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Juilliard trained violin and music theory teacher
Elissa G.

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I played the violin professionally for 14 years, concertizing internationally as a soloist, orchestral and chamber music player. I trained at Manhattan School of Music and attended Juilliard pre-college on a full scholarship, where I studied with Dorothy DeLay.
I specialize in teaching beginning violin and music theory students. I am invested in providing a highly personalized, technically excellent and musically robust learning experience for each of my students, with emphasis on...

I played the violin professionally for 14 years, concertizing internationally as a soloist, orchestral and chamber music player. I trained at Manhattan School of Music and attended Juilliard pre-college on a full scholarship, where I studied with Dorothy DeLay.
I specialize in teaching beginning violin and music theory students. I am invested in providing a highly personalized, technically excellent and musically robust learning experience for each of my students, with emphasis on respectfully facilitating the joyful discovery of one’s unique path as a musician.

I began studying the Suzuki technique with Betty Haag in Chicago at the age of 4. By the time I was 8, I had played at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Orchestra Hall in Chicago, and had concertized in Tokyo, Japan, Seoul, Korea, and Taipei, Taiwan. I moved to New York to study with Russian violin teacher Isaac Malkin, at Manhattan School of Music, where I studied composition, conducting, music theory, ear training, and won several violin competitions. At the age of 14, I was accepted into Juilliard pre-college to study with Dorothy DeLay, on a full scholarship. I played at Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall, among other distinguished venues. I have been teaching children and young adults for over 7 years, ranging from ages 4 to 13. I have developed my own instructional technique, which includes aspects of the Suzuki, Auer and Galamian methods. I offer guidance and resources for parents of beginner students, such as accompanying families when purchasing or renting the ideal first instrument, and all supplies needed to get off to a soaring and solid start.

Teaching is my passion - one shaped by my truly remarkable mentors, and an inherent love of the miraculous nature of the universal language of music. It is my honor to both teach and learn from my students. Please reach out to me with any questions and for further details regarding the possibility of embarking on a life changing musical journey together.


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Harvard University
undergrad

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Ear Training

Ear Training

I have nearly perfect pitch and can recognize perfectly the pitch of a violin, which was discovered by a pitch test administered when I was 5. I have perfect interval recognition. I trained in solfege and ear training at conservatory for 10 years, and maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout. I sang in the Metropolitan Children’s Chorus for 2 years, under Elena Doria, performing with Conductor James Levine.
General Music

General Music

I have been a musician for 35 years. I have attended Manhattan School of Music, The New England Conservatory, and Juilliard. I attended the Meadowmount Summer Music School for 4 summers, Bowdoin Summer Music School, Encore Summer Music Festival and Aspen Summer Music Festival. I have traveled internationally to play violin concerts, and have won two concerto competitions and was awarded a full scholarship to Juilliard Pre-College. I attended Professional Children’s School, and played a fundraising concert, and achieved admission to Harvard University, where I sang concerts with Collegium Musicum.
Music Theory

Music Theory

I studied at Manhattan School of Music, Juilliard, and New England Conservatory pre-colleges and have 20+ years of experience as a performer. I also transcribe music, including voice recordings.
Reading

Reading

Attended Harvard, scored 790 on SAT II writing, maintained over a 4.0 GPA average throughout high school, have extensive experience as a line editor and ghostwriter.
Sight Singing

Sight Singing

I studied solfege and site singing at Juilliard Pre-College and Manhattan School of Music. I sang in the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus, after site singing and performing successfully in my audition. I sang in Harvard University’s Collegium Musicum, and successfully site read in my audition for a solo opportunity. I routinely site read as a violinist for orchestral auditions and served, based on site reading accuracy, as Concert Master of the orchestra at Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music. I have over 7 years of experience teaching sight reading as an essential skill for all my music students to have,
Violin

Violin

I attended Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music pre-colleges, where I maintained a 4.0 GPA, over 10 years, studying Violin, Music Theory, Solfege, Orchestra, Chamber Music, Symphony, Contemporary Ensemble, Conducting and Composition. I studied violin with Dorothy DeLay at Juilliard and at Aspen Summer Music Festival. I served as Concert Master of the Juilliard Symphony Orchestra, and was selected to perform at graduation. I sang in the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus and at Harvard University, in Collegium Musicum. I have been teaching violin, music theory and ear training for over 7 years.
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

I received a 720 on the English portion of the SAT and a 790 on SATII Writing. I passed out of first semester expository writing at Harvard University. I have volunteered abroad, working with underprivileged kids on achieving English language proficiency, and I worked for three years, as a line editor for a professional writer.
Writing

Writing

I love writing, and I have experience helping both children and adults to find their own beautiful and distinguishable verbal style and rhythm. I studied comparative literature at Harvard University and scored 790 on the SAT II writing exam.
English

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