Kasandra Klassy began her studies of violin and viola at age 9. After studying music at UC Berkeley she was certified as a Suzuki teacher. After that she went to Matsumoto Japan to study directly with Dr. Suzuki at his Talent Education Institute. She has had a very successful career of teaching both in Nevada County and the Bay Area for 45 years!

Kasandra’s students have won many awards over the years in the Music in the Mountains
competition, and other similar competitions in the bay area. Many of her students have gone on to be professional musicians and teachers. Her program is highly motivating and includes four concerts a year, including Classical music of all kinds, and fiddle music from around the world.

Her passion is studying the baroque violin after years of playing with Berkeley Baroque Strings in the east bay area. Currently she teaches privately in Penn Valley, and taught the after school violin class sponsored by Music in the Mountains at Nevada County School of the Arts.