Ms. Saunders began studying violin with Suzuki violin teacher, Mr. Metcalf, when she was 5 years old. Meg fondly remembers going to his house for lessons, having group classes on Saturday mornings, and going to recitals on Sunday afternoons. One of her earliest memories was listening to recitals and wanting to play the Boccherini Minuet—and then being so excited when she finally got to play it!

Meg joined many of the her classmates in the Shenandoah Valley Youth Orchestra, which formed in 1985. Meg went on to study violin through high school, went to the University of Virginia to study violin and psychology (child development) and moved to Lexington in 1999. Besides teaching with LTEA, she teaches violin and viola at Centre and Asbury Colleges and for the Heritage Area String Program in Danville, assists with the EKU Symphony Orchestra, and plays with the Lexington Philharmonic, Roanoke (VA) Symphony, and EKU Faculty String Quartet. In the summer, Meg teaches at the Foster Music Camps at EKU and plays with the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in Virginia. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends, her cats (Cosi & Mimi), knitting, and reading.