Are you a high school student who is looking to improve on requirements for collegiate orchestra? Do you have an audition for a symphony? Are you an adult student who once played but has fallen away a bit since entering the professional world and are looking to once again resume intensive studies? If any of these describe you, contact Bryan Rawls for advanced violin lessons in Raleigh NC. Advanced violin lessons will enable the student to master technique and perform any repertoire that they desire. Contact Bryan Rawls today for advanced violin lessons Raleigh NC.

The Fundamentals of Advanced Violin Lessons Raleigh NC

To begin advanced violin lessons in Raleigh NC, a student should already be able to play all 2 Octave Major and Minor Scales, be competent in the playing of Franz Wohlfahrt’s Etudes Volume 1 & 2 and be capable of performing solo works as difficult as Vivaldi’s Concerto in A Minor. From here, students will begin to learn more advanced compositions and etudes, developing skills such as:

• Artificial Harmonics
• Left-hand Pizzicato
• 5th Position & Above
• 3 Octave Galamian Scales
• Double, Triple & Quadruple Stops
• And Any Other Advanced Violin Techniques

Bryan Rawls holds a Bachelor of Arts and Masters Certificate in Music Performance, has performed with a number of professional symphonies, and has taught All-State Orchestra students in North Carolina and South Carolina since 2008. Contact Bryan Rawls today for advanced violin lessons Raleigh NC.

Repertoire & Expectations for Raleigh NC Violin Lessons for Advanced Students

The volumes of music for advanced violin are too numerous to list here. The specific repertoire each student will focus on will be largely dependent on the goals that student has. Generally speaking, advanced lessons are either for symphonic auditions or for those seeking to Major or Minor in Music in college. In terms of etudes, students will master the Kreutzer, Deberiot & Rode studies. Solo repertoire will include works by Édouard Lalo, Felix Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, J.S. Bach, Beethoven and others. 3 octave scales will be mastered using the Galamian method. Visit the helpful links page for a listing of music you may find useful.

Practice makes permanent, so students enrolled in advanced violin lessons Raleigh NC are expected to practice a minimum of one hour a day, 6 days a week not including lessons. Lessons will often focus on practice techniques that will help the student make progress more quickly on their own as well as how to approach new music. Bryan Rawls is available for questions and guidance outside of regular violin lesson times. As with other students, advanced violin students will have group violin class opportunities and are expected to perform in the studio recital and follow all studio policies.

If you are looking to get to the highest levels of violin performance, contact Bryan Rawls for advanced violin lessons in Raleigh NC. With careful and consistent practice along with guidance from an experienced violin teacher in Raleigh, you can become the violinist you have always wanted to be! Contact Bryan Rawls today for advanced violin lessons Raleigh NC.