Violinists who would benefit from private violin lessons with Heather
Feel you have holes in your violin technique? Embarrassed your repertoire list is not where it ought to be? Teaching your students techniques that are out of your realm of knowledge?
No need to be squeamish. It is time to fill in the holes of your violin education. You are not the problem, your lack of proper training most likely is. Many adult violinists that I work with have degrees but fell into the trap of studying with a teacher that only focused on repertoire and no patience or the desire to develop the techniques found within.
You have the desire, the passion, the persistence and dedication but what you don’t have is a guide to help you in those holes you know you have.
Every violinist is unique comprised of strengths, weaknesses, educational black holes and different learning styles. I am here as your coach to help you fill in those gaps, connect your dots and organize your puzzle pieces into violin journey artistry.
Don’t waste any more time. Life is too short.
Start your violin wellness journey now.
Are you ready to transform your violin journey?
My live private lessons with Heather have transformed my playing, in the best ways possible. With 6 months of study, my bowstrokes have become more organized and my sound is more focused. She methodically separates left hand and right hand skills so that you can comb through all types of challenges. She always circles back to working on good tone production.
I also teach violin and studying with Heather has turned me into a much stronger teacher. My students are greatly benefitting. I am a section player in a professional orchestra. My orchestra playing has improved greatly. I am able to get the passage work much faster. In private lessons, I can easily send Heather an orchestral excerpt to work on at my next lesson. Technology makes it so easy. Plus, if I am having a technological challenge, Heather always offers tech support. If you are considering taking private lessons, I would definitely not look anywhere else as Heather can meet all your violinistic needs! It is a pleasure to study with Heather and I look forward to continuing my own private studies with Heather.
Alyssa Kuhn, Violinist
www.westendmusicstudio.com
I can’t say enough good things about Heather’s unique teaching style or how much it resonates with me. She’s more of a “Spiritual Warrior Violinist,” than a mere conventional instructor!! She uses a fun, spunky, energetic coaching style to motivate her students, while employing an intuitively inspired and distinctively holistic, “mind, body, spirit” approach to teaching. So, instead of merely teaching you how to play the violin, she actually empowers you with the tools to transform yourself into an “instrument for the instrument.”
It’s truly an awesome way for professional intuitives to manage their energy effectively, while also developing/ deepening energetic sensitivity & awareness and learning to transmute vibration. It’s turning out to be an amazing tool in my tool-set!!
So, if you’ve always wanted to learn the violin, but thought it was too challenging to do so, check out Heather’s Online Violin Studio!
Cristie Kephart Downs
Intuitive, USA
Before I started studying with Heather, I had some position hesitations, intonation issues, and really being able to draw the sound from my instrument. Since working with her, I’ve noticed more confidence in my playing and shifting. More accuracy and ease with my playing. My intonation and all around playing has really been enhanced into something I wouldn’t have been able to do on my own. I’ve learned so much already in just four lessons!
I knew she was the perfect teacher for me through her amazing YouTube videos and what I was able to gain from them! She really knows how to get one to enhance their skills and make them a better player! I couldn’t be happier!! I’m so inspired and driven to be a better player now!
Emilio Arredondo,
Violinist – EA VIOLIN
Heather Broadbent taught me how to play violin for ten wonderful years. She shaped me into a great violinist technically, guided me to appreciate music in general, and most importantly, taught me disciplinary skills that made me into the young adult that I am today. I am indeed forever grateful.
Arielle Exner
Violinist, USA
I started coaching sessions with Heather in January 2014, having been finding my own way along without a teacher for around 3 years. I knew that I had major issues with intonation, tone, timing and vibrato to name but a few, and I had no structure to my practice although I played for an hour and a half every day. I had never tried or even considered violin coaching online but having studied Heather’s website and watched a few videos it looked like she ticked all the boxes. Having a free half hour Skype session with Heather then absolutely convinced me. I found her approach light and inspirational, whilst she was able to shine a laser beam on the weaknesses in my technique in an instant and give me clear instructions on how to correct it, accompanied by exercises to wire it into my nervous system.
In the following months since then I have loved every session and have seen week on week improvements in my playing beyond what I dreamed possible. Heather’s way of bringing awareness to every pitch is inspirational and has revolutionized my intonation. Having worked with Heather online for these few months I don’t know if I would want to go back to conventional face to face teaching. It has so many advantages. Heather can just pull up some relevant teaching materials or sheet music and I have it instantly. I get links to videos so that I can continue learning between the sessions and can prep new things that we are going to work on. Plus I get a recording of our session so I can go back and check on anything I wasn’t clear about – and go back to earlier recording to see just how far I have progressed over the weeks. Then one of my favourite things – I get written notes after the session, with what to work on for the next session which has been great for giving me clear guidelines on what to practice each day, providing me with the structure that I had been lacking.
In short, I can’t praise Heather’s coaching sessions highly enough.
Nicholas Bourne-Hulme
Violinist, UK
Heather is an answer to a great wish of mine: a passion to play violin effectively. Since a teacher was not available, I developed a practice routine for myself, yet moved forward slowly. After a cry for help on LinkedIn, Heather was recommended to me by one of her online students; he said that he highly recommended her and that she had it all figured out. Indeed, he was correct.
Right from the start she took charge in a supportive, friendly but businesslike, no-nonsense approach to giving me feedback on the violin. She is an insightful teacher that works on multiple levels; for example, for the nut and bolts of violin technique, she assigns very effective exercises; for the reflective level she suggests ways of recording, writing and videoing yourself in order to be present; and, for the philological level, she gives of exercises to over come stage fright.
For me, Heather is like the Jillian Michaels (work-out guru) for violin, in that, you follow her program and it is a short cut to being an effective player. I have been studying with Heather now since January and my improvement is noticeable not only to myself but to the outside also. During the last gig I played, a lady commented, saying my violin filled the room soulful beauty. I received the compliment with a smile remembering all the feedback from Heather and practicing she inspired me to do. If you are serious about improving, I highly recommend Heather.
Darcie Khanukayev
Violinist, USA
Payments
Once you schedule with my online calendar here: https://heatherkayeviolinlessons.as.me/schedule.php you will be directed to pay with your option of choice.
If you must reschedule or cancel your lesson, you must notify Heather 24 hours before your scheduled lesson time via email: holisticviolinist@gmail.com or as directed by the online calendar platform.
No refunds will be given for no-shows.
What You’ll Need for Online Lessons
A computer with high-speed internet access.
The following three items may be built into your computer, and you can use them, but you will get better quality if you have:
- A video camera
- A microphone
- Speakers or headphones
All lessons are held live via ZOOM. Please install that free software in your computer.
Tips to Improve Call Quality
Upgrade your internet speed to the highest speed available through your ISP (Internet Service Provider) . Try to get a download speed of 15 MB and an upload speed of 4.5 MB or if possible, 1.5 MB upload.
Use direct connect to your internet rather than wireless.
Make sure all other programs except the ones you are using for the call are closed. The best thing is to restart your computer before the call and then only open Zoom and no other programs until the lesson is over.