What Are Shared Experiences Worth: Emily Ann Peterson at TEDxTacoma

Emily Ann Peterson is a teaching artist, cellist, and vocalist based out of Tacoma. She inspires the growth of global resonance by building community through the marriage of music and whole-person development. Emily reveals ardent authenticity with her cello and voice through a tailored approach to performing and teaching internationally. As a Suzuki cello teacher, Emily has students aged 4 to 74 years old and teaches each of them holistically, not just their fingers. Her students are often with her for years, which gives her the honor of witnessing first-hand the life-force that comes through the music and the cello in her students' lives. Emily partners with yoga & dance teachers to create musical couture for their class' practice for that day. These on-to-spot compositions are created using a looping pedal, her cello, and her knowledge of the human body's interaction with music. The combination of these allow Emily to craft sounds and vibrations that encourage movement and growth appropriate for that day's practice.

Emily is the recipient of a 6-week Artist Residency at The Grünewald Guild in Leavenworth, WA during the months of March and April 2014.

As a recording artist, string-arranger, songwriter and session musician she has had the honor of working with Natalie Cole, Sera Cahoone, The Portland Cello Project, Rosie Thomas, David Bazan, Anais Mitchell, Karin Stevens Dance, Goldfinch, Kye Alfred Hillig, The Tacoma Urban Orchestra, Barcelona, and many others. Emily currently holds or has held membership in the Northwest Symphony Orchestra, the Seattle Rock Orchestra, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (The Grammys), and the Suzuki Association of the Americas. She is an alumnus of Texas Tech University's Rawls College of Business and the Colorado Suzuki Institute. She is a co-founding faculty member of the Coda School of Music.

About TEDx, x = independently organized event

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)