Connie Heard

Iris Shepherd When junior violinist Iris Shepherd stepped onto the performance room at the prestigious MTNA National Competitions in Chicago, a single 50-minute performance stood between her and a national title. What no one in the audience could see was everything that led up to it. From months of preparation… Read More

Jenna Mangum, precollege violin student of Connie Heard, performs at a weekly studio class that includes both precollege and college students. Photo by Susan Urmy   Most undergraduate students don’t have much contact with younger or older learners during their college years. They inhabit a sort of… Read More