Castle Rock Music

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Daniela Popa

Violin, Viola, Piano
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Daniela Popa came to Colorado from Bucharest, Romania, in 2021. She graduated from the National University of Music in Bucharest in 2005 with a degree in Musicology, Composition and Music Pedagogy. For the last 17 years she has been teaching violin and piano at one of the best music schools in Bucharest, achieving the highest teaching certification for a Romanian teacher; during this time, she also taught private lessons. As her main instrument, she focused on violin in the school and piano for private lessons.

Her students regularly performed and excelled in nation and international festivals, contests, and concerts, including the "Merci Maestro" piano contest in Brussels, Belgium.

She is an experienced, passionate, and results-oriented music teacher, willing to bring the best of her knowledge, technique, method, and energy to students in Castle Rock. Music education in Europe has differences with the United States. Daniela believes this will be an enriching experience for students as well as for her, since she is always willing to broaden her horizons and searching for new challenges and achievements.

Daniela is also a choir professional. For 20+ years she was a member of one of the best mixed ensembles in Romania. They won several prizes in contests and festivals in Romania and across Europe.

Daniela is happy to become a part of the Castle Rock School of Music. She's looking forward to meeting and teaching you, and discovering together the amazing language of music, here in this nice Colorado town.

Bachelor's Degree
Music Pedagogy
National University of Music in Bucharest
Bachelor's Degree
Music Composition
National University of Music in Bucharest
Bachelor's Degree
Musicology
National University of Music in Bucharest
Favorite genres
Classical
Jazz
Pop rock
New country
Musical inspiration
Ceaicovski
Favorite places in Colorados
Vail
Castle Rock
Favorite non-music activitys
Gym
Traveling
Teaching
19 years
Bachelor's Degree
Musicology
Favorite non-music activity
Gym

Emma Spears

Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano, Voice
Mon - Tue, Thu, Sat
Photo of Emma Spears - Castle Rock Music instructor of: Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano, Voice

Emma was given the opportunity to play the violin at ten years old. She soon added the viola, cello, piano, and voice, and began composing classical music at eleven years old. She has been studying music theory and composition with Dr. Treibitz at the collegiate level since age twelve. Emma has been teaching music for almost a decade and loves to teach all subjects in a fun, uncomplicated format.

Students can expect critiques and positive affirmation with each aspect of their playing and singing. Propper technique is a musician's bread and butter. Encouraging students to look into the background and history of each piece they are playing is essential to understanding what type of technique to use and how to use it properly. Additionally, Emma believes a solid understanding of music theory is essential to strengthening one's musicianship.

Emma studied violin and viola with Basil Vendrys, Lydia Sviatslovskaya, and Dr Emily Ondracek-Peterson, voice with Laura Nolen, Rochelle Gallup-Walter, and Ginger Allen, cello with Olga Orgranovitch, and music theory and composition with Dr Howard Treibitz and Thomas Blomster. 

Favorite genres
Jazz
Indie
Musical inspirations
Itzhak Perlman
Charlotte Cardin
Ella Fitzgerald
John Williams
Favorite places in Colorados
Red Rocks
Evergreen
Favorite non-music activitys
Hiking
Language Learning
Teaching
10 years
Favorite non-music activity
Hiking
Favorite genre
Jazz
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