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Violin Teaching |
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I have been teaching violin on a one to one basis since I was 19 years old and
in response to the Covid-19 situation I've recently started offering Skype lessons. I take students of all age and abilities and am equally happy to work towards Grade exams; teach the basics of technique or work on tunes and repertoire of any style. Over the years I have performed professionally in jazz, classical ,rock, folk, country and world music ensembles so I have a fairly wide experience of different styles! If you are interested in booking a Skype lesson, please do get in touch using the form below! I have included some more information about how a Skype lesson works at the bottom of this page along with some useful resources for learning violin. |
How Skype Violin Lessons Work
- When you get in touch to arrange a lesson we will discuss what you would like to work on and arrange a time slot for your lesson.
- If you are working from sheet music we'll both need a copy so we'll check to see if we both have the same music or we can exchange copies beforehand using email.
- Payment is by bank transfer so I will forward details on how to make payment before the lesson.
- When it is time for your lesson I will give you a Skype call and away we go!
- I will always allow time between Skype lessons so if anything goes awry technically there will be time to sort out. So far everything has gone smoothly - fingers crossed!
- You will need a pencil to make notes on your own music and its also a good idea to have a notebook and pen. Normally I would write notes down for my students during a lesson but that's obviously not possible!
- You can arrange a one off lesson or regular lessons depending on what kind of input you are looking for.
Free Violin Sheet Music Downloads
Having access to downloadable PDF music is a great help for remote teaching and learning.
Here are links to some recommended sites that offer free music PDFs. Just click on the buttons to be redirected to each site.
Here are links to some recommended sites that offer free music PDFs. Just click on the buttons to be redirected to each site.
Violinsheetmusic.org has a large collection of free PDFs to download. Lots of classical music plus simple tunes for beginners, christmas music and some folk/ traditional tunes.
Fiddlerman.com has a great range of music for different playing abilities and in a variety of styles - everything from Lady Gaga to Mozart violin concertos!
Capotasto have a selection of simple violin pieces and Christmas music - great for beginner - Grade 2!