Areas of Expertise:
Piano, Violin, Theory
ORMTA History:
Member since 2021
Executive member since 2021 – Social Media & Marketing
About Crystal:
Crystal Lee is a freelance violinist and a private music instructor for violin, piano, music theory and beginner viola. Beginning her career Crystal mostly focused on the classical genre for both piano and violin studying with Corey Gemmell and Andrea Battista. Out of high-school she attended Humber College where she then studied with Drew Jurecka, Matt Burbeck, Pat LaBarbara and many others where she received a Bachelor of Music on violin for Jazz and Contemporary music.
Crystal now works as a freelance musician and performs in Toronto, Halton, Hamilton, Niagara, Kitchener/Waterloo, and surrounding areas. She has over 8 years of experience performing with various groups for weddings and events, and has recorded on various albums for artists such as Jeff Scott and the Liverpool Sessions, Andre Bisson, and Johannes Linstead. Crystal also played in the orchestra of various musicals, such as Heathers, The Little Mermaid, Annie, and Addams Family: The Musical.
In addition, Crystal has also spent the last 16 years teaching beginner to intermediate piano and violin students as well as beginner viola. She now runs her own business called Crystal Sound Music based in her home in Stoney Creek. Her students have successfully completed their Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) examinations multiple times and have competed in various music festivals within the GTA and surrounding areas. She is a certified beginner and intermediate instructor through the RCM and currently expanding her studio for the new year.