We don’t hire part-timers filling gaps between gigs. Every teacher here is a career musician with a masters or doctoral degree and the kind of teaching instinct you can’t fake.
Every teacher at Hammer & Strings Conservatory holds a masters-level or doctoral degree in their instrument and has active performance experience at the professional or international festival level. We hire for credential, teaching skill, and character, a Conservatory teacher is someone we’d want teaching our own children.
“H&S is a place where students come to see how far they can go. The vision of this school is Intentional Excellence , and we aim for that in everything we do.”
, Dr. Karali Hunter, Founder & Director
When a parent walks into a teacher’s living room, they have almost no way to know what they’re getting. When a parent walks into the Conservatory, we want the answer to be obvious. Every Conservatory teacher has cleared three standards before they teach a single lesson here:
Consultations are free, 30 minutes, and end with a specific faculty recommendation based on your student’s level and goals.
