Latin instructor and Violin Instruction

Mrs. Sallie Penn Crabb

sturner@hunterclassicalchristian.org

Virginia native Sallie Penn Crabb has been teaching and performing as a professional musician in Richmond for over 15 years. She teaches violin, viola, and piano. Sallie Penn earned her Bachelor of Music degree magna cum laude from Virginia Commonwealth University where she studied Violin Performance under Susanna Klein (violin, Richmond Symphony). In addition to the violin, Sallie Penn is proficient in both piano and pipe organ where she was trained by organist Dr. Ardyth Lohuis. She has served as a music educator at many institutions in Richmond including Richmond Piano, Key Signatures, Chesterfield Music, Richmond Music Center, Bravo Music Academy, Collegiate School, St. Catherine’s, and St. Christopher’s School. She currently teaches out of her personal studio and performs as a freelance violinist. Sallie Penn began her career teaching music in 2003, and has since been dedicated to bringing the joy of excellent music to her students. In addition to her passion for music, Mrs. Crabb loves ancient languages - Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. She studied college-level Latin in high school and won 3 gold medals on the National Latin exam. While still in high school, Sallie Penn had the opportunity to serve as a student teacher for beginner Latin classes. She went on to study New Testament Greek in college. Sallie Penn lives in Richmond, VA with her husband, James, and three young children, Alice Lee, Edward, and Charles Wesley. While not teaching music or Latin at HCCS, she can be found swimming her heart out at the pool early in the morning. She loves anything having to do with the color pink, cows, beef, water, and sunshine!