Welcome to the studio! I am available for lessons in person or online. I teach both traditional and Suzuki method violin, accepting students age 5 and up. Contact me for information on lesson format, learning to play, advancing your current skills on the violin, or just to ask a few questions about an old violin you found in the attic. Get to know me as a teacher and check out a few tips from my Intro to the Violin series on tuning the instrument.
I am a registered Suzuki teacher, member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas and the Middle Tennessee Suzuki Association. If you are interested in the Suzuki method, I highly recommend visiting both sites for more information and resources for parents and children.
While you’re here, check out some of my go-to resources and favorite books:
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Nurtured by Love: The Classic Approach to Talent Education (Shinichi Suzuki)
First, Learn to Practice (Tom Heany)
The Musician’s Way: A Guide to Practice, Performance and Wellness (Gerald Klickstein)
The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Julia Cameron)
The Little Book of Talent (Daniel Coyle)
The Talent Code (Daniel Coyle)
The Inner Game of Music (Barry Green with Timothy Gallwey)
Learn Faster, Perform Better – A Musician’s Guide to the Neuroscience of Practicing (Molly Gebrian)
Bulletproof Musician (Noa Kageyama)
What Every Violinist Needs to Know About the Body (Jennifer Johnson)