Abbie Steiling is an active freelance violinist
and teacher from the St. Louis area. She has performed for
audiences throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe in an
array of musical genres. She is a member of the touring
progressive rock band
Pavlov's Dog and is featured on four
of their most recent albums including the 2016 CD+DVD release,
House Broken. In addition to her experience as a rock
musician, Abbie is a co-founder and composer for the jazz-fusion
group
Common Time. Formerly known as Steizuello,
the group self-released their debut album Send Help! in 2012. Both
St. Louis and Nashville have seen her perform with a wide variety
of country, jazz, rock, and classical ensembles including extended
engagements with Hillbilly Authority,
Tommy Halloran,
and BroadBAND. Other notable recent involvements include
St. Louis' own theatrical circus,
Circus Flora
(2015 and 2016), and Stages St. Louis' production of
Always...Patsy Cline (2014).
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Along with her work as a private studio teacher, Abbie has been a
faculty member at the International Summer Jazz Academy in
Krakow, Poland, Austin Peay State University's Community School of
the Arts in Clarksville, TN, the Lindbergh School District's
Summer String Camp, and is currently on faculty at
DaySpring School of the Arts.
As an adjunct faculty member of Webster University
and Webster University's Summer Jazz Camp, her commitment to her
alma mater is ongoing. She is a member of the National Federation
of Music Clubs, and her students participate in the annual
Junior Festival.
Abbie holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Jazz Studies
from Webster University in St. Louis, where she studied
improvisation with saxophonist Paul DeMarinis and violin
technique with Joseph Kaminsky. Her enthusiasm for education
led her to graduate studies in violin pedagogy at Belmont
University in Nashville. There violinist Elisabeth Small and
fiddler Tammy Rogers King provided their mentorship. Ongoing
professional development has included study with violinist
Alison Rolf.
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