Jim Larson
Introduction: Hi! I am a conservatory-trained professional violinist and violist with over a decade of experience playing with top American orchestras including the symphonies of Cleveland, Boston, Atlanta, and San Diego. I have extensive chamber music and solo experience, having performed widely across Europe, the US, and South America. In addition to my performing career, I've held several teaching positions at colleges and universities in Ohio, Tennessee, and Massachusetts. I specialize in technique, orchestral excerpts, solo repertoire, music theory, and I also coach chamber music groups. I teach gifted students from middle-school age through college, as well as professionals who are taking orchestral auditions. My teachers have included violinists and violists at the Juilliard School, the Curtis Institute, and the Cleveland Institute of Music. I've additionally studied with concertmasters and principal players of the Boston Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra. I look forward to helping you or your child take the next step toward violin or viola performance mastery!
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Rashmi S.
Jul 8, 2020
It was a joy to learn about classical music from Jim. My background is primarily in art and literature, and he often relayed information through metaphor so that it would be understandable to me in terms that I am am passionate about. We talked about phrasing like narrative arcs and about the importance of silence, the color of sound. What I loved most in learning from Jim is his passion and reverence for classical repertoire, especially Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven, and also his way particular appreciation for chamber music. He is no doubt a gifted player, but also a natural and vibrant teacher, who makes music come alive to everyone. He has an especially unique way of demonstrating varied ways musicians and conductors can interpret the exact same score, and this learning through comparison helped train my ear to become more discerning and to constantly pay more attention as a listener. I highly recommend Jim to serious students in viola or violin performance, but also to students like me who are looking to gain a greater understanding and appreciation of this art form but do not know how to begin. I can say with confidence with you will never think about music the same way again after lessons with Jim.
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James Larson