​Mirabai Peart's Violin Studio is full steam ahead. Student Soirees have been a recent highlight, with adult students sharing their works in progress with each other every couple of months in a casual yet celebratory setting. Our next student concert be following the growing tradition of our Halloween Concerts, where kids and adult students alike will celebrate their good work through sharing a wide variety of music. 

VIOLIN lessons in Portland, oregon!

I'm excited to offer violin/fiddle lessons to any ages and and all levels, here in Portland, Oregon. 
 Here are some things you might like to know about my teaching:​

• I want to help aspiring violinists and violists find direction in their very own musical adventures and discoveries, and to find their own musical voice. To accomplish this, I seek to build a true connection with my students. 
• Whether the student is a beginner or long time player, I aim to help my students build a solid technique, with special attention to creating the most natural physical posture and movement possible. Through establishing integrity in one's physical relationship with the instrument over time, there will emerge a true and personal tone along with the physical ease, efficiency and dexterity that allows for freedom and true expression. Finding these things is intensely satisfying but also never-ending. As a teacher I provide the tools and the coaching, but ultimately this is one's own personal journey.
• For children, I like to make playing fun, incorporating folk music and other fun tunes into Suzuki-style early training. For more mature students I like to encourage each student to help direct the course of their own study by actively seeking music that inspires them. Even from the beginner level we can focus on music that suits the student stylistically, according to their interests, so that learning violin will be artistically fulfilling. As well as the standard classical repertoire, I can help students access many styles- Celtic, Balkan, American Folk, Scandinavian, bluegrass, jazz, Latin American. I aim to teach what I have learned of these various styles with respect to their musical traditions, and with awareness that each tradition can take years if not lifetimes to delve into fully. 
• I encourage students to learn by ear whenever possible. I believe that, for true wholistic music making, the skills of the ear are paramount. With the building of these skills there is also the possibility for adventures in improvisation and composition. As part of a well-rounded approach, I also provide students with tutoring in music literacy, music theory and sight reading. 
• Along with individual private lessons, I offer regular adult student soirees (performance practise opportunities) and seasonal student concert events for all students.
• See links below for more detailed information.

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Contact me

Private violin lessons are held at the following locations:
​ Wednesdays are at Studio Datura at E Burnside St.
​Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays lessons are held at my home studio in East Portland on SE 140th between Holgate and Foster.