Text on screen: Brandeis University.
[Violin plays in background]
Video on screen: Sheet music on stand.
Video on screen: Georgia with student playing violins in a classroom.
Text on screen: Georgia Luikens.
Georgia: My name is Georgia Luikens and I'm a doctoral candidate in musicology at Brandeis University.
Video on screen: Georgia in her office with a poster behind her.
I am a teacher, a scholar and a violinist.
Video on screen: Picture of Georgia playing violin at a young age.
I've played violin since I was about four years old.
Video on screen: Georgia playing violin with a chalkboard behind her.
I play with the Brookline Symphony Orchestra and with a number of local ensembles around Boston.
Video on screen: Georgia in her office with a poster behind her.
At Brandeis I TA’d once or twice and then was happily thrown into the deep end, writing and teaching my own courses.
Video on screen: Georgia teaching in a classroom, students sitting around a table.
You're not only honing your craft as a scholar and as a musician but as a teacher which is such an important part of being an academic.
Video on screen: Georgia in her office with a poster behind her.
I've been really lucky to have opportunities far beyond the ones that I could’ve imagine coming here.
Video on screen: Georgia playing violin with a chalkboard behind her.
I love the idea of student engagement, of getting students excited about what you're excited about.
Video on screen: Georgia meeting with a student in her office.
When you see a student suddenly love something that you love, it's really inspiring.
Video on screen: Georgia in her office with a poster behind her.
Text on screen: brandeis.edu