Orchestral Strings

Through individualized lessons focusing on technical exercises and challenging repertoire, you will build the skills to succeed at your own pace. One-on-one lessons will allow your teacher to assess your current strengths and weaknesses, building a personalized repertoire that is designed for you to succeed and grow as a musician. Our teachers are dedicated to working with you to set achievable goals to keep you on track and motivated.

The focus in early lessons is to become familiar with your instrument and the basic skills that are required to build your foundation as a performer. There will be a focus on proper posture and correct handling of your instrument to allow yourself to access the full potential of the instrument. Your teacher will guide you through exercises and repertoire that reinforces foundational skills and introduces new concepts and musical styles. For students with an already established foundation with their instrument, your teacher will work with you to continue to keep your lessons engaging, challenging, and goal oriented.

To better understand music is to better understand theory. Many of your lessons will include aspects of music theory to further your playing and comprehension of music. At your request, we can have a broader focus on music theory and how it applies to your instrument. Enquire about different options!

Here at Lott Music Studio, we want you to enjoy your lessons with us! We aim to have a welcoming and open atmosphere to include you and your needs in your lessons. We will work with you to achieve your goals, motivate you to learn something new, help you understand what we are working on, and give you the confidence to make music freely. Your lessons will be tailored to you!

Beginner students will focus on the fundamentals of their string instruments. Their teacher will guide them through personal study of the instrument form, tone, position, and all of the skills necessary to play their instrument. While all of this might seem daunting at first, your teacher will guide you with exercises and repertoire tailored to your learning. With dedication and practice, you can go far!

For more intermediate students, you’ll work closely with your teacher to assess your current skill level and learn more challenging and diverse repertoire, branching out into different genres and styles of music. Building off of established, foundational skills, you’ll have the opportunity to apply different musical techniques to enhance your playing. Your teacher will guide you through learning new music while reinforcing healthy technique and habits.

If you are an advanced musician preparing for an upcoming performance or audition, or you’re hoping to polish certain aspects of your technique, our teachers can help with that. For advanced students, lessons will include more collaboration between student and teacher. Bring in the pieces that you’re working on (or select new repertoire together with your teacher), and we can take a deeper dive into the style, articulation, and techniques that could be used to elevate your playing to meet your goals.