The Strings Program in the Winchester Public Schools serves students in grades 3-12.

In grades 3-5, students can elect to take a strings class as part of their school day, and can participate in after school orchestras at McCall Middle School.

Students in grades 6-8 can participate in class orchestras that rehearse during the school day, and perform regularly.  

Michael Galvin

 

Violinist Michael Galvin has been teaching in the Winchester Public Schools since January 2018.  Before coming to Winchester, Mr. Galvin taught strings at the Somerville Public Schools and Conservatory Lab Charter School in Dorchester, MA.  Mr. Galvin has been teaching private lessons since 2000, and is certified in the Suzuki method for books 1-8.

Mr. Galvin began playing the violin at age 3, and has completed degrees in music performance at the University of Denver and the University of North Texas, in addition to studies at the Moscow State Conservatoire, P.I. Tchaikovsky.  His main teachers are Julia Bushkova, Linda Wang, and Zarius Shikhmurzaeva.

When he is not playing music, Mr. Galvin can be found teaching and practicng yoga.  He has been teaching vinyasa flow since 2010, and is registered with the Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT level, having taught over 1000 classes.  Additionally, he recently completed a two year course of study in the tradition and lineage of BKS Iyengar, with senior teacher Patricia Walden here in Boston.  Mr. Galvin includes instruction in some basic yoga poses and stretches in his teaching of stringed instruments, and uses yogic philosophy to guide his teaching principles.  Be on the lookout for Blog posts coming soon to this website!