![]() This gift enriches the student in ways they might never know but instinctively feel every day when they leave his class.” “As a string teacher, he is excellent. To be able to learn to play music is a gift to every child. My daughter is willing to go in at 7 am every day to be inspired by this amazing supporter of the arts. ![]() His love for music is flowing from his very soul. His enthusiasm for sharing the world of music with the students is contagious. He has been honored with the 2018 Teacher of the Year award from the Hawaii Music Teachers Association.“This teacher is one of the most passionate teachers I have ever met. ![]() Professional affiliations include Music Teachers National Association, American String Teachers Association (of which he is the Hawaii chapter president), Suzuki Association of the Americas, National Association for Music Education, and the American Viola Society. Currently, he directs orchestras at Saint Andrew’s Schools: The Priory and also maintains a Suzuki violin/viola studio of about thirty students. Uyehara also served as interim conductor for the University of Hawaii at Manoa Symphony Orchestra during the 2014-2015 school year. He has taught orchestra with the Clark County School District in Nevada, the Las Vegas Youth Philharmonic, the Hawaii Department of Education at Kalani High School, Kaimuki Middle School, and Moanalua Elementary, and at Hanahauoli School. He currently is a freelance musician in Hawaii, and performs regularly with a piano trio. Uyehara has performed on violin and viola with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, Desert Springs Chamber Orchestra, and the Honolulu Symphony. He earned his Bachelor’s of Music in Violin Performance, studying with LaVar Krantz, Bachelor’s of Arts in French, and membership in Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He received his Master’s of Music in Viola Performance and Music Education from Northwestern University where he studied viola with Roland Vamos. An alumnus of HYS, Chad Uyehara conducts in the HYS Academy String Program’s Intermediate String Ensemble and Concert String Orchestra. ![]()
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