Peggy Sarantos

I started on piano in 2nd grade, which gave me a great musical foundation. When I started learning the violin in school at 10 years old, I fell in love. Throughout high school and college, I took private lessons and played in orchestra, honors ensembles, and string quartets. I completed a Bachelor and Master of Music degree in Music Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. I interned in schools and worked with orchestra students from 2006-2012. From 2012-2018, I taught elementary and middle school orchestra in the Public Schools of Robeson County. I was also the strings department chair, where my main duties were planning and running all-county orchestra auditions and clinics, as well as training other orchestra teachers. I had students participate in performance festivals and regional honors orchestras. From 2018-2022, I taught elementary school general music at Community Leadership Academy, where we focused on music theory, history, rhythms, keyboard and percussion instruments, and singing. Throughout my career, I have taught private in-person lessons to students of all ages. In 2023, I chose to focus only on online private violin lessons, and began working for Trala, Inc. I have been teaching exclusively online for the last two years. My current students range in age from 5 to 72. My first public performance was a shaky Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star in fifth grade! After a few years, I became much more comfortable and started performing at my church. Since 2004, I’ve performed at hundreds of weddings, art shows, business events, birthday parties, and church services - solo and in chamber groups. I also have several years’ experience as the principal 2nd violinist in the Aurora Symphony.