Violin Lessons Chester County, PA

Instruments: Violin, Cello, Viola

I am a positive, patient and constructive teacher.  I give my students 100% of my attention during their lessons.  I work with students to develop correct posture and positions, strong technique, ability to read music, include music theory and music history as appropriate and work with students to play with musicality and develop their own passion for music.  I work with students at their own pace and where the students are at. Read More

Instruments: Violin, Viola, Music

As I said before in my experience, I am a certified Suzuki violin teacher by the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and it is for that reason I principally use the Suzuki Methodology. However, I know every student is different. It is for that reason that I apply differently to each of them. I encourage my students to work toward different goals that we set up in the beginning of their lessons. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Violin, Viola, Keyboard

I am a caring, intuitive, and experienced musician and teacher. Small-group situations such as studio lessons or chamber music groups find me at my happiest and most fulfilled. I have premiered exciting new works at NYU's Tenri Center, at Stony Brook, Bennington College, Queens College's Aaron Copland School, the LI Composers Alliance, and my alma mater Indiana University. I especially enjoy varied religious settings, for example as concertmaster of the holiday orchestra at St. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Violin, Cello, Viola, Bass Guitar, Double Bass, Music, Keyboard

Every student moves at a different pace, so I move as fast as they are looking to move. My biggest goal for a student is for the experience to be good, and to be fun. We can move forward in what we are learning while still having fun and doing music that a student would like to do, and cover everything that we need to cover in order to be better at out instrument. Read More

Instruments: Violin, Viola, Music

Repertoire and studies are chosen based on the student's specific needs and goals. I use the following method books: Applied Violin Methods Books Bang, Maia – Maia Bang Violin Method Barber, Barbara – Solos for Young Violinists Dounis, Demetrius Constantine – The Dounis Collection Galamian, Ivan – Contemporary Violin Technique Sassmannshaus, Kurt – Early Start on the Violin Ševčík, Otakar – Violin Studies Suzuki, Shinichi – Suzuki Violin Method Voronyansky, Victoria – Start Right Series for Violin Applied Viola Method Books Barber, Barbara – Solos for Young Violists Dounis, Demetrius Constantine – The Dounis Collection (Adapted for Viola) Olson, Karen – The Galamian Scale System Adapted for Viola Sassmannshaus, Kurt – Early Start on the Viola Schradieck, Henry – School of Viola Technique Ševčík, Otakar – Viola Studies Suzuki, Shinichi – Suzuki Viola Method Voronyansky, Victoria – Start Right Series for Viola Read More