Julie Mellon

Julie is a professional violinist, and Suzuki teacher based in Truckee and Marin County, California, with teaching studios in Truckee, Loyalton, and Mill Valley.

She started playing the violin at age 4 in the Suzuki method, and continued on to receive her Bachelors of Music in violin performance, with an emphasis in Suzuki pedagogy at the Hartt School of Music, where she studied with Linda Fiore. Jennifer John was her teacher at the University of Colorado and the Aspen music festival for two summers.

Julie plays classical with the String Beings and Trio Viva, as well as rock, jazz, and fiddle in the southern rock band Southern Comfort, often sharing guitar leads on electric fiddle.  She’s also first violin in the swing band Sven and the Masterful Orchestra.