Tony M  
Instruments: Violin
Styles: Classical, Pop, Rock, Gospel, Musical Theater, Opera, Electronic, Showtunes, New Age

My teaching experience goes way back to when I was in High School. I was assisting the Orchestra as a Principal Violinist. My duties were to hold sectionals and to correct articulation of my fellow classmates. Shortly after graduating from my high school, I was accepted into California State University as a Music Major on Violin. I ended up getting a part time teaching job at my previous high school to help the music students to read sheet music, count, focus on articulation, and dynamics. Encouraging regular practice on a consistent schedule proves to benefit my younger and older students alike. Being consistent with practicing helps my students to progress and gain a passion for the instrument they are playing. As I started to achieve my music teaching goals I also discovered that a combination of classical music and modern music can go a long way in helping students to enjoy their instrument and motivates them to practice and achieve excellence. If a student isn't having fun learning, then I am not doing my job! My students are encouraged to participate in competitions and recitals, as well as working on their own material to have accomplishments to be proud of and stay motivated to learn more. I am always looking to bring on some more students that I can share my passion of music with and help them to achieve their musical goals.

For beginning students who are children, I typically start with Suzuki Violin School Book 1. Once the student has progressed to have a grasp of the fundamentals on starting on the Violin and learning terms and positions and correct stances, bowings, finger placements, etc... I will begin to introduce solo repertoire appropriate for students to grasp everything there is to know on the Violin like scales and names of violin positions and dynamics. For older students and adults, I try to discover what the student is interested in, and guide my instruction accordingly to keep the lessons engaging and fun, no matter their ability level. I mostly go based off the Suzuki Violin Method books and will guide my students in correct engagement to playing notes, focusing on dynamics, bowings, and finger note placements along with positions of the hand on the violin. I usually go based off the skill level of my student and accommodate that to see where I need to start in my teachings.