Hi my name is Nathanial. I was born in Charleston, WV and grew up in Fayetteville, WV.  I started playing piano at the age of 3, and at age 6 I took up violin and have played it ever since; I studied with Margie Cooper. I have been teaching private lessons since 2007. I attended Marshall University where I received a degree in Violin Performance in 2015. After graduating, I married Elizabeth Danishanko. Since then I have ran several private music studios in Beckley, Barboursville, Teays Valley, and Charleston. Some of my students have gone on to play in the Fine Arts Summer Academy, West Virginia Youth Symphony, and the New River Youth Symphony. I have been privileged to teach at several music camps including the Fine Arts Summer Academy in Nashville, Tennessee and CODA Mountain Academy of Music in West Virginia.