Abigail Layne began her musical journey at the age of five with the piano. Beginning at age 12, Abigail took up the violin in middle school orchestra. Abigail has studied with many teachers in the Omaha area including: Tyler Roberts, violin, Dr. Ken Meints, composition, and Tetsuya Nishiyama, guitar. Currently, Abigail is on track to graduate from the University of Nebraska Omaha with a Bachelors of the Arts in Violin Performance and Music Technology, while currently studying with Dr. Mary Perkinson, violin, and Tyler Sieh, viola.

Abigail’s performance history includes playing in the Omaha Area Youth Orchestra, Orchestra Omaha, Aberdeen University/ Civic Symphony, as well as the UNO orchestra. Abigail has toured around the Midwest and Branson, MO, opened for shows such as the Haygoods and the Duttons, performed at the re-opening of the Joslyn Art Museum and has played alongside the Omaha Symphony with Omaha’s Frontier Strings ensemble. Abigail has had experience in the pit, playing first violin for The Loft’s 2024 run of Beauty and the Beast and Skutt Catholic High School’s 2024 run of The Sound of Music.

Abigail’s teaching experience began in high school, when she began assistant teaching with Omaha’s String Sprouts. Since then, Abigail became a certified Sprouts curriculum teacher and has also gained experience in teaching group and private lessons, as well as coaching small ensembles.

Lessons with Abigail will include learning of all kinds – technique, general music knowledge/theory, practice strategies, and more! Lessons will be fun and engaging, and the curriculum will be personalized to fit each student.

In Abigail’s free-time, she enjoys acrylic painting, trying new recipes, and listening to J-POP.