Viola Lessons

My diverse background as educator, professional violist, and music director of Riverview Chamber Players enables me to provide you with a rich musical experience – one that moves beyond technical skills and into the joy of playing.

In your viola or violin lessons,
I promise to:

• Create a comfortable and supportive environment in which mistakes are just part of the learning process.
• Encourage you to laugh, ask questions, and explore.
• Adapt my teaching approach to your learning style.
• Use a combination of movement and clapping to teach you rhythm.
• Teach you scales and arpeggios including how they apply to the music you are playing. 
• Emphasize pattern recognition in rhythms, notes, and phrases. 
• Explain the meaning of musical symbols and help you recognize them in new pieces of music.
• Focus on correct movement and physical posture to avoid pain or injury.
• Train you in excellent technique.
• Play duets with you to enhance your ensemble playing and to highlight the joy of chamber music.
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• Practice sight-reading to enable you to learn new pieces of music quickly and independently.
• Advise you on how to structure your practice sessions.
• Introduce you to a variety of styles of music.
• Prepare you for two recitals a year with the emphasis on fun!