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About

Elise Smith is a teacher and performer who values the expressive and collaborative nature of music, as well as the boundless creativity you can unlock through the arts.​

She holds a masters degree in violin performance from the University of Oklahoma and a bachelor's degree in music education from Calvin University. 

If you're looking for a violin teacher, a conductor, or a coach for your musical group, look no further. Elise has directed choirs, string orchestras, pit orchestras, and mariachi groups. She has coached string groups, rock bands, and singer/songwriters.

As a performer, Elise has played and sang classical music, bluegrass, musical theatre, pop, mariachi, church music, improvisation, rock, Irish and American fiddle, and she hopes to keep adding to the list.

© 2026 by Elise Smith

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