Jessica Sammis, Washington-DC based cellist and ukulele player, offers online ukulele lessons for kids of all ages. A passionate believer in music education, Jessica has taught string players for over 12 years. Jessica holds degrees in cello performance from Northwestern University and the Eastman School of Music. She has attended at the Music Academy of the West, the Sarasota Music Festival, the Meadowmount School of Music, and the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute.
An accomplished performing cellist, Jessica was a member of the U.S. Army Strings and assistant principal cellist of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra. She has performed all over the world, including in the National Symphony Orchestra, the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, and the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra.
Jessica shifted her focus from performing to teaching after discovering the ukulele. She found the accessibility, ease, joy, and community culture of the instrument to be the perfect balance to her classical training. Jessica is the creator of Little Ukes®, a play-based ukulele curriculum for kids, ages 4 and up. She currently teaches hundreds of ukulele students online through the musicians' collective Sound Impact, a non-profit dedicated to igniting change through music. She also runs a thriving online studio for private lessons.
Jessica lives in Virginia with her husband, NSO bass player Charlie Nilles, and their two young children.
An accomplished performing cellist, Jessica was a member of the U.S. Army Strings and assistant principal cellist of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra. She has performed all over the world, including in the National Symphony Orchestra, the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, and the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra.
Jessica shifted her focus from performing to teaching after discovering the ukulele. She found the accessibility, ease, joy, and community culture of the instrument to be the perfect balance to her classical training. Jessica is the creator of Little Ukes®, a play-based ukulele curriculum for kids, ages 4 and up. She currently teaches hundreds of ukulele students online through the musicians' collective Sound Impact, a non-profit dedicated to igniting change through music. She also runs a thriving online studio for private lessons.
Jessica lives in Virginia with her husband, NSO bass player Charlie Nilles, and their two young children.
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Photo by Jennifer White Johnson.
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