Looking for good teacher for violin lessons

[V]

Originally Posted by GGG

You can be a folk rock star with Mumford and sons or some other hipster music with a fiddle, not so much with a violin.

It's exactly the same instrument.

[pope04]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Out of curiosity, why violin? Doesn't seem like a very marketable instrument. Guitar at least she could grow up to be a rock star. Violin - best case scenario - she's a cog in an orchestra making just below minimum wage.

Same reason we put our kids in hockey.

I think music lessons of ANY kind are invaluable. Of my four kids, three are in music lessons. (Yes, one boy plays violin). We've also got guitar, piano and voice lessons in there.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by V

It's exactly the same instrument.

I know that's what makes it funny.

[pope04]

My boy goes to Christina Visy in Garrison Woods. She must be doing something right because this spring he rec'd First Class Honours with Distinction with the Royal Conservatory.

[V]

When our daughter started the violin we put her in the Suzuki classes in the SW. She got good very fast. It was a good group of teachers there.

[joegrang]

Originally Posted by Amethyst

How old is she?

She's 3 going on 4

[joegrang]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Out of curiosity, why violin? Doesn't seem like a very marketable instrument. Guitar at least she could grow up to be a rock star. Violin - best case scenario - she's a cog in an orchestra making just below minimum wage.

It's more for cognitive development. I find playing a musical instrument helps me unwind or process a problem sometimes.

[taffeyb]

Radek

http://www.belcantostrings.com/

Excellent rapport with his students. My son has been with him for years. I'm sure that he would have quit by now if he didn't have him as a teacher.

[RedHot25]

Can't speak for violin, but my 7 year has been doing guitar* lessons at Chinook School of Music in Marda Loop and has an absolutely fabulous teacher. Started when she was 5. Chinook offers violin as well - http://www.chinookschoolofmusic.com/

(* - I guess since she's doing guitar instead of violin she will become world - world - famous. Yuppers).