Viola with Nicole F.

Hello! I have just moved to the Baton Rouge area to pursue my Doctorate in Music in violin performance and am looking for students interested in violin or viola. I recently finished my Masters in violin performance while being a private teacher at Bender School of Music in Elkton Maryland where I taught violin and viola. I received my bachelor degree from Colorado State University with a concentration in violin performance and violin/viola pedagogy (the art of private teaching). What is unique to my training is my pedagogy degree, where professors analyzed my teaching to help me perfect it while also studying and analyzing many pedagogues and private teachers. Currently I have availability every day of the week and weekends as I am still growing my studio. I drive to all my students' homes and do not have a set studio location yet. If you are not sure whether you live too far away from me, don't hesitate to ask and we will come up with a solution! Normally I will drive to any home within a 20 minute drive of the LSU area. I ask that all my students own a stand of some sort (a wire stand can run $10-12), a shoulder-rest (which can be in the form of a violin sponge at about $4 or a plastic shoulder rest can be about $25) and the proper books I assign that will be determined at the first lesson. My practice requirement for each student depends on the age and goals of each student but are set in place in the lessons. I am accepting students who are looking for a permanent teacher OR who are looking to advance during the summer for the next school year. I teach from age 5 to adult. I mainly teach classical violin, but if you express an interest in fiddling music we can certainly look at fiddle material though my main concentration is in classical music. Looking forward to meeting you! -Ms. Nikki