Violin Lessons

Introduction: My name is Michele Walther. I am an experienced professional violin teacher, and I am offering violin and viola lessons for all levels and ages: from beginner to advanced, and from age 4 to 80. I teach classical (traditional and Suzuki) as well as jazz, blues and world music. My Teaching Background I studied music/violin in Switzerland at the Conservatory Basel, and graduated with a MM in violin and pedagogy. Then I was working as a violin and ensemble teacher at the Music-Academy Basel for 13 years. During that time, I was also a member of the Basel Sinfonietta, a professional symphony orchestra. In 2004, I received a scholarship for the Berklee College of Music in Boston MA, where I studied jazz violin and graduated in 2006. I was a violin faculty at the Neighborhood Music School in New Haven, CT. Currently I have a private studio in San Francisco, and I am a violin faculty at the New Mozart School of Music in Palo Alto. Rates And Availability I teach in San Francisco at 601 Van Ness Ave (close to Civic Center BART station). My rates are $40 for 30 min., $60 for 45 min., and $80 for 60 minutes. My Teaching Philosophy I am a dedicated teacher, and I love to teach and nurture a passion for music in others, as well as providing the technical foundation to play classical music and to improvise.