Anne K
Instruments: Violin
Styles: Classical

I taught in 2 public school districts, Woodbridge Township, NJ and Fair Lawn, NJ, both as an Instrumental Music Teacher/Strings Specialist. Although my major instrument is Violin, I also teach Viola and Cello. I have been an active performer since graduating from college, and have played as a contract player over the years for community groups performing musical productions, and in church groups for seasonal concerts. Since 1985, I have been a member of the First Violin Section of the South Orange Symphony Orchestra, South Orange, NJ, where for the past 10 years I have been the Assistant Concert Master.

For young beginners I usually use the Samuel Applebaum String Builder Series with supplemental technique books by Applebaum as well. If a student prefers to us a method that they have started to use in their group lesson in school, I will consider using that for their lesson with me also. Scale studies and solo performance pieces are introduced when the student is ready. By the end of their first year of playing, a student will have worked on Method Book lessons, Scale Studies, Etudes for Technique and Musicianship, and Solo Performance Pieces. For beginner adults, I may start them with the Wohlfahrt Elementary Method or Applebaum books, and ask them if they have any songs or pieces that they might like to play and provide it for them at a level they are comfortable with. For intermediate to advanced students, I would like to see what they have worked on in the past and I will select appropriate repertoire for them to continue their progress.