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 These three women, two sisters and their mom, are the organizers and instructors of Fife Fiddle Camp.  Enthusiastic teachers and fiddlers, they welcome you 

to find out about them:

Lindsay Fife Szczesny has played the violin for 28 years and began teaching lessons at age 15. She was the student leader for Cedar High School's Country Fiddle group led by June Thorley. She attended Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho) where she received her Associate Degree in music. As an LDS missionary in Finland, Lindsay performed violin solos in several public concerts. She graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Utah State University with an Elementary Music Endorsement. She taught group classes to beginning string students during college and also established and co-directed the summer fiddling group Rocky Mountain Fiddlers for two years. Lindsay led the performance group Cascade Strings and is currently a member of Peter Street. In 2009 she was the guest clinician for the Suzuki Strings in Cedar City. She is married to Stan Szczesny and they have 4 children.

Jennilyn Fife Rock began playing the violin at age 5 and added the cello at age 9. As a teenager she performed in Japan as a member of the Southwest Symphony. Jenni began teaching privately at age 15 and earned several gold cups for violin, cello, fiddle, and piano in Cedar City's Music Festival. She was heavily involved in student government, orchestra, and madrigals at Canyon View High School. Following graduation in 2000, Jenni taught English to young children in Taiwan, served an LDS mission to Georgia, and worked in Alaska. In 2009 she established her own fiddle group for advanced players called Peter Street. Jenni is a creative entrepreneur with several small businesses. She enjoys making crafts, home decorating, and sewing. Most recently she has been creating purses. Jennilyn is married to Jarad Rock and they have 2 children.

Carol Fife is an accomplished pianist and teacher. She grew up in Cedar City, minored in music at Southern Utah State College (now SUU) and taught private piano lessons to students of all ages and levels. For over 20 years, Carol served as her 6 children's practice coach as they learned violin, viola, cello, and piano. She herself has since learned to play the bass. She established and directed the successful High Country Fiddlers for many years. This was a group of young fiddlers that practiced weekly and performed in many venues around Utah. Currently she is the accompanist and assistant director in the music group Peter Street. She enjoys reading great literature, hiking, teaching music class to her grandchildren, traveling, cooking, teaching classes on preparedness, and hosting people in her home.  She is married to Boyd Fife.