Private Viola Lessons Online via Zoom
Online private viola lessons is the most effective way to learn the viola during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every student is unique and every talent different. My job is to create a specialized lesson plan to bring out each student's strengths and strengthen the weaknesses.
The general idea is a custom made experience for learning and improving your viola playing skills.
Introduction to the Viola (online via Zoom Video):
- What is the viola and how it sounds
- Student will learn how to produce sound and how to relate it to physical motion, time and pitch
- Basic habits to create: ear control, concentration, coordination. What kind of music do you like?
- How to practice at home (Parents are encouraged to participate)
- First tunes and scales to play
- Advice on what viola to get and how to maintain it
- First year viola basics: basic viola strokes, first position, simple rhythm patterns, accurate intonation , and sound control
- Part of the homework: listening to music, attending concerts
Beginner Viola Lessons (online via Zoom Video):
- Develop each student's talent for music: ear, sense of rhythm and time, memory, fantasy, complex movement coordination, resistance, fast learning
- Reading music and understanding it
- Playing short pieces and memorizing them
- How to write a simple melody
- Developing the foundation of all aspects of viola playing: Sound, rhythm, articulation, first habits of ensemble playing
- Preparation for shifting and vibrato. How to play fast and slow, loud and soft: tempos and dynamics
- Different kinds of shifts, 2 octave scales and arpeggio. Contrasting strokes
- Students that play in a school orchestra will receive all the help needed
- Teacher will play the viola, viola or piano to accompany the student
- Daily home practice is required
- Teacher will recommend books and music to play
- Listening to classical music and attending performances is part of learning process
- Get familiar with great classical music composers and some of their melodies
Intermediate Level Viola Lessons (online via Zoom Video)
- Developing music knowledge and viola technique
- Enhancing your abilities and nourishing your talent
- Playing classical music for viola
- Permanent correction and development of playing habits
- All the basic strokes that you need for playing in an orchestra
- Concertos, etudes, exercises and short pieces of increasing difficulty
- Preparation for auditions for middle school and high school, local competitions and solo playing
- How to make your first recording
- Introduction to keyboard or piano is encouraged, some theory lessons are needed
Advanced Viola Players & Young Professionals (online via Zoom Video)
- Find your strong and weak sides. We will try to find the shortest way to reach your goal and to go beyond that.
- Get ready for auditions, recordings and recitals
- Erase gaps in your academic preparation
- Find the repertoire that you will love to play
Rates for Private Viola Lessons Online
| Lesson Type | Price Per Lesson | Total Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Violin Lesson (online via Zoom Video) | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Pre-Paid 3 Violin Lessons**(online via Zoom Video) | $70.00 | $210.00 |
| Pre-Paid 6 Violin Lessons** (online via Zoom Video) | $60.00 | $360.00 |
| ** 24 Hour Cancelation Notice Required | ||