Effaeye Aawenyn (Susan Hope) has worked as a violin and fiddle teacher for over 23 years. She's a very experienced, patient and creative teacher of young children and beginners of all ages, and is also a composer and a dance teacher. For intermediate through advanced students she offers expertise in nuanced bowing techniques, tone production, rhythm, phrasing, and stage presence. Her individualized teaching style brings out every student's potential for playing with artistry and musicality, no matter what age or level of study. Her original curriculum of creative movement and fiddle music has been presented at libraries, schools, and children’s museums since 2003. She studied classical violin with Dr. Joseph Conte in the 1980s, taught at Maine Fiddle Camp in the early 2000s, and earned two professional training certificates from the Bates Dance Festival. She’s presented concerts featuring her original fiddle compositions at Johnny D’s Uptown Restaurant & Music Club, performed as a soloist at hundreds of venues and events, and recorded albums (@fiddledancemusic). Current projects include recording a new album of compositions (www.instagram.com/effaeye), working as an instructor at the UW-Madison Summer Music Clinic, and teaching private students throughout the Madison area. #effaeyeIDEA PERSON | RESEARCHER | CREATIVE | WRITER | ENTREPRENEUR:26 years of experience delivering insights and out-of-the-box thinkingExpertise & creative problem solving in: writing, copywriting, content creation, ideating, researching, editing, lateral/critical thinking, collaboration, journalism/ethnography, interviewing, branding/voice, theatre, comedy, music, teaching, designRecent projects include qualitative data analysis for a UK-based research team. Clients have described me as 'an astute thinker', 'all-round wonderful collaborator', 'the best teacher I've ever seen', and that I can 'be relied upon to bring inspired and unexpected perspectives'. My studies in cultural anthropology (including university-level ethnographic research) give me the tools to think up important questions. As a creative thinker and educator, my practice throughout the past two decades has explored/developed special methods of engaging creative process. Since 1996 I've been creating/presenting audio recordings, live performances, scripts, musical compositions, choreography, curricula and teaching methods. From 2001-2014 I worked full time as a freelance performer, composer, choreographer, teacher and writer – coaching, collaborating, and creating a variety of services and products.