Learn to play Violin, Viola or Piano

Fiona - Adult Beginner

Fiona – Adult Beginner
  • Online lessons via Skype for 20 minutes, 30 minutes or 1 hour.
  • Rates: £12.50 for 20 minutes, £17.50 for half an hour, £35 per hour.
  • 50% off your first lesson.
  • All ages and skill levels welcome.
  • Gain solid reliable technique from a qualified professional.
  • Learn to read and develop music theory.
  • Fun, engaging and structured lessons tailored to your goals at your pace.
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Learn from an Experienced Professional

The Hamer and Isaacs Gypsy Swing Band

The Hamer and Isaacs Gypsy Swing Band
Mel and friends jammin'!

Mel and friends jammin’!

Qualifications

  • Post Graduate Certificate in Performance. Post Graduate Diploma in Performance.  Trinity College of Music, London.  (1999 -2001)
  • Bachelor of Arts with Honours. 20th Century Music.  Dartington College of Arts.  (1994 – 1997)

Experience

  • Started learning piano at 7 years old, the violin at 8 years old and the viola at 15 years old.
  • Performing in orchestras from 9 years old and String Quartets for weddings from 16 years old.
  • 30 years experience playing the violin and viola professionally.
  • 25 years experience teaching violin, viola, piano and music theory privately and in primary and secondary schools in Devon, London and Scotland.
  • Freelance violinist and violist in shows, operas, string duos, trios and quartets and orchestras in South West of England, London and Scotland.
  • Session musician for film and television composers and studio albums.
  • Principal Viola – Cornish Sinfonia, New Devon Opera, Plymouth Symphony Orchestra, Three Spires Orchestra(Truro).
  • Currently 1st Violin – Fife Opera, Kirkcaldy Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Dunfermline Choral Union, Haddington Singers.
  • Member of BBB Casting Agency – featured in a chamber orchestra in the film Princes Switch 2.
  • Coached string groups and orchestras in various music centres and schools.
  • Set up and directed amateur adult string groups and prepared them for public performances.
  • Violinist with The Hamer and Isaacs Gypsy Swing Band and The Hot Club of Stonehouse (2 successful gypsy jazz bands based in Plymouth).
  • Violist and director of The Seamoor String Quartet and Violist with the award winning 4Tissimo String Quartet.
  • Set up and ran a monthly Jazz Jam at the Bread and Roses community based Arts pub in Plymouth.
  • Freelance violinist and viola player who can provide string music for weddings and corporate events – Solo Violin/Viola, String Duo, Trio or Quartet.
    Enquire by email or phone for further details.

Testimonials

Shared by my some of my students
Sarah

Sarah

Adult Beginner

Melanie welcomes you into her home and quickly puts you at ease. She has infinite patience and is ready with praise and encouragement which is just what I need as a mature beginner. But above all it is her enthusiasm both for teaching and for music in general that is her best quality.

Zara

Zara

Child Grade 2

Melanie taught my daughter violin getting her to Grade 3 and securing a distinction in her exam. She is a wonderful player and very inspiring for any student. What I really enjoyed about her teaching was how willing she was to encourage a wide variety of musical tastes and her openness to go in any any direction that interested my daughter. This really engaged my daughter and kept up her enthusiasm. Lessons were fun and lively; at the same time Melanie was keen for her to make progress.
(Tamsin - Zara's Mum)

Magnus

Magnus

Child Grade 1

Magnus is learning to play the piano with Melanie, at her warm and welcome house. He is enjoying his lessons and making good progress. Melanie is a patient teacher who knows just the right way to communicate with children, and engage them in their learning. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a music teacher.
(Helen - Magnus' Mum)

Jeremy

Jeremy

Adult Grade 1

I have had two lessons with Melanie so far - we discussed what my aims were and we agreed we would follow a plan. Melanie writes down her advice from each lesson in a notepad so that it doesn't disappear into a vortex. I find her approach to teaching very constructive - she observes and then provides advice on how to improve. Melanie has comprehensive experience from studying, playing and teaching.

Emma

Emma

Child Grade 2

Mel is kind and has fun while teaching you and I love her cats! (Emma)

Mel is a fantastic violinist/viola player, and her enthusiasm for the instrument is evident in her teaching and rubs off on her students. (Cath - Emma’s Mum)

Katie

Katie

Child Beginner

Melanie is a really super tutor. She has a lovely manner and is friendly and helpful. She has good techniques to help with the consolidation of learning, and makes suggestions as to how to practice the pieces during the week in between sessions. Very encouraging and kind, so she has really helped my daughter to improve her playing technique, note reading and musicality for piano in just a few lessons.
(Sally - Katie's Mum)

Contact Details

07779 162550

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