Madison Orchestra
Effaeye A.
Violin & Fiddle
Offering in-person instruction
Effaeye Aawenyn has worked as a violin and fiddle teacher for over 23 years. Patient and creative, she's a very experienced teacher of young children and beginners of all ages. For intermediate through advanced students she offers expertise in nuanced bowing techniques, tone production, rhythm, phrasing, and stage presence.
She studied classical violin with Dr. Joseph Conte in the 1980s, and taught at Maine Fiddle Camp in the early 2000s. A longtime dance teacher, she's earned two professional training certificates from the Bates Dance Festival. Her original curriculum of creative movement and fiddle music has been presented at libraries, schools, and children’s museums since 2003. Effaeye's individualized teaching style brings out every student's potential for playing with artistry and musicality, no matter what age or level of study.
Reviews of her work as a fiddler and singer, in a country duet with newgrass (Breakfast Special and Skyline) songwriter Jim Tolles, praise "a powerful performance … marked by front-porch informality and graced with superior musicianship" (Will Gottlieb, Coastal Journal). Effaeye's original fiddle compositions are featured on four albums (@fiddledancemusic).
Jeff W.
String Bass
Offering in-person instruction
Jeff is a graduate of UW-Madison's School of Music. His studies began with his first teacher, Rob Junceau III, continuing Into college, where he studied under Richard Davis for five years. There he performed with Davis's Black Music Ensemble, UW-Jazz Little Band and as principal bassist for UW-Madison's Symphony Orchestra. Jeff's music reflects a broad application of classical and jazz influences along with almost all other genres of music. Whether it be Metal, Rock, Blues, Bluegrass, Funk, Jazz or Rap, Jeff has had professional playing experience in all and is willing to share any knowledge. Besides teaching he is working full time in 6 various bands and composes music for film. He recently won Madison Area Music Award's best bassist of the year for 2012.
