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I am a teacher by vocation, because my work brings me satisfaction. I love my profession and treat it as a creative process. Yes, this is my creative process and each student is the material through which I create my masterpiece. I invest completely in my student with my knowledge, experience, love, attention and responsibility. I began my teaching career in 1994, working at the conservatory with students. Although it was not easy to start right away with adult students, I understood back then that this was my calling. Simultaneously, I performed as a soloist. I participated in all conservatory events, conducted solo concert activities performing with symphony and chamber orchestras, and was also the founder and director of a violin ensemble in my country. Performing experience is an integral part of professional teaching, which helps the pedagogical process.
I have over 25 years of teaching experience and my relationships with former students have remained very warm. This is due to my love for my students and my work. It is impossible to instill a love of music in a student without contact and respect. In addition to the love of music and the instrument, I also aim to instill an interest in art in the student as a whole. Because music is an integral part of the performance arts. I believe that to keep a student focused, they must be constantly motivated to have a desire to play and develop. Participation in events, concerts and competitions is a great motivation for the professional growth of students. I try to build a diverse program in order to develop the student both technically and artistically, so that the performed pieces are interesting and bring joy.
In my teaching methods, I focus on the correct positioning of both hands and the body as a whole. Freedom of play is important to me, which will help the student to develop technically and artistically. Over many years of experience working with beginners, I have developed my own methodology that enables rapid growth in the play, and my students show very good results already in the first year. An example of this is my student, who entered Manhattan School with a big scholarship after her first year of study performing a concert by D. Kabalevsky, Alemanda, and Courante from the partita in D minor by J.S. Bach. This is one of many examples.
First, I introduce a beginner student to the world of music. I play various interesting pieces on violin and/or piano, and give the student an opportunity to reproduce sounds on the instruments themselves, sing. This is how we get to know each other better. In the beginning its important not to focus on hand placement, on holding the instrument, I do not make it important for the future technique. I do this myself without straining the student. Gradually, the student begins to naturally hold the instrument. From this point on, we gradually begin to play songs on our own. Children are eager to play because it is easy and interesting for them. With older children who are already playing, there are other tasks. I work on the technique of playing the instrument, while motivating them in various ways so that it is interesting for them to do routine work. We learn various musical pieces with interest. I introduce the composer, composer's work, tell the student about the work, genre. I also introduce interesting performers, listen to recordings. In this way, the student is always interested in the process and is in constant development.
Ms. Chynar was my violin teacher for 6 years and she was the best teacher I've ever had! She takes time with you and is very patient. For her its very important that her students not only perfect their technique but most importantly love the instrument and love playing violin. Ms. Chynar always made sure I study music history, literature, and theory. She encouraged me during my practice and helped me overcome my desire to quit violin. She helped me develop my skill, and grow as a musician and a person.