Mia Hagarty

A native of Cedar Falls, Iowa, and a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa with a Bachelor’s in Music Education studying with Frederick Halgedahl, Mia Hagarty has had a very active performing and teaching career in Iowa, Texas, Tennessee, and around the world. She has sustained a violin/viola studio in many places, including Iowa, Connecticut, South Texas, Tennessee, and Vienna, Austria. She specializes in the Suzuki Method as she was taught that way herself, beginning violin instruction at the age of three at the UNI Suzuki School studying with several teachers including Terese Fetter.  Mia was an adjunct instructor of violin and viola at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas for 11 years and taught several summers at the Coastal Bend String Camp. She then became the Director and Master Teacher of the String Project at Tennessee Tech. Mia is an active musician and has been a member of the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra, the WCFSymphony, the Bryan Symphony Orchestra, and most recently has enjoyed playing with the Nashville Opera Orchestra for several seasons. She has played with the Nashville Symphony, Victoria Symphony Orchestra, the Kingsville Symphony Orchestra, the Corpus Christi Ballet Orchestra, the Bay Rock Orchestra, and the Sparkling City Opera. Also an active chamber musician, Mia has formerly been an invited artist at the Cedar Valley Chamber Music Festival and has collaborated with many string quartets and solo musicians on recordings and events. She is excited to be home again at the University of Northern Iowa and teaching with the UNI Suzuki School