Tony S. TakeLessons Instructor music, VIOLIN-VIOLA Briarcliffe Blvd, Wheaton, IL

Tony is a classical and modern Viola and Violin player with 35 years of experience in music, graduated with  a a Bachelor Degree from the Academy of Fine Arts , Tirana , Albania .

For more than 3 years he has been a Viola player for Albanian RTV Symphony Orchestra, and he performed in concerts in many European countries as: Italy , Greece , and Russia .

He is the founder and the Principal Viola for the chamber orchestra “Scanderbeg”.

His experience is complemented by more than 11 years activity as a viola violin teacher in Music Lyceum “J.Misja.”, Tirana , Albania , and lately in Toronto , Canada .

Many of his students are graduated from music conservatories in Albania and Italy and they are performing in symphonic orchestras, chambers of music’s all around Europe .

Tony is currently working on getting a Master of Music diploma from Northwestern University in Illinois , and he’s enjoying,  performing and teaching violin and viola in his private studio in Wheaton , IL .

As a parent and teacher, I’d like to educate the value of music in our children's lives. I see the music as a vital element, not only for their background, but also as an inspiration in their lives.
For beginners, I’d like to start with Suzuki books, but supplemented with scales and etudes.
For intermediate and advanced students, I use a vast array of European, Russian literature that covers the 5 main areas of development: scales, etudes, solo repertoire, and orchestra literature and music theory.
 Understanding how to read music and sight-read is very important and I stress this highly in lessons. I emphasize all aspects of right and left hand technique, posture, music reading, the ability to learn melodies by ear, and both classical and non-classical styles. I seek to foster in the student a strong musical awareness and appreciation, in an environment that empowers the student to discover his or her individual creative expression. Though not everyone will be a soloist, I believe that it is possible for every student to find their musical voice when a willingness to learn is combined with a teaching method that focuses on each individual student’s learning style. I treat every student as an individual, with dignity, and respect. Every student’s performance will be recorded every 3 months.

According to his level of expertise the student will learn:

• Second melody;
• Vibrato;
• The fingering table;
• Double stops;
• Double stops and chords;
• Playing in a group;
• Performing in front of an audience;
• How to read music notes;
• Basic music theory;
• Circle of fifths;
• The tempered scale;
• Chord samples;

Classic music, church, working toward a SUZUKI certificate.

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