Carolyn Tackett
Carolyn Tackett – Violin, Viola, & Suzuki Strings (Faculty Member Since 2012): Carolyn has been playing the violin since she was ten years old. She grew up in the Florida West Coast Youth Symphony program in Sarasota, FL. Pursuing a musical career, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music education with violin performance from Carson-Newman University.
Since then, she has played with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Raleigh Symphony Orchestra, Blue Ridge Orchestra, the Brevard Philharmonic, various chamber groups, is a regular performer at the Biltmore Estate, as well as weekly involvement with her church orchestra. She has played with the Hendersonville Symphony since 2014, serving on the Board of Directors and the education committee.
Carolyn enjoys many styles of violin playing and likes to include classical and American music styles into her students’ repertoire. She is a lifetime member and certified violin instructor with the Suzuki Association of the Americas since 2006. She is also trained and certified with the Mark O’Connor Method. Teaching since 1990, her goal is to instill musical excellence and a lifelong love for music.