Bow Buddies Free Individual Lessons
Bow Buddies is pleased to offer free, Zoom-based, individual lessons for beginning students grades K-8. Currently, we offer bass, cello, violin, and guitar lessons.
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To register for lessons, please click on the registration form on each instructor's bio.
If you have any questions, feel free to fill out the "contact me" form on the website, or email bowbuddiesmusic@gmail.com
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Meet The Instructors
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Lucie B
Founder of Bow Buddies
Violin Instructor
Lucie is a freshman at the University of California, San Diego with 8 years of experience playing violin. She has been teaching private lessons for three years. Recently, she was the vocal director at two camps at the Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton in the summer 2022 season, and was a Recreation Leader for productions during the year. In December 2022, she was accepted to CODA's December Honor Orchestra as Violin 1, held at San Diego State. She played in her school district pit orchestra for the musical ¨Seussical" in 2022. She played in the Livermore Amador Youth Symphony Orchestra in the 2021 season. She completed a pre-college program with University of Pacific's Conservatory of Music in the summer of 2020. In 2019, she was accepted to the California Orchestra Directors Association's (CODA) Honors String Orchestra held at UC Santa Cruz. She participated for 3 years in San Jose State University's Summer in the City music program. She played in Amador Valley High School's Symphony Orchestra for four years, receiving the Golden Don Award.
Marielle B
Cello Instructor
Website Manager
Blog Writer
Marielle is a sophomore at Amador Valley High School and has been playing cello for 6 years. She plays in Amador Valley's Symphony Orchestra A. She was accepted to the 2023 CODA December Honor Orchestra held at Stanford University. In Summer 2023, she attended the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) for cello and trumpet. In December 2022, she was accepted to CODA's December Honor Orchestra, held at San Diego State. She was accepted to the California's Junior High All-State Concert Orchestra (CODA) for February 2022. She played in the Livermore Amador Youth Symphony Orchestra in the summers of 2022 and 2021. In 2020, she was accepted into CODA, (California Orchestra Directors Association)’s Junior High All-State Orchestra, held virtually. Marielle was principal cellist in Harvest Park Middle School’s string orchestra. In addition to studying the cello, Marielle played trumpet in the Harvest Park Middle School Jazz Band. She currently plays trumpet in Amador's Jazz B. For 8 years, she has played trumpet with the performing troupe of the PUSD Mariachi Ensemble. Additionally, Marielle was the principal trumpet for the Pleasanton Youth Symphony Orchestra in 2022.
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Grace C
Violin Instructor
Grace is a freshman at Amador Valley High School. She is in Amador's Symphony Day Orchestra. She was in Harvest Park's String Orchestra, and has been studying the violin for four years. Grace was accepted and participated in the California Orchestra Director's Association (CODA)'s Junior High All-State Concert Orchestra in 2022. Grace is a current member of the Pleasanton Youth Symphony Orchestra, and is the section leader of the second violins.
Natasha S
Violin Instructor
Natasha is a sophomore at Amador Valley High School, and has been playing the violin for 10 years. She currently plays for the Amador Symphony A Orchestra. Natasha was accepted to CODA, (California Orchestra Directors Association)’s Junior High All-State Orchestra in 2021-2022, and their virtual orchestra from 2020-2021. In addition, she has been waitlisted for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She has also won first place at the 2020 Winter NCYT (North California Young Talents) Competition, held by her studio.
Niko M
Guitar Instructor
Hello, I am Niko Macario. I am a rising senior and am the lead guitarist of my Amador Valley High school’s jazz ensemble. I have been playing the guitar for seven years, composing music since my freshman year, and sharing my passion in music with my community by performing at festivals. During the pandemic, I performed at the TedXAmadorValley live show, where I played my first composition, “Drive,” a fast and upbeat rock song. I attended multiple jazz festivals, including Sac State, Folsom, and Campana, around the Eastern Bay Area. I won TSA in the Music Production event with my compositions, “Harddrive” and “Embers”. I am currently taking courses at SFJazz and San Francisco Conservatory of Music. I have a deep passion for teaching music, and playing the guitar holds a special place in my heart. There's something magical about strumming the strings and creating beautiful melodies. It brings me immense joy to share my knowledge and skills with others.
Shambhavi K
Outreach Manager
Shambhavi is an Amador Valley High School student who has been in the band program since fifth grade. She has played the flute for over six years in concert band and the mellophone for two years in Amador's marching band. She is also a member of the AVHS band council. She learned the piano for around four years before the flute and mellophone. During the summer of 2021, she played as a flutist in the Livermore Amador Symphony Youth Orchestra. Additionally, she has experience in graphic design from projects she has made in her spare time and occasionally creates Instagram posts for the Pleasanton News Team. As outreach manager, she hopes to increase the visibility of Bow Buddies and support musicians in connecting with one another.