Sheila Graves
Sheila entered the violin business in 1983. She owned her own shop G&G Violins in Sioux City, Iowa. In addition, she has worked for Wall Violin Shop in Sioux City, Kenneth Stein Violins in Chicago, Sioux Falls Music Company, and Claire Givens Violins in Minneapolis. She has studied violin repair with Hans Nebel. Sheila has been a guest lecturer for the Suzuki Association of the Americas national conventions and was a consultant for the development of the Coda Custom Aspire and Custom NX violin bows. Currently, Sheila works at House of Note in Minneapolis specializing in selling and appraising instruments and bows in the violin family. She is a member of the Violin Society of America. Sheila holds a degree in viola performance from Northwestern University. She is the author of:
Serious Fiddling: Advanced Fiddle Tunes
Book of Scales and Arpeggios in Three Octaves (edited or Viola)
Sing. Play. Learn. Favorite Songs in First Position (edited for Viola)