Claire Miller is a violinist and educator in the Twin Cities. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota where she earned her Bachelor of Music Degree studying with Sally O’Reilly and a graduate of Texas Tech University where she earned her Master of Music Degree as a Helen DeVitt Jones Fellow and Head Teaching Assistant to Dr. John H. Gilbert. She has also studied Suzuki Pedagogy with Teri Einfeldt, James Hutchins, and Kathy Wood and earned a minor in Management from the Carlson School of Management.
Claire started teaching violin for MacPhail Suzuki Talent Education in the Fall of 2021, where she is also the Suzuki Department Manager. She is a proud alumnus of the MacPhail Suzuki program on both violin and piano! Claire previously served as a violin teacher with the Suzuki Talent Education of the Lubbock Region (STELR) program and coached students in chamber music at various summer institutes in Minnesota.
She is an active performer, currently as a section violinist in the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra and the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, and enjoys playing in various ensembles in the Midwest. While completing her schooling at Texas Tech University, she served as a section violinist in the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra and as a violinist in the Graduate String Quartet. Claire has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player throughout the United States, Italy, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.