Daryl Silberman

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Written By Dr. Elisa Janson Jones
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Ms. Daryl Silberman is a professional violinist/violist, an orchestra director at Scullen Middle School in Naperville, IL, and a director for the Youth Symphony of DuPage. “Ms. S” studied viola performance at the University of Colorado at Boulder, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and University of Southern California and teaches with her 5-string violin. She has been a private studio teacher, high school orchestra director (including at Waubonsie Valley High School for 10 years), youth orchestra director and freelance violist and violinist in Illinois, Oregon, and California performing with regional orchestras, rock bands, movie studio orchestras, chamber groups, and baroque ensembles. Daryl is also a 200RYT yoga instructor and mindfulness trained educator.

She has served as a guest conductor and clinician for middle and high school orchestras all around the country and has presented at many national and state educator conferences. Additionally she has been a virtual coach for the Illinois Education Association, mentoring 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year music teachers in the state. She was named as one of “50 Directors Who Make a Difference” (representing the state of Oregon) in 2011 by School Band and Orchestra magazine. In her free time, she is an avid yogi and proud mom of two young adults. www.daryls.com Daryl is a D’Addario Educator Artist.

 
 


  • I am a passionate, energetic, compassionate, music-loving person! I am all about connecting music to everything else in a human's life - student or teacher. I specialize in thinking out of the box! I love trying new things, keeping what works, and retooling what needs improvement. I consider the whole human in my approach to music education - yes, we need to teach kids to play their instruments well, but more importantly, we help them become compassionate, musical members of our society! Everything we do with them in the musical classroom or rehearsal sphere is tranferrable to everything else they do!

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Dr. Elisa Janson Jones

Dr. Elisa Jones designs and scales learning systems for organizations and individuals. With an EdD in Instructional Design, an MBA in Strategy, and 20+ years building education platforms, she combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution experience.

She works at the intersection of people, systems, and technology—helping leaders and learners see what's actually working and what needs to change. Her approach is diagnostic, grounded in real-world constraints, and focused on outcomes that stick.

Learn more about her work at sovereign.plus, elisajones.ai, and the Music Teacher Guild.

https://elisajanson.com
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