Marissa Keener is a professional violinist, Alexander Technique teacher, and a registered Suzuki violin teacher currently living in Charlotte, North Carolina.

At the age of five, Marissa began studying Suzuki violin in Knoxville, Tennessee. She holds a Masters of Music Degree in Violin Performance and Suzuki Pedagogy from East Carolina University where she was a Graduate Teaching Assistant. She was selected to participate in the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival's Next Generation Concert series and the Next Gen on the Road concerts. Marissa earned her Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance with Honors, Magna Cum Laude from Miami University of Ohio. At Miami, she performed in many small chamber ensembles, the Miami University Collegiate Chorale, and the Miami University Symphony Orchestra, where she served as the Associate Concertmaster. 

Currently, Marissa is the Artistic Director of Carolina Suzuki Strings at Arts+ in Charlotte, North Carolina where she maintains a studio of 30 Suzuki violin students, and organizes Carolina Suzuki Strings, a program with over 100 students and 12 teachers. She also serves as the Principal Second Violinist in the Union Symphony Orchestra, and is a substitute with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. In her spare time, Marissa enjoys baking with lots of chocolate, reading, hiking, and gardening alongside her two cats, Zip and Leroy