VIOLIN LESSONS
Violin has a reputation for being brutal to start as an adult. It isn't. What it needs is someone watching your setup properly from the very first lesson, which is exactly what a one to one lesson is for.
You can learn classical, traditional fiddling, popular, jazz or blues. I play a lot of Irish and Celtic myself. I use Vamoosh and Suzuki material among others, and I adapt what we use to what you actually want to play.
We work on:
- holding the violin and the bow without tension
- tuning, and learning to hear when a string has drifted
- intonation, and what to listen for
- producing a clean, warm sound with the bow
- reading music and rhythm
- bowing: legato, staccato, slurs, string crossings
- shifting and vibrato once you're ready for them
If you're buying or renting a violin, send me a photo or a link before you commit. A badly set up instrument makes everything harder, and it's worth two minutes to check.