Alyssa Lawson holds a master's degree in Cello Performance from Boston University, where she studied with Michael Reynolds. She is a Fulbright scholar with a B.A. in Music from Swarthmore College and an M.A. in Ethnomusicology from UCLA.

Alyssa has completed Suzuki teacher training in all ten volumes, primarily with Nancy Hair and David Evenchick. She has also received training in Music Mind Games. Alyssa teaches in Watertown, MA as well as at the Suzuki School of Newton. She is a founding member of Cellos on the Charles, a group that supports cello education in Eastern Massachusetts. She is on the faculty of the New England Suzuki Institute.

Alyssa has performed with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, indie folk band The Morning Architect, the Boston Arabic Orchestra, the Aurelia Ensemble, and many chamber ensembles. She helped create the innovative performance group Spectacle Collective.