Violin Lessons

On the violin, it's posture, intonation, and more posture...if you aren't holding the violin and bow correctly and approaching the instrument properly for maximum ease of playing, it is a nightmare! Playing the violin is difficult enough! I also use a wide variety of repertoire and methods, including scales, arpeggios that are appropriate for the students' level, and Suzuki and Mark O'Connor. Mark O'Connor has some great fiddle tunes and American folk songs in his method books.I also use the Master Theory series for the violin; I find it to be pretty comprehensive, and it can be applied to most any instrument, including the violin. If the student needs more advanced theory books, then we use more advanced ones. It is very important to me, that the students are educated to be well-rounded musicians, not just violinists.