"Muir is a thoughtful, creative, and always productive teacher, able to coax steady progress from his students."
Louise Redd, Author.

"I am so grateful for Terry's tutelage.  Terry was very patient with me, an adult, beginning student of 'cello.  He helped me to spend more time thinking about the voice of the cello in the bow hand, to make the 'cello sing, rather than merely playing the right notes. 
This doesn't mean that Terry was casual about technique; rather, technique was put in its place as a foundation for much better things.  I have had a few little moments of greatness since studying with Terry, and would gladly study with him again."
John Sahr,  UW

"My former teacher Terry Muir was a captivating teacher with a technique to match his musicality.  He helped me greatly as I began my career to become a very successful cellist at the New England Conservatory of Music.  His advice changed the way I played cello and definitely improved my technical and especially musical abilities."
Gabriel Beistline,
B.M Cello Performance,
New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA.

One of our son's greatest joys, as one of Terry's cello students, was getting to hear Terry play during his lesson.  My son was able to hear and genuinely appreciate the beauty of the instrument and the nuances of the music that only an active performing musician can keep in their work.  This was the constant inspiration that made lessons a great joy and made practicing an important part of that worthwhile journey to achieve a beautiful sound and share it!  My son loves nothing more than mastering a passage or a new piece to be able to give it back to the teacher who planted him firmly on that road.
Adrienne Kennedy, Austin

Before studying with Terry Muir, my son, then 13, had taken a year
of cello at his middle school. The teacher there encouraged him to
pursue private lessons, and we were fortunate to find Terry.
Our son was musical but undisciplined, and nothing in the group
musical efforts at school was inspiring. But Terry was. He infused
our child with a sense of the beauty of the Bach and other music
they played together and the possibilities of the cello. I admired
Terry's patience, good humor, and his capacity to care about the
children--and adults--he teaches.
He's a brilliant musician and an empathic teacher whose talents I'd
recommend to all.
Laura Furman, UT