Stephanie Hack Swoveland has a Master of Music degree in Performance and Pedagogy from the University
of Houston, a Music Teaching Certificate from Carnegie Mellon University, and a B.A. in Music from the
University of South Florida. She has studied performance and teaching techniques in a college laboratory
Suzuki program and at the Meadowmount School and the Aspen Music Festival. She has performed with
symphony, ballet, and opera orchestras, shows and various professional ensembles in the United States,
Canada, and Europe. Her music teaching experience is varied and extensive. It includes developing and
teaching classes in music theory for violinists and college music theory, as well as private and class violin
lessons. She currently has her own music studio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
She is the author of Third Position Easy and Melodic Violin Etudes published by Mel Bay.