Emma Funderburk

Emma started her musical career on the violin when she was nine years old in Santa Monica, CA. After playing in orchestras in public schools and taking private lessons, Emma decided to make the switch to the viola when she was fifteen. Emma then went on to study music education at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she graduated in 2017. After graduation, she started teaching middle school orchestra, guitar, mariachi, music production and music appreciation in Colorado Springs, CO, where she saw a wide range of diverse learners as she built a strong music program. In an effort to further her education, Emma has decided to return to school at the University of Texas at Austin where she will earn her master’s degree in Music and Human Learning by the end of 2023. Emma is now also a registered Suzuki Teacher for book 1 and Suzuki in the Schools level 1. She is an active member of the American String Teacher’s Association and serves as the President of the UT student chapter.

Emma has devoted her life to teaching music to students of all ages and learning styles. Any and all students are welcome to inquire about lessons on the violin or viola.

Logan Funderburk

Logan began playing the piano at the age of 5, starting with lessons at a local music store in a suburb south of Denver, along with his older brother. With a family legacy of piano playing, piano lessons were a given in the Funderburk family, even learning on a the same piano that both his mother and grandfather learned on, which only had 64 of the traditional 88 keys. After a year, he began studying under Rosemary Rogers, who taught him for 12 years. Logan then studied Music and Music Education at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he met his now wife, Emma. Logan studied under Professor Alejandro Cremaschi; he was trained classically and has a great deal of experience with keyboard music from the 18th century on. His specialty, however, is contemporary art music, especially minimalism and process music.

After graduation, Logan began his career in public schools, which he continues with 7 years of experience in elementary school music classrooms. Students of all ages, 5 to adulthood, are welcome and encouraged to start their own musical journey.