Teachers

Katheryn Pearsall

Katheryn Pearsall is a graduate of Michigan State University where she received her Bachelors in Music Education, and studied viola performance with renown violist Mr. Robert Dan and Cesar Suarez and violin jazz improvisation with Diego Rivera. She is accomplished on all band and orchestra instruments, voice, piano, classical guitar, ukulele (near future will be offering mandolin, harp). Celebrating 29 years of experience teaching private lessons and four years as an orchestra director in Michigan and Georgia public schools, Katie is the private teacher for you.

Katie is a clinician for Large Group Performance Evaluations in Georgia, A judge for the Georgia National Federation Of Music, helping public school ensembles for concerts, volunteers at various public schools in Fulton and DeKalb counties (elementary, middle, and high school levels).  She is partnering with Austin Elementary for the 2020-2021 school year.  If you are a music director that is interested in having a guest come visit please use the contact form!  Shout out to Milton High School Orchestra!

Her broad performance experience covers classical repertoire and alternative styles such as hip-hop, pop, jazz, fiddle, and rock ‘n roll. She also solo improvises on violin, viola, cello, and piano.  She has performed in Carnegie Hall in New York City, Washington D.C., and New Orleans, Louisiana. She performed live at the 2009 July Festival in Norcross, Georgia on fiddle, covering country tunes from Vince Gill, Gretchen Wilson, and Zac Brown Band to name a few. Katie has performed in the Midland Symphony, Southern Crescent Symphony Orchestras, Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra, North Atlantic Ballet Symphony Orchestra. She is also a free-lance violinist, violist, and cellist in the Atlanta area, performing with orchestra projects, private events, and live celebrations.

In 2011, Katie was coaching Bailee Madison violin on set of a film called Parental Guidance. Bailee Madison is a young American actress who has starred in major motion picture films such as Just Go With It, Brothers, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Conviction, and The Bridge to Terabithia. Parental Guidance was released Christmas Day 2012.

In the past year, she has grown her studio to over 70 students and performances with several orchestras and developed her teaching method. She has two current students in her studio that have their own students, using Katie’s teaching methodology. Three students graduated in 2019 and made it into music programs.  What an honor!  She is coaching two students on violin and trumpet for their college auditions in March for the 2020-2021 year. By the way, they made it!

June 2014-2018 Katie hosted an improvisation workshop at the courtesy of Beau Vinci Violins and Emily Dixon. The collaboration included friend and colleague Rodney Lamar Page. He also came for public school visits in 2007 and 2008 in Jonesboro, Clayton County Public Schools. Rodney is a pedagogue, maestro, violinist, pianist, DJ, and motivational speaker. (You may purchase Rodney’s solo released 2016 album.)  2019 was the first year Katie hosted 3 different all-day summer camps at her school.  She will continue to host her annual all-day Summer Camps in 2020. 

Currently, Katie is expanding her private lessons studio, coaching students for GMEA Solo/Ensemble, GMEA All-State auditions (that have also been accepted and placed in finals), Gwinnett Youth Symphony auditions and music selections, Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestras’ auditions and music selections, preparing students for chair tests and regular playing tests, rehearsing students for upcoming recital performances, summer camp auditions like Bravard Music Center, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Atlanta Chamber Music Festival, and preparing college bound students wishing to pursue a music career. She donates to several charities such as St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Boys and Girls Club of America, UNICEF, Isha Foundation, among other foundations for autism and domestic violence.  She volunteers at nursing homes in Alpharetta playing music and spending time with their senior residents. In addition to teaching, she is a freelance musician performing violin, viola, and cello at special events, weddings, and various symphony orchestras.

Katie is in the process of writing her own method book series, using research and experience to create a solid foundation and complete method to teach all styles of learning and ability levels. She has also began composing solos for each instrument and music for a fantasy film.  She is also starting to write her memoir of her life’s journey.  She is a proud cat mom of her fur baby, Marshmellow.  His name is spelled with an ‘e’ because he is mellow, cute, and a sweet kitty.