Viola Lessons Fort bend County, TX

Instruments: Violin, Viola, Recorder, Fiddle

I have also taught students as part of the Community Outreach Program of the San Antonio Symphony and plan to continue being part of the community outreach program with the San Antonio Philharmonic. As a professional recorder player, I have performed as soloist with the Music of the Baroque Orchestra. Also, I played recorder in the "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" movie score with the San Antonio Symphony, Utah Symphony, and Alabama Symphony. Read More

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

I believe in a positive perspective on practicing: regular practice will greatly enhance a student's progress with lessons. Focusing on, and isolating, challenges, rather than practicing what has already been acquired, will help the student gain proficiency and fluency in his or her musical ability. Music is, in a sense, both a fine art, and a discipline. For that reason I teach both interpretation and technic. Musical challenges can, at times, be met by technical considerations; and technical challenges can be met by musical considerations. Read More

Instruments: Violin, Viola

For beginning students who are children, I usually start with Leonards Essential Elements. Once my student understands the fundamentals I will begin to introduce scales, etudes, and solo pieces that are appropriate for their level. I also love to throw in a fun piece (a favorite song or something from the radio) at the end of my lessons. For adults, I try to find out what the student is interested in and focus on those areas. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Violin, Viola

I teach a predominantly Suzuki as I learned with the Suzuki method and I am trained as a Suzuki instructor. I don't completely immerse my students with the Suzuki method and while learning how to play by ear, I teach students how to read music so that they are able to compose their own music. Read More

Instruments: Violin, Viola

I have been teaching since my late high school years. I have taught various private lessons part time in the Houston area and aided some of my teachers in teaching 5th grade strings. When I entered college, I started teaching middle school students privately in the Waco area and teaching general music education in Baylor's OsoMusical program for special needs children. I love seeing the interesting ties between elementary and secondary music education and the impact of the basic foundations of music! Read More