Teaching Philosophy

When it comes to private music lessons, I believe that it is an essential element to find the right teaching methodology and approach, because the classroom ratio between a teacher and students is 1:1. With the right teacher and methodology, this can help the child to enjoy their creative and musical journey. 

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My approach is treating all children as an individual, because I believe that each child are different and unique, with having different needs, desires, goals, and maturity in their learning. I keep my lessons engaging and interactive between student and teacher, because this is important for a teacher to understand the student not just as a violin student, but also as a person. All musical questions are always welcomed in my lessons and I encourage them to ask without the fear of making mistakes. I encourage students to always think critically and independently, and also with the confidence to be creative at the same time. My goal is for each student to eventually build up the confidence to find their own unique sound and style of playing, and to also be able to gain the confidence to learn independently. 

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Stage presence is very important for any performing artist, and in my lessons, I place a huge emphasis on preparing for that first impression when performing, such as the whole body posture, violin hold, and bow hold. After their posture is good, I focus a lot of violin technique on the left and right hand equally. This is a very important foundation, because with good solid technique the student is able to grasp the technical demands in their own music and this in-turn would help them learn more music quicker with better quality of tone, and intonation. Another positive reason for having a solid foundation in technique is that when the student plays any music, the musical challenges would not be a hinderance and burden for them to focus on the expressiveness of the music, and they would be able to focus on the musicality aspects, such as dynamics, mood, expression, musical phrasing, and style. This approach is similar to anyone learning a new subject, hobby or endeavor. Whether academics, sports, or performing arts, there is always a need to first learn the important steps to set a strong foundation to work with, such as counting numbers and reading ABCs to learning the correct muscular movements in sports and music.