CLARA HARDIE
​Founding Director & Violin Teacher

Clara Hardie is passionate about promoting DYV nationally as a social justice Suzuki studio model. Clara co-founded the organization in 2010 with her teacher trainer and Suzuki Royal Oak Director Mark Mutter to make violin accessible to youth at Capuchin Soup Kitchen where she worked at the time. She grew up in Marquette, playing Suzuki violin from age 5 and traveling to Europe with the Blue Lake International Youth Symphony at age 16. Clara is trained to teach Suzuki Violin Books 1-6. She attended University of Michigan to earn a BA in Social Science Theory, education she applies daily in her work teaching and directing. 

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