Aubrey Fineout-Watts

Strings Coordinator
Music Preparatory

About

Aubrey Fineout-Watts is a violist and violinist from Texas and holds a B.M. (Magna Cum Laude) and a M.M. in Music Performance from Texas Christian University, as well as a B.A. in Creative Writing. As an undergraduate, Ms. Fineout-Watts was awarded the L.A. Nordan Fine Arts Endowed full tuition scholarship for music (one of two recipients) and was inducted into the Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honors Society. As a graduate student, she served as the teaching assistant to the Chair of Strings at TCU, Dr. Misha Galaganov, coaching undergraduate ensembles and teaching private lessons.

Ms. Fineout-Watts is a founding member, music arranger, and violist of The Finestrung Duo––a genre fusion group created with her sister and violinist, Ashton Fineout. They perform regularly for both public and private events and are currently recording their first album. Ms. Fineout-Watts is also an active performer with both the Grammy nominated Dallas String Quartet and the Sapphire String Quartet, performing in a variety of styles from classical to fiddle to pop to rock on both acoustic and electric instruments.

Ms. Fineout-Watts has performed with touring artists Michael Bublé and 2Cellos and for high-profile clients such as the Bill Gates family, the Brunello Cucinelli family, and the George W. Bush family. She has also been featured in several albums as a studio artist, most recently in 2023 with Jon McReynolds and Anthony Evans Jr. In 2023, Ms. Fineout-Watts was invited to perform at the Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMAs) as part of an ensemble formed by the Dallas String Quartet, performing with Ashley McBryde, Luke Combs, and Ed Sheeran.

An active teacher as well as performer, Ms. Fineout-Watts has maintained a studio of private violin and viola students for over a decade and teaches at several locations around DFW, serving as an ensemble coach, orchestra sectional leader, and an All-State and All-Region clinician. Ms. Fineout-Watts specializes in adapting her teaching approach to each student, creating a nurturing, educational environment that encourages growth and exploration, providing students with the skills and discipline to thrive beyond the classroom. Ms. Fineout-Watts employs the Suzuki curriculum in lessons, as well as other material she sources herself, depending on the student’s requirements for development. Ms. Fineout-Watts is passionate about teaching at all levels and has experience teaching students from the ages of 4-84. Her students have won collegiate concerto competitions, placed in All-Region and All-State orchestras, and are valuable members of youth orchestras around the DFW metroplex.