I have been a professional musician and educator for 40 years, and my love of music and teaching is as strong as ever. My teaching experience ranges from four-year old beginners to adults in their sixties. Currently I teach Suzuki Violin and Viola at the Toledo Symphony School of Music. I have college students at Heidelberg University and also teach high school students at the Toledo School for the Arts. Previously, I taught for twelve years at the University of Missouri--Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance and twenty years during the summers at Eastern Music Festival.I currently perform with the Toledo Symphony and have been principal violist of the Kansas City Symphony, Flint Symphony, and Windsor Symphony. Chamber music is my first love. I have played in numerous string quartets and currently play with my wife Penny Thompson Kruse in the violin-viola Kruse Duo. You can see some of my performances on YouTube.During the past year, I have begun arranging music for student groups. The arrangements are designed so different levels of students can play together. This is particularly useful when combining Suzuki group classes or beginning string classes with older students. These arrangements, known as "String Play for All" have already enjoyed several successful performances.I look forward to sharing my knowledge, as well as learning from my contact with other musicians from the LinkedIn community.