Margaret Ayre

Margaret holds a Bachelor’s of Music in Double Bass Performance from The Ithaca College School of Music. While at Ithaca, she was introduced to the Suzuki Strings method, known as the “mother tongue approach” to learning how to play an instrument. Margaret is now a long-time Suzuki Strings teacher, having taught cello and bass, among other instruments, in Providence, Philly, DC, and now Richmond. 

After becoming a parent and searching for a learning path for her active son, she discovered Waldorf education via a Music Teacher opening at a local Waldorf School. The holistic and whole-child philosophy appealed to her family, and the Waldorf forest kindergarten experience ended up being a perfect fit for their son. Since that journey began, Margaret has incorporated many principles of Waldorf Music Education into her teaching. She completed the Antioch Center for Anthroposophy’s Explorations Program in 2020, the foundational studies course for Waldorf Educators. After Waldorf homeschooling and teaching primarily at her home studio and online in recent years, she was thrilled to join the RWS community as faculty and parent in the Fall of 2022.

When she is not teaching, Margaret enjoys exploring new places with her family, writing songs, playing music with friends, and experimenting in the kitchen with gluten-free recipes.

“I am continually humbled and awed by what the children can accomplish when given a nurturing environment and a patient guiding hand. Their creativity and joy in music-making inspires me daily.”