Ryan C
Instruments: Violin
Styles: Classical
Ryan C
Instruments: Violin
Styles:
Classical
Where I Teach:
Ages Taught: 8-80
MM, Texas State University, Violin Performance BM, University of Texas at San Antonio, Violin Performance
2014-2016 - Graduate Assistant/Graduate String Quartet
2012 - UTSA Concerto and Aria winner
2012 - Round Top Music Festival fellowship recipient
2011 - Eastern Music Festival participant
I'm a pasionate and hard working violinist and teacher who is always striving for the best from myself and my students. I am currently in the second year of my Masters in Violin Performance at Texas State University. In addition to my scholarly duties, I am also a member of the Graduate String quartet at Texas State. Chamber music is a passion of mine and it is my hope that each of my students will find something that they can be passionate about.
I began teaching lessons six years ago as a course requirement for one of my pedogogy classes. I quickly fell in love teaching and have since then strived to improve myself to be best teacher I can be.
I like to tailor my teaching methods to each individual student. I know from taking lessons myself that no two violinist are alike, and it would be silly to teach as if they were. For my younger students, I really like to focus on the fundamentals of violin technique so that they can have a firm foundation on which they can improve. I also try to include music theory and music history into my lessons so that a student leaves each lesson not only as a better violinist, but as a better overall musician.
I am a passionate teacher who likes to have fun in lessons! My main goal as a teacher is to inspire my students to be the best they can be. I have found that the teachers that inspire me the most are the ones that I can laugh with or ask questions without the feeling of being talked down to. I want my students to ask musical questions and search for answers so that we can have active musical dialogue in our lessons. I also like to give listening assignments during the week to help students become better active listeners. Overall, I want my students to walk away from each lesson excited with the possibilities music can bring them.
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