Fort Collins String Quartet

Lois Owsley plays Violin for the Fort Collins String Quartet.

Lois moved in September of 2008 to the Fort Collins area from Lakewood, California. She has a BA in Violin Performance from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado and an MA in Music Education from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

She has played in symphony orchestras and other musical events as well as taught hundreds of students on stringed instruments and piano in her home based Personal Notes Music Studio in Louisiana (Lake Charles, Alexandria, Natchitoches), Bountiful, Utah and California (Escondido, Poway, San Marcos, Monterey, Sunnyvale, San Jose, Lakewood).

She is a member of MENC, a long-time member of Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC) and has currently joined the local FCMTA (Fort Collins Music Teachers Association).

Mrs. Owsley took certification classes at California State University Long Beach this past year to update the changes that have occured in music education. 

In addition to performing with the Fort Collins String Quartet, Mrs. Owsley provides personalized instruction on violin, viola, cello, piano, and music theory.