There are plenty of methods you can use to learn violin, but if you need extra support or immediate reinforcement, face to face lessons are the only way to go. You can't teach yourself violin very well if you lack an eye for detail. Group environments do better for some people though. In this article, we'll be talking about how to find the best group or private violin lessons.
Although the lessons are offline, you can go searching online to find them. You can often find violin teachers on classified sites. It won't always work perfectly as you're going to get a wide variety of experience for people who are up there. You can find directories of violin teachers online for certain teaching styles. Suzuki Method teachers are often located in an online directory such as this.
Finding a private instructor is often best done through referrals. Ask friends who their violin teachers are if they have them. It is fairly easy to seek out violin players to talk to in order to help you find an instructor. Be sure to check out any local concerts or recitals for this. You can easily interact with the players after their performance. If you're just starting, a student with a fair amount of skill can teach you. Doing this will usually get you very good prices.
Local universities, music stores, and music schools are other places to check out for lessons. Music stores can usually give you any kind of references. Private instruction can be available from universities or music schools, but they'll often be more centered around group teaching. You'll almost always find high quality instruction from places such as these, but they'll be a bit more pricey as a result.
Always learn more about anyone you're going to take lessons from first. For more formal environments, this information will be out in the open, but this can include an interview process for instructors who are freelancing.
Group environments add less personality to the lessons and often cover more generalized topics. The personal styles and qualities of the instructor come out more in private lessons and are consequently more important.
Find out about their music career, any awards they may have won, and their teaching experience. Teaching experience isn't just about how long they've been teaching, but who and what they've been teaching. Maybe they only have experience teaching younger students and won't work as well with adults. Perhaps they teach casually, perhaps formally.
Their style can be more or less important depending on your goals. If you're focused on playing generally it doesn't matter as much what the instructor's primary playing style is, but if your goal involves playing in a specific style it becomes more important.
Sometimes you'll find that your teacher's personality clashes with your own. You can usually figure this out quickly, maybe even during the interview. If it becomes a problem, find a new teacher.
It is generally more important to find out the achievements of this instructor's students. An excellent player can certainly be a poor teacher. If you have to choose between one with great personal experience or a record of great students, go with the one that has the great students. This process of finding a good teacher may take a while, but it is worth the time investment.
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