Tips to find a good violin teacher in Singapore
Sunday, May 8, 2011 18:00Tips to find a good violin teacher in Singapore
Article by Rita Yeo
If you are looking for a good violin teacher in Singapore, I will give you some tips here. You may be wondering if you can find quality violin lessons in Singapore. You may also be wondering how to find a good violin teacher in Singapore. Do not worry as I will take you through some tips to find a good violin teacher for you or your child.
Perhaps you may be considering to take group violin lessons in a Singapore music school, or engage a private violin teacher to take violin lessons one on one. My advice is to take violin lessons one on one with a teacher, since this will guarantee you personal attention. In learning to play the violin, you need to build a solid foundation whereby you learn the proper bowing and fingering technique. In an individual lesson, your teacher will be able to properly guide you through this process. You will find that you progress faster with individual rather than group violin lessons. Whether you take the violin lessons in a Singapore music school or at home, you will benefit from this drastically.
First tip: source for violin teacher contacts through a Singapore music school
Some of the best violin teachers in Singapore spend part of their time teaching in a music school. They may find that this is more convenient for them since they will not need to travel from one student’s place to another. As such I highly recommend you to search for your teacher in Singapore through a music school.
Second tip: Interview the teacher
When you get a couple of recommendations, find some time to meet your violin teacher to ask some important questions. You will need to know his teaching experience and qualifications. Ask the teacher how many students he has taught in his career and what is the percentage of his students who have stayed with him for more than two years. Typically if the violin teacher has many students who stay with him for more than two years, he is able to retain his students. You can assume he has the right teaching method which translates to success in his students.
Third tip: Check out the Singapore music school
Make a trip to the music school which the violin teacher is attached to. Speak to the principal in charge to find out more. You will be interested to know how many years the music school is operating, what is the student enrolment, what type of music instruments aside from violin the school teaches, how many teachers the school employs.
Fourth tip: Watch a violin lesson in progress
It would be advisable if you can request the school and teacher if you can view the progress of a violin lesson conducted by the teacher. You can opt to observe this from outside the classroom so you can judge how effective and patient the teacher is.
Well, I hope I have given you some pointers which will be able to guide you towards finding a good violin teacher in Singapore.
If you are looking for a dedicated and qualified violin teacher in Singapore, contact Stradivari Strings. We have a pool of experienced teachers specializing in the violin, viola, cello, keyboard, saxophone, flute, guitar, ukulele and drums. Stradivari Strings will personally match your requirements and select the most suitable teacher for you.
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If you are looking for a dedicated and qualified violin teacher in Singapore, contact Stradivari Strings. We have a pool of experienced teachers specializing in the violin, viola, cello, keyboard, saxophone, flute, guitar, ukulele and drums. Stradivari Strings will personally match your requirements and select the most suitable teacher for you.



Ma Uppencamp says:
May 10th, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Great information. Thanks for sharing !