Currently offering lessons in Lafayette, Jill Van Gee teaches viola to students age 8 and up. Drawing on her training at the Juilliard School and through study of the Suzuki Method, she aims to create a positive and individualized environment for each student and family on their musical journey. Her students have won awards at the American Protégé International Piano & Strings Competition, the San Francisco International Innovative Open Music Competition, and have placed into CODA orchestras.

Many thanks to the teachers who have led Jill on her own journey: Allyson Dawkins, Heidi Castleman, Hsin-Yun Huang, Jutta Puchhammer- Sédillot, Neal Gripp, Judy W. Bossuat-Gallic, April Losey, and the inspiration of countless others.