“Without hesitation, I give JB the highest of praise. If you want or your child wants to fall in love with music there isn’t a better place to be. Your student will build confidence and learn to be courageous in their playing. They will feel motivated to reach their potential. They will learn to pour their heart and their soul into their music.”
“I would highly recommend JB as a teacher. He is very knowledgeable, and can help even the most advanced students. And equally as important, he will develop a good relationship with your child and help them feel good about their abilities, and will be very encouraging as he helps them progress. His attitude is ‘Nothing is hard, it just isn’t familiar.’ His goal is to get your child familiar with the proper techniques so playing violin will seem easy.”
“In the few short months that JB has been working with my daughter, I have seen such dramatic improvements! She is falling in love with playing the violin. I have never observed a teacher that brought that joy of music to his lessons with positive feedback and passion for playing music with your soul. Her musicality has drastically improved as has her ability to interpret music. JB doesn’t just tell her what to do, he lets her discover the best way to play with his guidance. He leads her to new discoveries for improvement every lesson.”
“My son’s attitude toward playing violin immediately improved after he started taking violin lessons from JB. Instead of pointing out all of my son’s mistakes or scolding him for a section he hadn’t learned well, JB provided a very positive environment. JB always asked my son’s opinion on what he thought, and then offered suggestions of how it might be easier to play a certain section… My son always left the lesson feeling encouraged and motivated. Also, JB is willing to go at my son’s speed and not push more on him than he can manage.”
“My son started to enjoy playing music again. He loves playing the violin and thinks it is ‘cool.’ JB is very good at helping him get great tone from his violin from using correct bowing technique. He has also really helped him to learn the correct technique to play difficult, technical sections.”
“One day when I was with my daughter at orchestra, I was able to casually observe JB coaching a violin sectional with an advanced orchestra. Never have I ever been so immediately drawn in when observing teaching. His playing, his tone with the kids, the way he explained things, the excitement with which he taught left me hanging on every word. And I was only an observer. The greatest thing
is that I was not the only one who was taken in. All of the players were all on the edges of their seats, eager to play for and with him. I knew at that moment, I needed to find a way for my daughter to learn from him.”
Please contact me if you are interested in lessons.