Gerda (born October 21, 1969) studied with Jos Zwaanenburg and Harrie Starreveld, and after her final exam (1998), she continued her studies with Koos Verheul.

She co-authored the pedagogical curriculum with her husband, Joris Nassenstein, and graduated cum laude. Her secondary subject was piano.

Even during her studies, Gerda was already substituting at various music schools across the Netherlands. In 1999, she began teaching at the Leusden Music School, where she worked for 10 years. When the school was closed due to cultural budget cuts, she started her own private teaching studio in Amsterdam South.

Now, Gerda has been teaching flute for nearly 35 years, with great passion, to students ranging in age from 2.5 to 80 years.

In February 2025, her Amsterdam flute studio celebrates its 16th anniversary.

Additional highlights:

• Performs regularly on flute and piccolo with the Holland Symphony Orchestra and the Promenade Orchestra

• Completed various specialized training courses, including Musical Fun for Toddlers, Music Mind Games, and the Children’s Music Laboratory

• Began her Suzuki Teacher Training for flute in 2013 and earned Level 5 certification in November 2021, making her a fully qualified Suzuki teacher

• Frequently teaches at (international) Suzuki workshops

• Enjoys giving lectures on the Suzuki Method

• Regularly contributes articles to Suzuki Nieuws

• In 2015, Gerda’s students, together with those of Liduin Wachter, performed in a collaboration concert with the Neflac Ensemble, conducted by Emily Beynon

• In 2018, her students performed the opening concert for Jacques Zoon at the Dutch Flute Society Day in De Griffioen

• In June 2018, the CD Daryã was released with music by composer Hamid Tabatabaei, based on an ancient Persian fairytale about a little fish. The CD costs €15.00, and proceeds are donated to refugee children on Lesbos

• In January 2020, Gerda’s students contributed to a CD by the Netherlands Flute Academy

• Served on the Board of the Suzuki Association of the Netherlands from 2019–2025

• Since May 2023, serves as Secretary of the Dutch Flute Society

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