Katherine Baird
Cello, Suzuki program Director, Preparatory Chamber Music Coordinator
MM Kodaly Emphasis, Holy Names University BM Cello Performance, Holy Names College
Additional Training and Collaboration
Orff-Schulwerk Certification Levels 1-3
Arts Management Certification Program, University of Massachusetts
Jennifer Culp, Kronos Quartet, Peter Wyrick, Andrew Luchansky
Alexander Technique, Jon Bernie
Body Mapping, Cathy Allen Aird
Feldenkrais Method, Elisabeth Marshall Reed
Professional Affiliations
Soloist, Elgar Cello Concerto, Beethoven Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano
“Triple”, Dvorak Cello Concerto
Holy Names University Orchestra, 2007, 2014, 2017
Piedmont (CA) East Bay Children’s Choir
Board of Directors Member-at-large, 2020-21
Kodály Foundation for Music Education, 2020-present
Advisory Committee Member-at-large
Suzuki Music Association of California, present
American String Teachers’ Association, present
Suzuki Association of Northern California
Member-at-large, present
Past President, 1997-1999
Music Teachers’ Association of California
Cello Chair, Alameda Branch, 2003-2005
SAA Affiliations
Every Child Can!
Bass Unit 1
Cello Unit 1 (x2)
Cello Unit 2
Cello Unit 3
Cello Unit 4
Cello Unit 5
Cello Unit 6
Cello Unit 7
Cello Unit 8
Cello Unit 9-10
Teaching Strategies