ms. barbara azevedo de freitas
(B. MUSIC)
VIOLIN FACULTY
Ms. Barbara graduated from the Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, recognized with honors by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications.
With over a decade of orchestral performance experience, she decided to dedicate her time to education and became a Suzuki-accredited teacher with the Suzuki Association of the Americas (USA). She trained under renowned Suzuki pedagogues: Rolando Freitag at the Orlando Suzuki Music School (Orlando, USA); Edward Kreitman at the Western Springs School of Talent Education (Chicago, USA); and Shinobu Saito at the Suzuki Music School of São Paulo (Brazil).
She holds a postgraduate degree in Christian Classical Education and has supported the local community as a regular volunteer in the Kids Ministry and the Worship Team at Island ECC in Hong Kong.
Additionally, she holds a Master's Degree in International Education from the Education University of Hong Kong.