Eliza Bracken
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​Instructor of Cello

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Eliza Bracken is an Indianapolis native who began cello studies at the age of ten with Ingrid Bellman, retired cellist of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. From 2012-2014, they studied with Peter Stumpf, former principal of the LA Philharmonic and faculty member of the IU Jacobs School of Music. Eliza graduated with honors in 2018 with a degree in Cello Performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Their cello professor there was Brandon Vamos, renowned cellist of the two-time Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet. During Eliza's cello studies in high school and college, they participated in many chamber music festivals, such as the ENCORE String Quartet Intensive (2017), where they fell in love with musical collaboration. Since 2017, Eliza has been an avid freelance musician playing with orchestras and smaller ensembles in central Indiana. 

Passionate about teaching and learning, Eliza has experience working with children in education both in music and in language. They spent a year and a half,  (July 2019 - October 2020), living and working in Busan, South Korea teaching English as a Foreign Language to kindergartners and elementary-aged students. Eliza brings the lessons learned from this intensive teaching experience to their teaching approach, placing patience and flexibility as paramount to a positive and effective learning experience.
Eliza has completed training for Suzuki Book 1 with Dr. Tanya Crey. They will be taking Book 2 and Book 3 training also with Dr. Tanya Carey in Spring of 2023.

When Eliza is not playing or teaching cello, you can find them listening to Korean music, designing websites, or creating digital art.