Annalise Ohse

Annalise’s teaching style has been described as a “rigorous focus on technique with a sense of panache, whimsy and bold musicality.” She is “warm and engaging” and “a perfect bridge between parent and child in the early stages of learning the instrument.” 

Annalise holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and the Hartt School of Music in Hartford, Connecticut, where she received her initial Suzuki teacher training. Annalise revisited her Suzuki studies and received additional teacher training from the School for Strings in New York City. Having completed training in all books 1-10, she is dedicated to lifelong learning, taking numerous enrichment courses to expand her knowledge of the Suzuki method and strengthen her skills as an educator.

Growing up near the Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival in Winfield, Kansas, Annalise was exposed to alternative styles at an early age. As a child, she won numerous youth fiddle competitions throughout Texas and Kansas. Today, Annalise incorporates some of the skills and benefits of the fiddle tradition to her Suzuki violin students.

Annalise formerly taught for the Blair Academy of Music at Vanderbilt University and was the string instructor for Harding Academy in Nashville, TN. She now teaches exclusively for Franklin Suzuki Academy. Annalise is an active clinician, teaching workshops across the country. In the summers, she enjoys teaching combinations of fiddle and Suzuki classes at the Hartt Suzuki Institute, Ogontz Suzuki Institute, Greater Austin Suzuki Institute, and Intermountain Suzuki String Institute. She is an active member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas, Middle Tennessee Suzuki Association, and the American String Teachers Association.