Learn to play beautifully!​ Choose your genres, explore new styles & enjoy playing with others

What's the difference in a "violin" and a "fiddle"?​

• It's not the instrument, but how it's played!
• My students choose their favorite genre(s), I find music in that style from my vast library of sheet music and recordings.. and I teach them the skills needed for that style.
• Having strong "classical" technique will help one sound the best, regardless of the style played, fiddle or violin.

Styles of Music:  You name it, and I'll teach it to you:

​Classical: Baroque-Renaissance-Romantic-20th c.-Contemporary
Fiddle: Bluegrass - Old Style - Celtic - Irish - Scottish - Gypsy
​Swedish - Canadian - Scandinavian - Eastern European - Nordic
Latin American - Jazz - Blues - Tangos - Rock - Pop
Solos - Ensembles - Duets - Trios - Quartets - ​Orchestral

Article: Daily Hampshire Gazette

5 Ways Adults Make Terrific Violin Students

​Advantages I've noticed of my adult students, which will apply to you:
1.  You want to play violin.

• No one is making you take lessons, and your self-motivation increases your ability to learn to play.

2. You have discipline and intellectual capacity.

• You already know that consistent effort produces results, and your adult brain has the ability apply abstract concepts to music.

3. You have an appreciation of music.

• From a lifetime of listening, you already know more than you realize about music, and that will give you an advantage in playing.

4. Neuroplasticity.

• The brain doesn't stop developing after childhood, and studying music stimulates neural growth. (Your brain power increases, rather than shrinking!)

5. You need a break from your daily routine.

• Playing a musical instrument gives you an opportunity to switch gears, relieve stress, and enjoy yourself.

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