Erika Lord-Castillo
Suzuki Teacher, Teacher Trainer, Violinist, Violist
ERIKA LORD-CASTILLO
Teaching Bio//
Erika Lord-Castillo is a faculty teacher and is Assistant Director of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Suzuki Program.
Originally from Iowa City, Iowa, Erika holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature, Sciences and Arts from the University of Iowa. She holds a Master's in Music Education from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and studied Suzuki pedagogy Violin Books 1-10 with Vera McCoy-Sulentic. Erika has also done Suzuki violin teacher training with Michelle Higa George, Moshe Neumann, Judy Bossuat, Nancy Jackson, Christie Felsing, and Alice Joy Lewis, and has trained as a viola teacher with William Preucil, Senior. She is a past director of SIUE's Summer String Camp and of the SIUE Suzuki Viola Camerata, part of the larger SIUE Suzuki Tour Group. She received the Suzuki Association Certificate of Achievement Level 1 in the summer of 2015, and became a Suzuki Violin Teacher Trainer in 2021.
Upcoming Teacher Training
Thinking of becoming a Suzuki violin teacher? Learn about Suzuki teacher training here.
For unit training through my studio please pay fees by clicking here @erika-lord-castillo
All times are CST
Every Child Can! An Introduction to Suzuki Education
$150
REGISTER NOW! REGISTRATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE 1/3 SO MATERIALS CAN BE SHIPPED ON TIME!
Online, via Zoom
Suzuki Association event page for this class is here.
Saturday, January 15 from 1-5 PM CST
Sunday, January 23 from 1-5 PM CST
See the general guidelines for the ECC course here.
Contact me via the form at the bottom of the page to register!