Gretchen Paxson Abberger holds a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Bennington College; a bachelor?s degree in Music Performance from the Manhattan School of Music; and a master?s degree in Historical Performance from the Mannes College of Music in New York City; as well a 2-year Long Term Certificate in Suzuki training from the School for Strings in New York City studying with Louise Behrend. Further teacher development has been short-term training courses with the following: Ronda Cole; Daphne Hughes; Allen Lieb; Carol Smith; Ed Sprunger; Carey Beth Hockett; Brian Lewis; and Alice Kay Kanack. ...