Best Violin Lessons in East Hampton, CT

I'm a certified music teacher offering over ten years experience working with students in both western classical, and Iranian Traditional music. As an experienced Violin teacher I help students to teach themselves the violin, to understood that their playing only improves when they change habits. I have proper knowledge of the violin’s mechanics, general musical and repertoire knowledge, skilled as a player, and strength as a communicator.

Basics of scales and intonation development, reading, bowing basics and fiddle style bowing rhythms, improvising, double-stops

Marcus offers the finest skills in Violin performing, teaching, and recording arts. Marcus holds a Masters Degree from Indiana University(Bloomington). Marcus then became adjunct Professor of Violin at the University of Louisville (Kentucky) where he was also Principal Second Violin of the Louisville Orchestra. He is a successful recording artist and was touring extensively for many years before recently starting his own private recording, performing, and teaching studio.

I work with students to improve both their technique and musicality. The technique that I teach emphasizes ease of movement, which helps violinists both avoid injury and control their playing. We work on this technique through exercises like scales and through the pieces of music that students work on. I give students pieces of music that target both their interest and level, (challenging but not too challenging) in order to inspire confidence in and excitement about their playing.

I have played the violin and the viola for 13 years, and have studied both extensively at a high level. You can expect a good mixture of technique and pieces in our lessons, along with many conversations about body awareness and tension release. The last two points are my passion projects, as I aim to help you develop pain free playing at all costs!

Gina studied violin at the Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford. She had been teaching violin since 2003. She has played in many ensembles, including Colchester Civic Orchestra (concertmaster), Chapel Hill Philharmonia, Chapel Hill Chamber Players, White Iris Light Opera Orchestra, and Good Shepherd Chamber Players. She currently plays with the South Coast Symphony Orchestra and with Tesoro, violin-guitar jazz duo.
Gina's students participate in recitals, ensembles, have recording opportunities, and have competed in auditions and competitions.

Born and raised in Jerusalem Israel, I was always surrounded by music. I started my violin lessons at the age of five and it was my first teacher who instilled the love for music and violin in me. It is the same feeling that keeps me constantly fascinated and challenged by music to this day and it is the experience I strive to pass on to my students. Starting my private studio in 2012 and teaching since has been a great source of satisfaction for me. Many of my students continued to study professionally and became orchestra members.
While I do specialize in classical instruction, I am able to instruct students in a variety of genres, including Jazz, Pop and Klezmer. In addition, I develop my own system which is based on the jewish russian tradition of violin playing and approach. This is the system that I grew up with and which have produced some of the world’s finest musicians in the past century.

I have been playing the violin for 29 years, and have been teaching for 16. I am very friendly and personable, and teach to the individual student's needs and desires after basic skills are learned. Want to play classical? We can. Want to play show tunes? We can. Want to play pop music? We can. I believe that you learn best by playing, and I believe in positive reinforcement. I teach children from age 7, and all ages of adults, beginners to advanced. I have performed professionally for many years, and have experience in overcoming performance anxiety. I coach for auditions, but love to teach students who want to learn for the sake of enjoyment too.

I have been teaching professionally for 5 years, specializing in the beginner/intermediate violin and viola student. My students will become skilled in technique, sight reading, building repertoire, audition preparation and more. Moreover, you will be able to customize lessons according to your goals(no matter the genre). I will aid you in reaching your full potential. Please send me a message if interested.