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Lisa Manning Deakins is a violinist, fiddler, and registered Suzuki violin teacher living in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. She is a versatile musician who enjoys performing and teaching across the United States and whose music has taken her to renowned stages including the Grand Ole Opry, the Crook & Chase television show, Piccolo Spoleto Festival Stages, and Song of the Mountains.
Lisa's love for music began at the age of four when she started Suzuki violin lessons with Carole Shoaf in Burlington, NC. She continued her music education at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she received a Bachelor of Music degree in Commercial Music Performance. Lisa also holds a Master of Music degree in Suzuki Violin Pedagogy and Music Education from East Carolina University.
Lisa has worked professionally as a fiddle player and background vocalist for country music artist Pam Tillis and Grand Ole Opry legend Whisperin’ Bill Anderson. She has also performed with Charlie Daniels, Bobby Osborne, Chris Young, Little Jimmy Dickens, Marty Raybon, Jamey Johnson, Jan Howard, and The Daughters of Bluegrass.
Lisa’s fiddle recordings include “Double Fiddle Time,” released in 2004, “Gravel Road,” released in 2007, and “Where We Belong,” released in 2012. She can also be heard on the Daughters of Bluegrass CD titled “Bluegrass Bouquet,” for which she received an International Bluegrass Music Association Award for “Recorded Event of the Year.” Click here to listen to samples of Lisa playing and to purchase Lisa's recordings.
Lisa is trained and registered in the Suzuki Violin Method of teaching and is the owner of Deakins Suzuki Strings. She enjoys teaching children of all ages privately and in group lessons at her home studio in Mount Pleasant. Lisa is a frequent clinician for fiddle and violin at Suzuki institutes and workshops across the country, and you may have also seen her articles published in the American Suzuki Journal. Lisa is an active member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas and the South Carolina Suzuki Association.
Lisa's students study various fiddling styles as well as classical playing. Lisa has compiled and arranged a series of music books for Suzuki students called “Fiddlin' Favorites” that is licensed by the International Suzuki Association and sold nationwide. More information on the two volumes can be found under the “Fiddlin' Favorites” tab.
When Lisa is not teaching private and group lessons, you can find her performing across the southeast with Gravel Road Acoustic Trio. She also performs with various other bluegrass, country, and classical ensembles. In her spare time, Lisa enjoys strolling the streets of downtown Charleston with her husband, Derek, and son, Kirby.
Click here to see pictures of Lisa performing.
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Lisa's love for music began at the age of four when she started Suzuki violin lessons with Carole Shoaf in Burlington, NC. She continued her music education at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she received a Bachelor of Music degree in Commercial Music Performance. Lisa also holds a Master of Music degree in Suzuki Violin Pedagogy and Music Education from East Carolina University.
Lisa has worked professionally as a fiddle player and background vocalist for country music artist Pam Tillis and Grand Ole Opry legend Whisperin’ Bill Anderson. She has also performed with Charlie Daniels, Bobby Osborne, Chris Young, Little Jimmy Dickens, Marty Raybon, Jamey Johnson, Jan Howard, and The Daughters of Bluegrass.
Lisa’s fiddle recordings include “Double Fiddle Time,” released in 2004, “Gravel Road,” released in 2007, and “Where We Belong,” released in 2012. She can also be heard on the Daughters of Bluegrass CD titled “Bluegrass Bouquet,” for which she received an International Bluegrass Music Association Award for “Recorded Event of the Year.” Click here to listen to samples of Lisa playing and to purchase Lisa's recordings.
Lisa is trained and registered in the Suzuki Violin Method of teaching and is the owner of Deakins Suzuki Strings. She enjoys teaching children of all ages privately and in group lessons at her home studio in Mount Pleasant. Lisa is a frequent clinician for fiddle and violin at Suzuki institutes and workshops across the country, and you may have also seen her articles published in the American Suzuki Journal. Lisa is an active member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas and the South Carolina Suzuki Association.
Lisa's students study various fiddling styles as well as classical playing. Lisa has compiled and arranged a series of music books for Suzuki students called “Fiddlin' Favorites” that is licensed by the International Suzuki Association and sold nationwide. More information on the two volumes can be found under the “Fiddlin' Favorites” tab.
When Lisa is not teaching private and group lessons, you can find her performing across the southeast with Gravel Road Acoustic Trio. She also performs with various other bluegrass, country, and classical ensembles. In her spare time, Lisa enjoys strolling the streets of downtown Charleston with her husband, Derek, and son, Kirby.
Click here to see pictures of Lisa performing.
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