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Violin and viola lessons online with hand and heart

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"Music is learned through music." (Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)

Highly qualified violin (optionally viola) lessons. Well-founded technical structure based on natural motion sequences. Pieces of music of all styles. Music theory and sheet music learning with ease.
Playful lessons for children with colors, pictures and child-friendly methodology that is fun.
Differentiated musical design and technical refinement for adults.


I started teaching my first violin student when I was 16 years old. After graduating from high school, parallel to my music studies at the time, I began to teach violin at a youth music school in the Rhineland.
After completing my studies, I also taught at the youth music school in Aachen in addition to my private students. Since 2008 I have taught violin, viola, orchestral conducting and chamber music at the State Youth Music School in Hamburg and at the State Conservatory in Schwerin for many years. A large and loyal swarm of private students accompanied me for over 30 years. Taking care of this with hand and heart was and is a great pleasure for me.

Extra information

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WHAT YOU NEED:
- a stable internet connection
- a computer with a webcam function
- working instrument (I am happy to advise)
- Willingness to get involved in something new

YOUR ADVANTAGE:
- comfortable lessons from home
- No agitation and no annoying search for a parking space
- Knowledge of grades is not a prerequisite ... and learning grades is no magic! Learning to note music works with me
fast and fun !!
- You benefit from my more than 30 years of teaching experience at several youth music schools and
Conservatories in Germany
- I give you the best qualified and professional lessons on the violin or viola
- Lessons for children and adults
- Classical, traditional music, pop, free improvisation: everything is equally possible with me, because: you learn music through
Music...
- You will receive valuable insider tips from me on how to purchase and maintain your instrument
- 0815 doesn't exist for me. You learn in the way that suits you and with the music you like.
- Together we will design your lessons to be very personal, individual and highly motivating
- Lessons at every level with a lot of joy

TO MY PERSON:
Music studies majoring in violin and chamber music as well as music therapy. Additional training in Rolland string methodology, numerous internal training courses. Over 30 years of teaching at youth music schools and conservatories in Germany, as well as numerous private students in the subjects violin, viola, string classes and ensemble. With my passion for music, I motivate you to develop your skills, technically, musically and theoretically.

Location

Online via webcam

General info

Age:
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
45 minutes
60 minutes
The class is taught in:German, English

About Me

My name is Birgit. I studied classical violin and chamber music at the Highschool for Music and Dance in Cologne and Royal Academy for Music, Maastricht (NL). My formative teachers were Prof. Hariolf Schlichtig (former viola player in the Cherubini Quartet), Prof. Charles-André Linale (former Primarius in the Orpheus Quartet) and Prof. Szreder (well known for his concerts with contemporary music).
I completed my three successive studies with a diploma for instrumental pedagogy, an artistic maturity exam and a chamber music exam with top marks. Since then I have been following a stream of further development in music and also personally, because for me standstill is unthinkable and lifelong learning is very fulfilling.
I can be heard regularly in concerts with various duo partners and ensembles. I have been doing classical chamber music for many years, plus gypsy music, klezmer and free improvisation.
I am very keen to experiment and I love "crossover" of all kinds with classic violin, improvisation and also electric violin.
I have now released 5 CDs with my own pieces, some composed - some improvised.

I taught my first violin student when I was 16 years old. After graduating from high school, I began teaching violin at a youth music school, parallel to my music studies at this time.
After completing my studies, I taught in addition to my private students at the youth music school in Aachen. Since 2008 I have been teaching violin, viola, orchestra conducting and chamber music at the State Youth Music School in Hamburg and at the State Conservatory in Schwerin for many years. A large and loyal swarm of private students accompanied me for over 30 years. Taking care of their development was and is a great pleasure for me.

I love to pass on the ability to play the queen of instruments, the violin, including her big sister, the viola.

Education

High School. Studied violin at the Highschool for Music and Dance, Cologne and the Royal Academy of Music Maastricht (NL). Studied music therapy at the European Academy of Healing Arts / Hamburg University of Music.

Experience / Qualifications

Instrumental teacher diploma. Artistic examination. Chamber music examination. Studied music therapy with certificate. Rolland String Method Certificate. Sound practitioner based on Peter Hess®. Gong master.
30 years of teaching experience in all age groups. Development of several Rolland string classes in Aachen and Hamburg.
• Violin and viola lessons • Convenient lessons from home no rush and no annoying search for a parking space via Zoom or Skype • Knowledge of grades is not a prerequisite... and learning grades is no magic! Learning grades with me is quick and fun! • You benefit from my more than 30 years of teaching experience at several youth music schools and conservatories in Germany • You get the best qualified and professional lessons from me • Lessons for children and adults • Child-friendly lessons with pictures, colors and stories • Classical, traditional music, pop, free improvisation: everything is equally possible with me, because: you learn music through music... • I will give you valuable insider tips on purchasing and caring for your instrument • 0815 does not exist for me. You learn how it suits you and with the music you like. • Together we design your lessons in a very personal, individual and highly motivating way • Lessons at every level with a lot of fun "Music is learned through music." Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Customer testimonials: "Perfect! I am very impressed by Birgit's approach of teaching me how to play my violin beautifully and with a good sound. As a sensitive teacher, she understands how to encourage me to try new things and to dare. Her holistic view of music is for me very soothing and liberating." barbara "Birgit's passion for the violin and the joy of teaching made it a lot easier for me to get back into it. With her openness to improvisation and different styles of music, she makes the lessons very varied. She can respond to my needs very emphatically and is an inspiring teacher." Marianne "Birgit is a very empathetic and competent teacher and musician. She obviously enjoys teaching the violin. Her dedicated way of familiarizing me with improvisation on the violin supported me a lot and inspired me in my next steps. I can do it Highly recommend as a passionate and imaginative teacher." Catherine "I got to know Birgit as an experienced and thorough teacher who, in addition to teaching an organic and lively playing technique, is always interested in and encourages the individuality of her students. She teaches holistic violin playing in a wonderful way, which I can really recommend." Renate "Perfect! Birgit has a good feeling for the right level of difficulty of the proposed pieces, quickly recognizes the starting points for change, gives helpful tips and is wholeheartedly involved. Thank you!" Catherine

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