awards including the Miami String Quartet Competition and the University of Oregon Concerto Competition.

Meagan Whelihan - Violin, Kodaly music classes
B.A. Mathematics, with Music minor, Smith College. She has performed with a number of orchestras and choruses. She performed with the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra for four years. She has taught for several years in the MetroWest area. Suzuki Institute of Boston staff training program.

Asako Yoshida - Flute
M.M. Kunitachi Music College; M.M. University of Michigan School of Music. Principal flutist, Los Alamos Symphony, Choral Society Orchestra, and Light Opera. Suzuki pedagogy with Toshio Takahashi, June Warhoflig, and Pandora Bryce.