Violin lessons near me in Lake View, Chicago

In a virtual violin lesson on July 11, 2025, Julianne Brown guided Diana Joseline through tuning, scales, fingering techniques, intonation, and bowing exercises. Diana practiced "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and began sight-reading "Lightly Row," with Julianne providing real-time feedback and instruction. Julianne will resend the link to the slower version of Twinkle, and Diana will practice both pieces and determine a suitable time for the next lesson.

Julianne Brown worked with Lily on violin, focusing on scales, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," and introducing "Lightly Row." They addressed bow control, finger placement (avoiding "pancake hand"), and correct hand positions. Julianne will try to add finger markings to the "Lightly Row" sheet music and they plan to meet again tomorrow.

Blerina led Cherryl in a violin lesson centered on improving finger dexterity and intonation. Cherryl practiced C and D major scales and arpeggios, along with selected exercises from her book, focusing on independent finger placement and shifting techniques. Blerina assigned specific sections of the book for continued practice, emphasizing the importance of precise finger placement and awareness of natural versus sharp notes, and will write out the arpeggio for next time.

Maya Litmanovich guided Craig through exercises to improve his violin playing, focusing on third position technique, intonation, and bow control. Craig practiced shifting exercises and received feedback on his hand position and rhythm. Maya assigned homework including shifting exercises, fourth finger drumming, and practicing specific sections of his piece in third position, and they agreed to work on New Horizons music in future lessons.

Blerina guided India in a violin lesson, focusing on finger exercises, scales (B flat and D major), bow technique, and variations of a piece to improve intonation and rhythm. Blerina will send India recordings of the piece variations with a metronome for practice. India is to continue practicing scales, finger exercises, and assigned pieces, including a slip song and a piece with shifting.

In this violin lesson, Blerina Foto guided Kal Dwivedi on refining his technique, focusing on rhythm and bow control in a specific piece. Kal practiced scales to improve finger dexterity and evenness, and they used a metronome to address rhythmic inconsistencies. Blerina assigned Kal to practice specific bars of the piece at a slower tempo to improve accuracy before increasing speed.