Sheila Nelson
English violin and viola teacher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sheila Mary Nelson (5 March 1936 ā 16 November 2020)[1] was an English musician, music educator, writer and composer. She had played with the English Chamber Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Menuhin Festival Orchestra.
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Born | Sheila Mary Nelson (1936-03-05)5 March 1936 |
Died | 16 November 2020(2020-11-16) (aged 84) |
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She was best known as a violin and viola teacher.
Nelson was co-author of the Essential String Method series and author/composer of many other music instruction books, published by Boosey & Hawkes.[2]
She was an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music (Hon RAM).[3]
Nelson died on 16 November 2020 from Alzheimer's disease.[4]