Hailing from southern Maine, Madelyn Morrell Beck is a violinist, Irish traditional fiddle player, teacher, and researcher. After beginning violin at age five, she quickly gained a love for the diverse music cultures that surrounded her. Through performing in numerous orchestras, chamber ensembles, sessions, contra dances, and festivals at a young age, she was instilled with the value of music as an intergenerational and cross-cultural bridge. In her musical journey, Madelyn has explored the solo, chamber, and orchestral repertoire of violin as well as the traditional music of cultures present in her region, specializing in Irish traditional music. Madelyn has studied with many internationally celebrated Irish fiddle players and is sought-after both as a Suzuki violin and Irish fiddle teacher, maintaining a busy teaching schedule throughout New England. 

Madelyn has competed internationally as a finalist in several prestigious traditional music competitions including the Fiddler of Oriel (2025), Fiddler of London (2024), and the Fleadh Ceoil (2023). She holds both Suzuki violin method training and the Irish traditional music teacher’s certificate, Teastas i dTeagasc Ceolta Tíre, from Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. She has recently extended her musical practice to scholarship with her dissertation titled “Investigating Ed Reavy’s Compositional Legacy Through Arts Practice Research and Musician Perspectives” which blends arts practice research, ethnographic interviews, and western music theory.

Most recently, Madelyn received one of four MarySue Harris Fellowship awards in 2026 from Music Teachers National Association that provides funding to selected private music teachers from a pool of national applicants. She holds a B.M. in Performance (summa cum laude) from Gordon College and a M.A. in Irish Music Studies (first class honours) from the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick.

Madelyn is a dedicated Suzuki teacher and believes everyone can learn to play the violin! As a teacher in the Suzuki method, Madelyn creates a positive and encouraging lesson environment, guides students to daily listening and practice, and encourages parents as “at-home teachers”.