Introduction: Ms. Mientka has been an active private teacher since 2006, in both violin and viola. While living in Houston from 2011-2014 she had a teaching studio of 20 violinists and violists. She taught private lessons through Houston school districts, and also maintained a private home studio. She teaches a wide variety of methods from the Suzuki School to Celtic, and tailors her teaching to each individual student. Her private students regularly make top scores at festivals such as Solo and Ensemble, and one of her high school viola students recently received the highest grade at the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest. Ms. Mientka has a passion for teaching as well as performing, and believes that every child should grow up having music a part of their lives. Ms. Mientka holds a bachelors degree in music from CU Boulder, and a masters in music from Rice University, in Houston TX.