Faculty

Nayyirah Wood began her journey with string instruments at the age of seven, when she started playing the violin. She trained on the violin for five years and transitioned to the viola in seventh grade. Nayyirah attended the Creative and Performing Arts High School. In 2025, she graduated from Rowan University with a degree in Viola Performance. Over the years, she has taught violin and viola through private lessons in New Jersey and Philadelphia, and she has taught in the Trenton School District. In 2026, she decided to pursue a master’s degree in String Pedagogy at Temple University and has started working at Settlement Music School as a Violin Tapestry Teacher.

Education: Bachelors in Viola Performance from Rowan University

Specialties: Violin, Viola

Divisions: Music