Teaching
I offer students successful practice strategies, help them organize their technique on the instrument, and provide them with the contexts for developing musical style.
I have experience in teaching cello for colleges and universities, festivals, and privately (in person and remote lessons available). I am equipped to cover material and methods used by NYSSMA, Suzuki, ABRSM, and El Sistema-based programs.
Please visit my Contact page to ask about my private teaching.
I love helping students find their musical voices!
coaching Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 at Mountain Springs Music Festival, 2019
Cellist Diana Golden is Adjunct Professor of Cello Performance at Long Island University - Post Campus. She served as Lecturer of Music at Washington College, where she has taught Applied Cello and Chamber Music, from 2021-2024, and as Adjunct Professor of Strings at Wagner College.
She has further taught cello and coached chamber music at Rutgers University as a Graduate Instructor, and served on the Cello Faculty for National Music Festival, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Riverdale Country School, WHIN Music Project, Music Conservatory of Westchester, Union City Music Project, Tufts University’s Applied Music Program, Open Access to Music Education for Children, Newcomer’s Academy, Belmont Saturday Morning Music Program, Lincoln & Lexington Public Schools, BASICS Music Is Instrumental, Four Strings Academy, Vibo Music Center, as well as teaching privately.
Golden has been a guest clinician at The College of New Jersey, South Texas College, and Saint Francis Preparatory School, a Guest Teaching Artist for the École de Musique Dessaix-Baptiste in Jacmel, Haiti, and a String Sectional Conductor for the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Long Island.
She was the founder and Director of the Red Door Chamber Partners Educational Program, Co-Assistant Director of Mountain Springs Music Festival, and Co-Director of Golden Williams Summer Strings online music camp.
Golden completed a Licentiate of Cello Pedagogy at the Royal Academy of Music and has received Suzuki teacher training through Cello Book 6.
Experience
Teaching students aged 4 to 75 in individual and group settings, from beginner to advanced students, specializing in teaching college and high school students
Teaching privately, at universities, public and private schools, after-school programs, Lifelong Learning programs, and community music schools
Coaching chamber ensembles and conducting orchestra sectionals
Giving cello performance clinics, teaching artist program visits, and music festival instruction
Teaching courses on String Methods, Classical Music of the Caribbean, and theory and musicianship workshops
Lecturing on Music of the Caribbean, expanding repertoire choices, and pedagogy of cello techniques for upper string educators
Developing curricula and community engagement presentations
Creating and executing successful recruitment strategies that result in strong program development
