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Instruments: Piano Voice Violin Cello Viola Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Drums Recorder Double Bass Euphonium French Horn Tuba Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Oboe Bassoon English Horn Keyboard
Music lessons can incorporate a variety of approaches depending on student preference and abilities. Some students love to read notation. I encourage these students to develop auditory skills through imitation games and improvisation. Other students play by ear and prefer to memorize all pieces. I encourage these students to learn to read notation and to look at the notes when playing familiar pieces. For young children, I create short musical tunes they can read using colors. Read More
Instruments: Violin Cello Viola Double Bass Music
I have always believed that music is the International Language and can reach across the language barriers. Since then I have served as a substitute in Florida, and then returned to New Mexico where I taught in Farmington, Los Alamos an now in Albuquerque. It is hard to believe that I have been teaching students how to play a variety of instruments for almost 40 years now but feel energized to be able to focus on teaching privately again. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Violin Cello Viola Bass Guitar Harp Recorder Electric Violin Fiddle Double Bass Music Keyboard Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I have teacher training in Suzuki Violin and Cello; Dalcroze movement, solefege and improvisation in piano and have applied it to all disciplines; Paul Rolland strategies for violin playing; Aldo Parisot principles for cello playing; Austin Classical Guitar Institute, Albuquerque Guitar Chamber Ensemble and Summer Festival; and Ashtanga Yoga as well as having a degree in Music Education from Western Michigan University. I have studied privately for years myself on voice, cello, violin, guitar and piano. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Violin Viola
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
Practicing effectively has been a highlight and a challenge in my career so far! In my experience, effective practice happens when you set goals, clear your mind and your physical space of distractions, and allow yourself to learn something new. Having a growth mindset while you practice is absolutely paramount in finding success in your practice sessions.
In m opinion, there are three types of practice that should each be covered regularly and equally: Celebratory, repetition, and performance practice. Celebratory practice means playing something you love or something you are proud of! Enjoy what you have worked hard on, and congratulate yourself on meeting your goals. Repetition practice can involve scales, arpeggios, etudes, repertoire rehearsal frames, or anything that involves repeating a process for mastery. Becoming good at anything requires repeating a sequence over and over until your muscles remember exactly what to do. Repetition practice is successful when small processes are taken out of context, mastered, and then reinserted. Make sure never to bite off more than you can chew! And finally, performance practice is for ensuring that you are in the right mindset during your practice in order to ensure performance success. This can include simply visualizing yourself performing for other people while you practice, or borrowing someone's attention for a few minutes while you play for them! Performance practice is very helpful when you are playing a piece or two for a recital.
Lastly, be sure you maintain a positive attitude during your practice sessions! Don't let your mind wander into 'what if's', 'I wish', or 'if only', because it will distract from what you are going to accomplish in just 30 minutes of efficient practice.
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
My practice typically starts with 20- 30 minutes of technique building, like scales and arpeggios. I use repetition for shifting and micro-tuning. After I warm up, I spend a minute or two meditating and establishing a few goals for my practice. This typically involves selecting a few frames or chunks of my repertoire and using repetition techniques to master the techniques necessary to accomplish the sound I want. Before I start in on my goals, I first go back to a frame I practiced the previous day to celebrate and assess how well I worked on it! Sometimes it requires briefly brushing up on it, or adding the frame to one of my goals for the day. Each frame I go over for a maximum of 20 minutes at a time. This allows me to keep from over-practicing or disrupting my flow. Brain breaks during practice are often a must for people! I use them all the time! At the end of practicing that frame for 20 minutes, I like to 'perform' the small frame either for myself or someone around me. I visualize myself playing the part for an audience and focus my energy on playing it the way I would like to perform it. Recording this part of my practice is my favorite thing to do! I constantly assess and adjust to my sound as I play, and it gives me a great place to start when I find myself falling into what I call 'zombie practicing'. I repeat this process for several hours, with breaks in-between the 20 minute frames as I need them.
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Teri
I am interested in learning to play the violin. I was inspired by Bridget from the band Flogging Molly and have been saying for many years that I am going to learn.
Sarah
I am interested in setting up very beginner violin lessons for my 8 year old daughter. I would need a teacher that have availability on weekends or evenings. Thank you!
Brian
I would like to get a violin teacher to come to our home to teach my 9 year old daughter. She has two years experience but has not played for 6 months.