
Dr. Christine Webb Woodbury is the Executive Director of the Suzuki Collaborative, and she teaches both violin and viola with SCCPS. She also teaches with UC’s College Conservatory of Music Preparatory Department and at the Hyde Park School.
Originally from New Jersey, CW received a BA in music from Smith College. She has also earned a Masters and Doctorate in viola performance from UC’s College Conservatory of Music, studying with Dr. Catharine Carroll Lees and Masao Kawasaki.
CW has completed nine units of Violin training with the Suzuki Association of the Americas and six units of viola training, plus supplemental units. Her trainers have included William Preucil, Anne Montzka Smelser, Sarah Montzka, Geri Arnold, and Joanne Melvin.
CW has performed with numerous Cincinnati area ensembles, including the Butler Philharmonic, the Cincinnati Philharmonic, the Queen City Opera, and the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra.
CW embraces the Suzuki philosophy that every child can be a successful musician, and she strongly believes that every child deserves a quality musical education. She teaches with the goal of giving her students a love of music and tools to overcome any challenge in life.