Violin Lessons Tailored to Meet Your Needs: From Beginner to Advanced

From 23.22 £ /h

I specialize in teaching the violin for every age, both children and adults. I am a professional violin player, with over 40 years of experience and I have been actively performing on Japan's elite music arena. The very unique element of my violin lessons is that unlike other music schools, you will learn how to play violin from a professional musician who is active in Tokyo’s music scene. I also offer students special insight into performance, such as how to interact with the public or how to convey emotion to your audience. I have 10 years of experience in teaching music both in Japan and my native country, Romania.

I offer four types of courses:
1) Introduction Program: My first notes for complete beginners (children or adults) where I teach violin fundamentals.

2) Basic Program for violin beginners and for intermediate violin players who wish to refresh their technical skills. Some of the techniques taught in this program are bow fundamentals, advanced bowing, vibrato, color, and tones, posture, etc.

3) Custom Program: for any type of student, especially when preparing for a music competition, a concert or whether you wish to improve a specific part of your violin technique.

4) Special Program: Gypsy Violin Sound for learning all the valuable insights of the Gypsy style that I acquired throughout his long career as a Django jazz musician. Both amateurs and professional violinists are more than welcomed to take this course. The repertoire will be adapted to your level.

Feel free to contact me with any questions about my classes.

Extra information

All you need for my lessons is a violin, a phone/laptop, good internet connection, motivation and a smile!

Location

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At student's location :

Around Shinagawa, Japan

Online from Japan

About Me

I am a professional freelance Gypsy violinist in Tokyo. I have been performing in Japan for over 20 years, making a name for myself while performing for elite hotels and restaurants in Tokyo, such as Andaz, Hyatt Centric, Tableaux and high-end events. I come from a renowned Gypsy musician family from Romania. Thanks to my heritage, I have mastered the Gypsy technique and I am known in Tokyo for playing django and gypsy jazz style.

I have been teaching violin for over 10 years, in both Romania and Japan. I especially enjoy teaching children (as I used to have my own music school based in Shirokane Takanawa during my first years in Tokyo) and also helping adults brush up their skills or learn how to play gypsy jazz.

I speak fluent English and native Romanian. I can also speak a bit of Japanese and understand some Japanese.

Education

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Music from the National University of Music in Bucharest, Romania, from where I also received my recognition as a music teacher for all the ages. Before that, I have graduated the George Enescu high school in Bucharest where I was taught violin by a renowned Romanian violin professor, Mircea Constantinescu

Experience / Qualifications

Teaching violin in Romania and Japan, 10+ years of experience
Performing at high-end restaurants, jazz bar, hotels and private events in Japan, 20+ years of experience
Performing at weddings in Japan, 10+ years of experience
Playing violin as a professional, 40+ years of experience
Worked for the Romanian National Orchestra for a few years before coming to Japan

Age

Preschool children (4-6 years old)

Children (7-12 years old)

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

30 minutes

60 minutes

The class is taught in

English

Romanian

Japanese

Skills

Violin

Musical styles:

Jazz

Playing techniques:

Vibrato

Bowing techniques

Jazz music

Music theory

Availability of a typical week

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New York

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At student's home

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Accomplishments:
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Please contact me if you are interested. Look forward to meeting you!

Please tell me your nearest station when messaging me. That will determine my availability.
The schedule shown on Apprentus is a rough estimate of my schedule and is subject to change. Please message me before you determine a time.

Note: Lessons are 60m. You are welcome to take shorter lessons, but will still be charged for 60m. Transportation is also included in the initial price. If by any chance your location is far, I may give you a slightly larger rate to make up for transportation costs.

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