<p>Tracy Silverman teaches at Belmont in Nashville. He is Julliard trained and was a member of the Turtle Island String Quartet. He is a great jazz violinist who tours the world as well as records and teaches in Nashville. Google his name to find his web site. </p>
<p>My son studied violin since the age of five, but he did not want to play in an orchestra or teach for a living. Belmont was a very good fit for him. He continued his classical studies at Belmont but took commercial lessons all four years as well. My son graduated from Belmont in Violin Performance in 2005. He is now very good at improvisation and plays all music types. He has a day job in Nashville with a music publishing company but has "gigs" on a very regular basis in studios and live performances at nights and on weekends. He is doing what he loves. I am very pleased with his growth as an overall violinist.</p>
<p>You may want to consider Belmont. The school wants classically trained string players but is also very interested in the non-tradition trained violinist or fiddler. Belmont also has a summer string camp you may want to consider for your daughter. Info on it is at Belmont's web site, <a href="http://www.belmont.edu%5B/url%5D">www.belmont.edu</a>.</p>