About Amy
Violinist, Educator, & Founder
Amy Wang-Hiller is a professional violinist, music educator, and arts leader based in Denton, Texas. Her work connects performance, inclusive pedagogy, disability advocacy, and community-based innovation.
As an artist and educator, Amy believes that artistic excellence and access belong together. Her work is shaped by a commitment to creating music spaces where disabled artists, students, patients, and families are recognized not as an afterthought, but as essential contributors to artistic life.
Amy’s work has expanded from the concert stage and teaching studio into disability inclusion, advocacy, consulting, and nonprofit innovation. As Founder and Executive Director of InclusiVibe Foundation and Founder of Wang-Hiller LLC, she develops disability-led programs, storytelling initiatives, speaking engagements, and partnerships at the intersection of music, healthcare, and community.
A committed educator for more than 17 years, Amy has taught violin and viola in private-studio, secondary-school, and university settings, including as a Graduate Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas. Her teaching centers individualized instruction, adaptive approaches, and the belief that every musician deserves meaningful access to artistic growth.
Amy holds a Master of Music in Violin Performance from Louisiana State University and pursued doctoral study in Violin Performance, with a related field in Instrumental Conducting, at the University of North Texas. Her performance experience includes orchestral, chamber, solo, and festival work in the United States and China, with leadership appointments as Second Violin Principal, Associate Concertmaster, and Concertmaster. She was also a finalist in the Lewisville Concerto Competition in 2020.
Current work:
Currently, Amy is completing doctoral work in Violin Performance, with a related field in Instrumental Conducting, at the University of North Texas. She continues to perform in orchestral and chamber settings while developing her work as an adaptive violinist, educator, and advocate.
As a disabled musician and complex patient, Amy shares her lived experience through public writing, speaking, and media projects. Her work centers on what it means to continue making music in a disabled body—and to build artistic spaces where disabled musicians are not expected to conform to a single model of technique, access, or excellence.
Her doctoral research explores adaptive violin strategies, bow use, modifications to traditional pedagogical approaches, and ways to reduce pain and unnecessary effort for players with a wide range of bodies and access needs. In her private studio and teaching work, she helps students develop sustainable, individualized approaches to technique rather than forcing themselves into one “ideal” physical model.
Amy is also the Founder, Board Chair, and Executive Director of the InclusiVibe Foundation, where she develops programs connecting healthcare professionals, patient communities, and the arts. Through this work, she seeks to reimagine care, access, and creative practice across disciplines.