Learn to play the violin in a fun, laid back, easy to understand environment where I get you playing pieces in just a lesson or two!

My name is Georgia and I started playing viola nearly 30 years ago. Once I started middle school I added cello to my basket of tricks and then violin in high school. I have played in various places throughout the East Coast from Pennsylvania down to Baltimore to Disney world in Florida. I have worked with various violinists including Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's concert master Johnathan Carney. I started teaching private lessons in high school and completed my student teaching the following year at a local middle school. From there I opened my own studio and have taught for 19+ years now. I have taught as young as 5 all the way through 83! I teach out of the Suzuki books but not the Suzuki method. I believe that everyone can learn to play an instrument and that everyone SHOULD play an instrument! You don't have to be the best violinist in the world so long as it brings you joy and happiness when you're playing! I keep lessons light and friendly with lots of fun while learning important skills for violin and life. I can't wait to meet you and get you started on your musical journey!

My teaching approach is light and friendly. We start the lesson with theory, I like to use the Master Theory series. I believe that you should know how to read music and understand what it's telling you to do in order to be a great musician. We then move on to scales and technique as these are the basis of all music. Once you learn your scales you can recognize them and their keys in music, helping you to master the piece quicker and easier! From there we move on to our current piece that we're working on which comes from the Suzuki series. These pieces start basic with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and quickly get you playing recognizable pieces by the end of book one! I teach through the first 5 books of Suzuki. I have found that combining the theory, technique and performance my students learn quickly and easily which gives them something to be proud of! We go from learning the basics of the instrument to playing a song within the first two weeks of lessons.