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What ages of students do you teach?
I currently teach a wide age range of students. My youngest is 5 and my oldest is 60.

What is the right age for my son/daughter to start learning the Violin?
I generally advise starting anytime after they have started at Kindergarten.

My Son/daughter hasn't started school yet, and I would like them to start having some music lessons. What do you advise?
There are many Local music schools which offer music courses to children who haven't started school yet. These courses are focused on developing a sense of rhythm, and pitch, while also teaching children to have a fun early interaction with music. This is usually an advantage to the child and the teacher for when they start private music lessons.

What levels of students do you teach?
I have experience teaching all levels of students in many styles of Violin playing. My students have been successful Exam candidates, and are regularly encouraged to perform.

How do you teach, or what is your teaching methodology?
Technique is the essential element to be able to play any style of music. My teacher was Evan Elsley, whose training is from the Central European conservatorium tradition with pedagogic links to Leopold Auer. The combination of Evan's training and this central European tradition have enabled an understanding of how to develop a technique and facility through traditional methods, and to then be able to apply this technique to a multitude of Violin playing styles including Classics, Gypsy, Irish, Jazz, Latin, and more.

What role should the parents take in the lessons and in practice?
I encourage parents to sit in on lessons so that they can take an active role in helping their child practice. The Violin is a complex instrument with many intricate details, especially relating to posture. It is of enormous benefit to the student to be able to have a parent help them during their practice, in order to help secure a strong elementary technique.

We want to start lessons, what do we need?
If you are a beginner, you will need:

Where do we get a Violin from?
If you contact me, I can put you in touch with some of the most competitively priced dealers in Sydney. Currently some of the Chinese imports represent excellent value for money.

I also have an ability to source some Violins directly from China. If you wish to purchase these, please feel free to discuss it with me.

Do you have any advice for when we go to purchase a Violin?
Yes:

Do you offer a mobile service?
No. I have two studios in Sydney, and a network of teachers which I can recommend in other areas.