Woodbridge, CT Violin Lessons

Instructions are based on custom curriculum for every student. The curriculum is based on student's desires and abilities and compiled from multiple sources.

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.

I teach violin at the New School for Leadership and the Arts, mostly to novice players, and I have experience teaching violin to children of all ages.

My primary instrument is guitar, which I've played for about 25 years in many different bands, styles, and genres. I studied music and classical guitar at University of Central Florida, and during that time I also helped teach violin to a class of third graders. I'm not a pro violinist, but I have plenty of experience working with novice players, helping them develop proper technique, sight reading, ear training, and other skills needed to advance to the next level.

Violin for beginners. Suzuki book 1 is required. Weekly lessons required.
Fiddle lessons are also available using the FiddleWorks book 1

The student will be instructed on the basics of proper playing techniques, music theory, and musicianship. They will learn to read music and also play by ear which will make them a well rounded player.

From Beginners to Auditioners, I love to teach and help you grow! I use student friendly materials that include learning by playing duos and choosing pieces that help you move forward. If you have an audition coming up and need help preparing I am happy to work on any pieces with you. If you have holes in your technique I
will give you the answers to help fix them.

I've been playing violin since I was 7 and teaching since I was in my teens. Music is my passion and I am excited to share it! I'll help you build a strong foundation and musical independence while having fun. All ages are welcomed. My music background includes popular, contemporary as well as classical repertoires. Let's make some music!

First of all, I will discuss with their parents and students what is their goal for learning violin. My teaching style depends on what goal the student wants to achieve.

I had built my own violin studio in Taiwan since I was 18 years old. Many of my students won the prize in the competition in Taiwan. Furthermore, I have had the opportunity to lead a sectional violin in a junior high school’s string orchestra for a year. Beyond that, I also gave a coaching to for string quartet to my students regularly. Through these experiences, I have been fortunate enough to educate a diverse group of elementary and middle school students.

I am passionate about teaching violin and really enjoy how students inspire me in life. I always focus on expanding children’s interests by improvising music, playing or recomposing pop music, incorporating music activities such as concerts, performances, competitions to encourage and build children’s confidence. By utilizing these methods, I am able to ...

Experienced teacher of 10 years specializing in beginning to elite teaching. I served as a teaching assistant to two of the top pedagogues in the nation and have learned how to teach their world class technique to prevent injury. I'm also a part of a crossover string quartet, so I never turn my nose up to learning different types of music once the classical basics and technique are down! I arrange music for myself and my string quartet, so I'm always up for teaching how to arrange as well.