Grow your artistry with lessons led by a San Francisco Conservatory-trained violinist

Adrian Jackson guided jshparker in a violin lesson focused on improving bow technique, left-hand coordination, and rhythmic accuracy. They worked on scales, finger exercises from the Suzuki book, and pieces like "Lightly Row" and "Song of the Wind," with an emphasis on bow distribution, contact point, and using a metronome for practice. Adrian suggested practicing scales and arm level exercises and exploring scale systems for further development.

Adrian Jackson worked with the student (Acupuncturist Mentor) on violin techniques, including scales, bowing, and note reading, using pieces from the Suzuki book. The student practiced finger exercises and articulation, with Adrian providing feedback on bow control and finger placement. The student was assigned "Perpetual Motion" and finger exercises to practice, and they scheduled the next lesson for the week of the 15th.

Adrian Jackson provided Joshua Parker with a violin lesson that covered bow hold exercises, scales, music reading, and playing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "Lightly Row." Joshua practiced adjusting bow weight for different strings and identifying notes on the treble clef. Adrian assigned Joshua to add finger numbers and bowing directions to the last two lines of "Lightly Row" for the next session.

Adrian taught Jeremy a violin lesson, focusing on bow hold, bowing techniques across different strings, and basic music reading. Jeremy practiced exercises from sheet music and learned to identify notes on the treble clef using acronyms. Adrian assigned homework including bow hold practice, reviewing the Essential Elements book, and practicing note reading, with a plan to print the book for future lessons.

Adrian instructed Jeremy on violin, addressing Jeremy's left-handedness by transitioning him to playing right-handed. They identified violin parts, practiced plucking, and learned the correct bow hold, including the "windshield wipers" exercise for strengthening the pinky. Adrian assigned bow hold exercises as homework and will send notes summarizing the lesson.

Adrian Jackson conducted a music lesson with Acupuncturist Mentor and their son, focusing on tuning issues, scales (G major and D major), bow technique, and note reading. They refined the performance of "Allegro" and began work on "Ant Roadie." Adrian Jackson also introduced basic note reading concepts and quizzed Acupuncturist Mentor on note identification, planning to continue this practice in future sessions.