EducationBM Northern Illinois University
MM DePaul University
Teaching Areas
Violin
About
As a passionate violinist, educator and entrepreneur, Lucinda has synthesized and systematized her knowledge, experience and expertise making her program now also available online for greater reach and impact of her mission: Provide access to high quality musical instruction and performance opportunities to a diverse community.
It
was while at DePaul that Miss Lucinda discovered her love, gift, and
talent for teaching children. She obtained her teacher training at the
Chicago Suzuki Institute and later the same summer studied at Indiana
University with MiMi Zwieg. Embracing the methods of these pioneers of teaching very young
children, Lucinda started teaching at Sherwood Conservatory in Chicago.
There she taught dozens of children and later grew the program that
still exists today. As the Director, she created her Parent Education Course which laid the groundwork for what would be her life's passion.
Founded in 1998, the Hyde Park Suzuki Institute began as violin only, using the experience and expertise
of the vivacious Lucinda E. Ali-Landing. As the community inquired and
the demand increased, more programs were added from early childhood
music program to the Pathways Program in 2010. This pre-college program
focuses on training and supporting underrepresented classical string
players, preparing students for top camps, colleges and conservatories.
Currently,
Mrs. Ali-Landing is in the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, Gateways Music
Festival and the Chicago Sinfonietta, the world's most diverse
orchestra, where she continues to work for Equity initiatives. As part of the Chicago Sinfonietta, she performed with the Joffrey Ballet orchestra and has performed Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night's Dream
and more. As a portfolio artist she has recorded and/or performed with
other artists such as Ray Charles, Barry White, The Winans, Brian
McKnight, Oprah Winfrey, Three Mo Tenors, Ben Vereen, John Legend, El
Debarge, PJ Morton, and more.
Mrs. Ali-Landing is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., and a proud mother of musicians and good humans.