Violin Lessons in Baldwinsville, MA

Instruments: Piano Violin Viola

I teach students of all levels including adult students. I am a traditional teacher in that I focus on laying a secure foundation to prevent any unnatural habits from blocking the students progress in the future and helping the student become completely independent of the teacher. The student learns the skills necessary to teach themselves. I use a structured approach that involves a set of criteria that the student memorizes and is able to use as a checklist of issues to watch out for when practicing. Read More

Instruments: Violin Electric Violin Fiddle

I began my music education at the age of 8 in Boston, along with my siblings and mother. I chose violin, studied at the South End Music Center, and relied on my time with violin as a constant in an otherwise turbulent young life. During the early 1970's I submerged myself in the rich folk scene of Cambridge, MA, playing fiddle and backup violin and sharing the stage with numerous bands. Read More

Instruments: Violin

I, myself, is a very passionate performer. My enthusiasm in music making is what kept me going all these years. and I believe it is the very thing that would motivate and encourage a student to practice and learn. As a teacher, I will prioritize finding a way for a student to love the instrument and music, introducing them to a wonderful world that they have not yet encountered. Learning the violin is an extremely hard process, like everything else in life, there is never a shortcut. Read More

Instruments: Violin Cello Viola

Many times students have videoed me playing pieces i teach so they have an example to watch/follow. I use Josephine Trott double stoo books 1 2. I use Yaakov Geringas's "Shifting~Thirty Studies For Young Violinists " .there are a couple scale books i use with my students. I have quite a collection of fiddle tunes, klezmeh tunes, Gypsy music and more i like to mix in with the classical music. I have all my students perform in my student concerts or at least in some of them each year. Read More