Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 5+
Speaks Spanish, German
Teaching since 1998
Doctor of Music (incomplete)
About Daren F.
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Daren has been teaching violin and viola students since 1999 in Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. Former students have performed with the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Symphony, have been consistently top chairs in their school orchestras, have performed at Regional and All State Orchestras and several students subsequently attended college at nationally recognized conservatories.
About Daren:
A native of Cleveland Ohio, Daren has performed in the United States and abroad as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral musician. Over the past decade, Daren has performed on violin and viola with the Fundacion Sinfonia, under the musical direction of Phillippe Entremont, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Redlands California Symphony, Santa Barbara Symphony, and for recording sound stages in Hollywood and Burbank California, among others. Daren's solo, chamber music and orchestral performance engagements have been heard in the continental United States, Canada, Caribbean, Italy, Germany, and Portugal.
Daren's past appearances include soloist with the Opera Theater of Lucca with performances in Lucca and Florence, Italy, co-principal viola at the Heidelberg Festival, Heidelberg, Germany, section violist for the Grand Teton Music Festival under music director Eiji Oue, Wyoming, among others. In the past Daren has toured with A.R. Rahman, Indian composer of Bombay Dreams and Slumdog Millionaire in Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, and Vancouver, B.C. Daren has performed with Rod Stewart, Don Henley, Harry Connick Jr., Mannheim Steamroller, recorded with the Phillip Fox band in Columbus, OH, the Blessed Union of Souls and Cari Clara in Cincinnati and has performed and recoded with KD Lang for "Mountain Stage" a syndicated NPR program, recorded and filmed an episode of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Daren earned his bachelors degree from the Eastman School of Music and his masters degree from the College - Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. His previous professors include violists Martha Katz, James Dunham, George Graham, Masao Kawasaki, Catherine Carroll, Lucien Joel, and Alicia Tremmel.
Daren currently serves as Director of Operations and Artistic Administration for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Formerly, Daren served as sold Performance Manager and Orchestra Personnel Manager for the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and as Artistic and Orchestra Operations Manager for the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra.
*** Lesson Details ***
Lessons with Daren take on a life and pace as necessary and are specific to each student. All students learn at different paces and I cater to each student's needs and learning ability. I have taught students as early as first grade thru 80 years old. I am easy going, fun natured but expect my students to maintain a minimum practice regimen. Typically I use a combination of Suzuki Method Materials (if applicable), technique books, music theory and note reading, and scales.
*** Travel Equipment ***
Instrument, Music stand, sheet music
*** Specialties ***
Suzuki Methods and Traditional Methods
Instructor details
Location:
Student's Home
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Tuesday
2:30 PM-6 PM
Sunday
11 AM-6 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
30 minutes
$40
45 minutes
$50
60 minutes
$60
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Jennifer Cowley
Student's home
Daren was incredible with our first time violin player. He helped our son learn the basics and explore his interest in violin. After 5 lessons we were sold that our son would want to stick with learning violin.
Posted Oct 26, 2014
Anna Sokol
Student's home
Fab.
Posted Jul 23, 2014
Caitlin Vandeveer
Student's home
Apart from being an exceptional violinist, Daren is friendly, personable and a great teacher. I had never played the violin before but he broke things down in a way that made sense to me. His tips and foundational instruction brought results by the end of just the first lesson. I'm excited to learn more!
Posted Jun 21, 2014
Experience
Orchestra Personnel Manager
Sep, 2017 - PresentColumbus Symphony
Lead Booking Agent
Jun, 2016 - Sep, 2017TCG Entertainment
Private Violin and Viola Instructor
Nov, 2015 - Sep, 201788 Keys Music Academy, Arcadia, CA
Director of Operations and Artistic Administration
Sep, 2014 - Jun, 2016Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles, CA
Principal Viola - March 2013
Mar, 2013 - Mar, 2013Fundacion Sinfonia
Principal viola for anniversary concert with Placido Domingo in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Orchestra Personnel and Sold Performance Manager
Apr, 2012 - Sep, 2014Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Columbus, OH
Auxiliary Viola
Jun, 1999 - May, 2012Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras
Auxiliary Violin and Viola
Apr, 1999 - Sep, 2014Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Columbus, OH
Section Viola
Mar, 1999 - PresentFundacion Sinfonia
Two week music Festival in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Education
Bachelor of Music in Performance
Sep, 1992 - May, 1996Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, NY
Doctor of Music (incomplete)
Sep, 1999 - May, 2001College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, OH
Master of Music
Sep, 1996 - Jun, 1999College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, OH
Certifications
American Federation of Musicians
Sep, 1998AFLCIO
Languages
German
Limited Proficiency
Spanish
Professional Proficiency
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Instructor details
Location:
Student's Home
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Tuesday
2:30 PM-6 PM
Sunday
11 AM-6 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
30 minutes
$40
45 minutes
$50
60 minutes
$60
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