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LISA SHARER
Ms. Sharer received her master’s degree
in music from Florida State University and her
bachelor’s degree from West Chester University. She has
also completed coursework at FSU for a Ph.D. in music
education. Her teaching experiences include positions as
orchestra director in the Carlisle Area School District
(PA), the Wilson School District (PA), The Florida State
University Research and Development School (FL), Eleanor
Roosevelt High School (MD) and the Fleetwood Area School
District (PA). Ms. Sharer worked extensively with the
Tallahassee Symphony Youth Orchestra program and was
selected as assistant to the director, Dr. Alex Jimenez.
She is the immediate past president of the Maryland
Orchestra Director’s Association. Ms. Sharer has served
as an educator clinician, adjudicator and guest
conductor in Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania.
Ms. Sharer is a registered member of the
Suzuki Association of the Americas and has completed
teacher training for Piano Book 1,
Violin Book 1 and Cello Books 1 – 5. She also holds memberships in
the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), the
American String Teachers Association (ASTA), Pi Kappa
Lamda and Sigma Alpha Iota.
Ms. Sharer has studied cello with Jeffrey Solow and Lubomir Georgiev.
In addition, she has participated in master classes with
Lynn Harrell and Janos Starker. She has
performed with many regional orchestras including the
Pottstown Symphony Orchestra (PA), Reading Symphony
Orchestra (PA), Lancaster Symphony Orchestra (PA),
Maryland Chamber Orchestra (MD), Arlington Symphony
Orchestra (VA), Pensacola Symphony Orchestra (FL) and
Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra (FL). She has played for
the International Opera Festival Peru (Lima). In
addition, Ms. Sharer completed graduate studies on viola da gamba and has been a member of early music ensembles
in Pennsylvania and Florida.
Ms. Sharer has been
running Reading Suzuki Music Academy since 2007. Her
piano, violin and cello students have received numerous
awards and honors throughout the southeast PA region.
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