Our Teachers

Regina Vendetti graduated with her Master’s in viola performance and pedagogy from the University of Colorado Boulder. She is a dedicated, enthusiastic, patient teacher who will ensure that your child will love playing the violin, viola, or cello! Regina completed her undergraduate degree in music education and performance at Illinois State University where she studied with Katherine Lewis and taught in the university’s award winning after-school orchestra program, String Project. Before moving to Colorado, she taught in public schools as a substitute teacher, general music teacher, and choir teacher at a K-8 district. She has taught private string lessons for 10 years. She is an active musician, having played with orchestras in Illinois, Colorado, and Wyoming. Committed to continued learning, she is a member of the American String Teacher’s Association and Suzuki Association of Americas. Regina enjoys helping students to find music that they are excited about playing, and is passionate about teaching non-traditional music, and music by underrepresented composers.

Noted for his passionate and expressive playing, Dr. Adam Riggs is an avid chamber musician, teacher, and performer. He has performed and attended music festivals across Canada, the United States, Italy and the Czech Republic.
An avid teacher, Adam completed his Suzuki Teacher Training with Carol Tarr at the University of Denver and also completed his Suzuki Book 1 teacher training with Rick Mooney at the Greater Austin Suzuki Institute. He serves on the board of the Suzuki Association of Colorado and teaches at Rockley Music in Lakewood and Silver Strings Academy in Westminster, while maintaining a robust private studio in Arvada. He is also the winner of the 2024 Colorado American String Teacher’s Association’s Exemplary Colorado Private String Teacher.

Learning the cello is something that everyone can do, with hard work and consistency. The skills that are required to become a good cellist and musician, such as tenacity, self awareness, posture, and listening, are skills that will build character and lead to success in any chosen field. Through the use of positive reinforcement and an emphasis on a strong technique, Adam helps his students achieve their goals.