Lauren Eastlack

Lauren Eastlack is Co-Executive Director and a violin instructor at Buffalo Suzuki Strings. Graduate of Indiana University Jacob’s School of Music, Lauren began her studies at the age of five at Buffalo Suzuki Strings studying with various violin teachers including Mary Cay Neal. Lauren earned a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance, a Masters in Music in Violin Performance, and a Performer Diploma Certificate during her time at the Jacob’s School of Music. Her primary teachers were Paul Biss and Mimi Zweig. Between 2007 and 2009, Lauren earned a position as Associate Instructor of Violin at the Jacob’s School of Music. She studied pre-college string pedagogy with Mimi Zweig and Brenda Brenner, Director and Assistant Director of the String Academy at Jacob’s School of Music. Lauren taught individual and group lessons at the String Academy. Lauren is continuing to work through her Suzuki teacher training in violin with Mary Cay Neal. In 2015 Lauren participated in the stage one training for the Suzuki Early Childhood Education program in London, Ontario with Sharon and Dorothy Jones. Prior to her work at Buffalo Suzuki Strings, Lauren was a full-time instructor of violin at the Carolina String Academy at Ashley Hall School in Charleston, South Carolina.