Is SKYPE for you?
Choosing a teacher is a tricky business. My resume` will tell you that I studied with Jasha Brodski - who taught Hilary Hahn - and Josef Gingold, Joshua Bell's teacher. So, which teacher do I mirror when I teach?
I believe that the secret of great teaching is finding the right approach for each individual. At the same time the teacher needs to understand the goals that lead to fulfillment and the process by which we grow as musicians. Adults need well-articulated technical advice. It seems easier for children to focus on the music. In the end balance is the secret but so is a teacher-student relationship that allows the student to deal with the risk of following the teacher's direction.
Mathias Ohlson, the young man to your right, is one of the featured artists in VIOLIN FOR MUSICIANS, the DVD that I produced. It will give you a taste of how easy technique can be via Youtube, "nowfretless", found at the NOW tab at the top of this page. But there are aspects of the DVD that can only be accessed from a disk. I am now preparing a new version as part of VIOLIN FOR BAND TEACHERS. The original edit may be found as part of my INDIEGOGO* listing. You may still elect a block of either 6 or 10, 60-minute scheduled lessons with a Paypal option for tuition.
*Available upon request
I believe that the secret of great teaching is finding the right approach for each individual. At the same time the teacher needs to understand the goals that lead to fulfillment and the process by which we grow as musicians. Adults need well-articulated technical advice. It seems easier for children to focus on the music. In the end balance is the secret but so is a teacher-student relationship that allows the student to deal with the risk of following the teacher's direction.
Mathias Ohlson, the young man to your right, is one of the featured artists in VIOLIN FOR MUSICIANS, the DVD that I produced. It will give you a taste of how easy technique can be via Youtube, "nowfretless", found at the NOW tab at the top of this page. But there are aspects of the DVD that can only be accessed from a disk. I am now preparing a new version as part of VIOLIN FOR BAND TEACHERS. The original edit may be found as part of my INDIEGOGO* listing. You may still elect a block of either 6 or 10, 60-minute scheduled lessons with a Paypal option for tuition.
*Available upon request
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