About

Beyond her work as a performer, Geunyoung Kim is passionate about teaching across multiple disciplines, including private and orchestral teaching. During her time as an MSU String Fellow, Kim honed her teaching strategies and pedagogy through hands-on experience and string coaching at various educational institutions, including Okemos High School, Chippewa Middle School, St. Johns High School and Middle School, Waverly High School, and the Grand Rapids Youth Symphony Orchestra. While serving as a substitute teacher at Expressions Music Academy in Novi, MI, she has adjudicated for the Expression Music Academy’s North American Music Competition, where her top priorities as a judge were to help guide students to improve and become more interested in music.

Prior to attending Michigan State University, Kim was invited as a guest speaker at Indoeck High School, South Korea. She researched and created lectures about classical music and performed musical pieces related to the lecture topics, providing a practical and immersive experience for the audience. She has experience as an Orchestra Assistant Sectional Violin Teacher/Mentor at Jeongja Elementary School in Seoungnam-si and Sinmok High School in Seoul, South Korea. She taught one-on-one lessons within a group lesson environment and played with students in the orchestra to provide leadership within the section.

With over 10 years of teaching experience, she has taught individual and group lessons for many years, working with students ranging in age from three years old to adults. Many of her students went on to win awards in music competitions and successfully auditioned for youth orchestras. Kim organized concerts for her students every semester, providing them with musical rigor and a sense of achievement. To gain a better understanding and inspiration, she enrolled in Suzuki teacher training through the ECC (Every Child Can!) program in 2024 to develop her skills in the Suzuki method.

Kim recognizes the varied cultural perspectives on music and strives to expand her understanding of diversity in culturally meaningful ways, embracing her students' diverse identities. She is passionate about sharing the joy she experiences from performing and practicing with her students.

Geunyoung Kim currently teaches violin classes at St. Paul Catholic School. She also teaches high school Music Appreciation, focusing on Western classical music history and theory, along with other music classes at Spring Vale Christian School in Owosso, MI.