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It was only 3.5 years ago Michael began lessons with me starting with the twinkles. 3 months ago, Michael was determined to audition for the primary division of the 2018 Young Artist String Competition. At that time he had just finished the last piece in Suzuki book 4 as we decided to give Accolay Concerto no.1 a shot. After just 2 months of studying the concerto(including holiday break), he went for the preliminary audition and was so happy when he heard he was one of the finalists:) Here is the video of Michael performing this piece after he was accepted as a finalist for the competition.

https://youtu.be/IIjIlc3K2kM

Today he received 2nd place in his division and I am one proud teacher💗💗🎻🎻

My students and I were so excited to share our holiday music with the local library last night. Here’s a recap of last night’s holiday jam at Dougherty Station Library🎻🎻🎄🎄

Coming back from the thanksgiving break and seeing my 4 year old student picking up the new twinkle variation rhythm in 1 lesson truly made my day!:)

I hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving with family and friends. I’m so thankful for all the families I’ve gotten to know over the 20+ years that I’ve taught violin. Here’s a recap of the holiday concert. Our next one will Be Dec.12,2017 at Dougherty Station Library 6:30-7pm. Come see us play some of your favorite Christmas tunes!!

Here’s a recording of my book 4&up students playing Bach double:

This is a recording of my students earlier in October rehearsing On Wings of Song:) They can’t wait to share their polished piece with everyone next Sunday!​

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Welcome back concert along with the start of the new school year celebration:) Stay tuned for our next event on Nov.12 at the Mosaic Recreation Center for the Annual Holiday Concert:)

After an eventful summer of traveling in Asia, I’m now back in my studio starting another exciting year of private and group lessons along with performances in the community!! Here’s a clip of me and my beginner student practicing her sight reading skills by playing exercises from Adventures in Music Reading by William Starr:

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It’s really important to prepare the beginner student well by focusing on the posture and tone quality before rushing into more advanced pieces. 

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Here is a clip of my students and I playing the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Variation A for the audience at the local library. Enjoy and have a safe and fun summer!!!:) Our next performance will be Nov.12, 2017!!!

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4 of my students have participated in a local orchestra called Gradus Ad Parnassum this past few months. Some more of my students will be joining them in the fall. So happy there’s a local orchestra in San Ramon now:) Enjoy the pics and video link to one of their performances:)