Ian Jett

I am a violin teacher and performer currently based in the Philadelphia/Wilmington area. I have over 10 years of private and institutionalized teaching experience. As a performer, I have held permanent positions and frequent sub positions with orchestras across the country, including the Delaware Symphony, Eugene Symphony, Newport Symphony, Rogue Valley Symphony, and Springfield Symphony. Currently, I teach at the Music School of Delaware, where I am full-time violin and viola faculty. 

My pedagogical philosophies stem from study of Mimi Zweig, Dorothy Delay,  Shinichi Suzuki, Ivan Galamian, and Paul Rolland. I am also certified in the Grossman Method, a method developed and published by my long-time private teacher, Professor Hal Grossman, that focuses on ergonomic performing and body awareness in practicing in order to avoid and prevent injury. 

TEACHING

2022 - Current     Violin and Viola Faculty, Music School of Delaware. Wilmington, Delaware

• Suzuki Academy Coordinator
• Violin and Viola Applied Lessons
• Musicianship Class
• Suzuki Violin Group Class
• El Sistema Orchestras
• Delaware Youth Symphony Sectional Coach

2020     Violin Faculty, ICT Young Artists Summer Academy. Wichita, Kansas

• Concertmaster
• Private Lessons
• Etudes Class

2019 - 2020     Community Music Institute - University of Oregon. Eugene, Oregon

• Suzuki Violin Group Class
• Private Lessons
• Chamber Players Small-Ensemble Coach

2016 - 2017     Silver Strings Summer Camp - Missouri State University. Springfield, Missouri

• Instructor
• Soloist
  • J.S. Bach - Concerto in A minor for Violin and Orchestra, 2016

2016     James String Quartet Academy. Lynchburg, Virginia

• Concertmaster
• Assistant Faculty
• Coached Small Ensembles

ORCHESTRAL

2020     Newport Symphony. Newport, Oregon

• Principal Second Violin

2016 - Current     Sub Positions: 

• Delaware Symphony
• Kennett Symphony
• Newark Symphony 
• Eugene Symphony
• Eugene Concert Orchestra
• Rogue Valley Symphony 
• Symphony of Northwest Arkansas
• Springfield Symphony
• Tulsa Signature Symphony

DEGREES AWARDED

2019 - 2024     University of Oregon. Eugene, Oregon

• Doctor of Musical Arts in Violin Performance
• Specialization in Violin and Viola Pedagogy
• Graduate String Quartet Assistantship
• Studied with Professor Hal Grossman
• Soloist with University of Oregon Symphony
  • Nan Schwarz Romanza

2018 - 2019     Missouri State University. Springfield, Missouri

• Performance Certificate in Violin Performance
• William T. White Graduate String Quartet
• Studied with Professor David Hays

2016 - 2018     Missouri State University. Springfield, Missouri

• Master of Music in Violin Performance
• Concertmaster Graduate Assistantship
• William T. White Graduate String Quartet
• Studied with Professor David Hays
• Winner: Missouri State University Concerto Competition
  • Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D 

2011-2016     University of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma

• Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance
• Honors Undergraduate String Quartet
• Studied with Professor Hal Grossman 
• Winner: Ad Astra String Competition; 
• Winner: University of Oklahoma Concerto Competition
  • Henri Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor

SUMMER STUDY

2020     Inside Music Academy. Corvallis, Oregon

• Quartet in Residence

2018     Taneycomo Festival Orchestra. Branson, Missouri

• Assistant Principal Second Violin

2016     James String Quartet Academy. Lynchburg, Virginia

• Concertmaster

2015     Texas Strings Camp. Austen, Texas

• Principal Second Violin

2014 - 2015     Marrowstone Music Festival. Bellingham, Washington

• Concertmaster, 2015

2013     Aria International Summer Academy. Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts 

2012 - 2013     Camp Musica. Wichita, Kansas

• Soloist, Vivaldi Concerto for Four Violins in B minor