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Karen

Rate $88
Response 1h
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Number of students Karen has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
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Number of students Karen has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

$88/hr

1^st lesson free

Violin
Viola

Experienced tutor in Violin in Madison, Karen offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Violin
Viola

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About Karen

I work with students from preschool to retirees.

22 yrs teaching Suzuki violin & viola at Monroe St Arts Center, Madison WI.

3 yrs teaching violin in pre-college program Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY

Education:

BMus from Lawrence University 1965

Continuing violin study with:

Scott Willits (American Conservatory, Chicage)

Giorgio silzer (Berlin, Germany)

Anastasia Jempelis (Suzuki protégée at Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY)

Suzuki's approach and curriculum turns out to be effective for adults wanting improved technique, as well as preschoolers.

As Suzuki did, I include folk music from the cultures of our community (fiddle tunes, rounds, and some movie themes) to supplememt Suzuki's printed baroque and classical repertory.

As Dr. Suzuki did, I hold regular group sessions for students to play together the music they learn in their private lessons.

I see the best results with kids, (preschool or high school) when a parent, grandparent, or other adult important to the child comes to all of part of the lesson. I coach kids to learn mutual support as a skill set, even more important than competitive "chops".

As a young mom of two, feeling the pinch of parenthood on my playing abilities, I stumbled upon a course in Suzuki pedagogy.

Learning Suzuki's cluster of playing and teaching techniques, and having the opportunity to teach in the same program, thoroughly restored and reinforced all my previous training.

BMus, Lawrence University (1965), continuing after graduation with Scott Willits in Chicago, Georgio Silzer in Berlin, and Anastasia Jempelis at Eastman School of Music.

It was Professor Jempelis who trained me in Suzuki's approach and supervised Eastman's pre-college Institute in which I taught during the three years we lived in Rochester.

About the lesson

For beginners 12 and under, the process includes a detailed intro for parents. As typical for Suzuki's curriculum and approach, parent participation is central. For preschool children, I engage primarily with the parent for the first several weeks, in which they learn some basic variations that give them the hands-on background they need as nurturing "home teachers".

For older students, we spend the first lessons on two fronts: working with pieces they have learned so far, challenging them to enhance "old" repertory with new techniques, primarily with the bow. The "new territory/old territory" routine carries on through their lessons, just as it does with the students I start from the beginning.

I have worked with preschool children (and incidentally with the same age group as mother helper in a Montessori school and later in a Headstart program), elementary and middle school kids, beginning and continuing adults, and autistic kids.

Find out what the teacher's lesson routine is, and what you will need to do in the time between lessons, in order to reach your goals. Usually people will need a meet and greet lesson in order to help you decide if the teacher's approach is a good fit.

I encourage all my students to overlap their lesson times if it all possible. That gives them duet times at the beginnings and endings of the lessons.

Two of my students have had back-to-back lessons for a long time, and their dads and I have quietly encouraged them to be a little less competitive and a little more supportive.

During one of their overlap times, I was thrilled to see them do a 4-part round with their dads, one dad singing, one dad playing violin, and both boys playing.

A few things worth thinking about before reaching out
For parents, how much time do you have in this phase of your own life to spend taking this journey with your child?

Especially if the child is under 12, this is not a drop off program. Young children need someone taking notes and understanding how to build success at home during the week.

You can find a lot of Suzuki approach information and resources at

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In the beginning, expectations are very simple, and we don't immediately jump into a world of daily hour-long practice sessions.Practice is, however, essential.

We start small, and we build. Regularity of practice is much more important then number of minutes. How we achieve that might be one of your in-person questions.

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5h: $440
10h: $880

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The first lesson with Karen will allow you to get to know each other and discuss your needs for future lessons.

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$88/h

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I teach primarily at Monroe Street Arts Center in Madison Wisconsin. I hold to our price structure there, which is posted on our website (concealed information)

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Experienced tutor in Violin in Madison, Karen offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Lesson location

About Karen

About the lesson

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Rate

Pack prices

free lessons

online

Details

Similar Violin tutors in Madison

Freya

Jonathan

Daniel

Amy

Angela

Shane

Nhat Minh

Josen

April

Alison

Cleo

Aziel

Sonali

Justin

Dave

Natalia

Israella

Shauno

Harikeshav

Naomi

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