Violin with Thomas M.

*** Lesson Details *** I am available to travel to your home for private lessons within a reasonable distance. Lessons can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour depending on material to be covered, and attention span. I have worked with children & adults with special needs. My objective is to encourage enthusiasm and diligence in my students towards Music and the Performing Arts, focusing on self-esteem, presentation, and public performance. For strings, I incorporate sight reading with ear training using various acclaimed methods modeled after the Suzuki method, which I am in the process of obtaining certification. I value the importance of ensemble playing, and will orchestrate many such activities. *** Specialties *** classical, traditional folk, international folk, Israeli folk dance music, popular dance music, others I am a professional musician who can give instruction on many musical styles ranging from Classical to Folk Music from several different countries. As a student, I was involved for many years as a violist with The Louisville Youth Orchestra, I became a graduate of the Youth Performing Arts School in Louisville, Ky. in 1981 majoring in music and theater. I have since performed in a a broad spectrum of musical involvements including touring with international folk dance troupes, performing Celtic and traditional music at events in several countries, composing music for, and directing several theatrical productions. At the same time I have been involved in educating children in music in several Community Schools throughout the Eastern U.S.. Between 2011 & 2019 I owned a full service music shop in Crestwood, Ky, where where I taught and operated a repair shop called 'Hewn from the Mountain Music''. I also perform in the viola section of the Louisville Philharmonia, and have served as as Public Relations Director on the Board of Directors.