Sound Carries - Carrie Reuning-Hummel

About Carrie

Carrie Reuning-Hummel began the study of the violin at the age of five with her parents, Joan and Sanford Reuning in Ithaca, New York. She was one of the first Suzuki students in the U.S. and studied with Shinichi Suzuki on numerous occasions.

Carrie is very active as both as a Suzuki teacher and as a registered Suzuki Teacher Trainer. She has taught at hundreds of institutes and workshops throughout the continental U.S. as well as in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and Israel. In 1986 she was honored to receive the Shar Distinguished Young Teacher Award.

Carrie received a BA in Psychology from the University of Iowa and is now a professional violinist and violist, and an active performer. She plays viola with the Fingerlakes Strings and Soprano Violin, a member of the "New Violin Family" by Robert Spear.

She served on the national Board of Directors of the Suzuki Association of the Americas for six years. Carrie homeschooled her two children and is especially interested in exploring parent/child practice partnerships with families.