Are you…
Living in an area without qualified violin teachers?
Looking for activities that promote confidence and joy?
Want to learn a skill that will last a lifetime?
imagine learning an instrument to…
Increase confidence and a sense of accomplishment
Develop creativity
Foster self-expression
Goals set / goals achieved:
Learning 1 level in a specific time frame
Completing a Royal Conservatory of Music Exam
Learning a favorite piece and performing at an event
service area:
Violin Lesson in Calgary
Violin Lessons in Winnipeg
Growing up on the prairies in a farm community, many of us did not have access to qualified music teachers. Some of us were driven into a city hours away to take lessons, but most just didn't have that option.
Along comes 2023 and we have the technology to offer online lessons in the comfort of your own home.
VIOLIN ON THE PRAIRIES
VIOLIN ON THE PRAIRIES
VIOLIN TEACHER
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Masters Degree In Chamber Music (Violin Major)
Bachelor's Degree in Chamber Music (University of Romania)
Cristian is a third-generation violinist originally from Romania, where he started his music journey at the age of 6.
He graduated from Cluj Napoca Music University, in the heart of Transylvania, where he studied with N. Silaghi (founder of the Transylvanian Quartet) and Stefan Ruha, a renowned international soloist winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition. Cristian holds a Master’s Degree in Chamber Music.
During his 20-year teaching career, Cristian has been privileged to teach students of all ages and levels, including students who have prepared for international competitions and concerts. Some of the highlights of his performing career include performances as a soloist with the CMO in Canada, the EuroArt Chamber Orchestra in Romania, and solo performances in some parts of Canada and the US.
VIOLIN TEACHER
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Bachelor of Music: Violin Performance (McGill University)
Kenny is a violinist and music teacher based in Montreal, Quebec. He graduated with a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from McGill University as a Schulich Scholar and received recognition for his “Outstanding Achievement in Violin Performance.”
Since his inaugural year at McGill, Kenny has worked with numerous orchestras in Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, Appassionata Chamber Orchestra, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, and the Trois- Rivières Symphony Orchestra. In addition, Kenny had the privilege of performing in Cirque du Soleil’s ‘30th Anniversary Concert’, ‘Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses’ twice with the Vancouver Film Orchestra, Michael Buble’s ‘Crazy Love’ album, as well as in concert with Il Divo. As a soloist, Kenny has performed with the Richmond Orchestra and the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra.
As a music instructor, Kenny has been teaching the violin for eighteen years. A number of his students have WENT on to study music at CEGEP, place at the Canadian Music Competition and regional concerto competitions, or perform concerts around Quebec. He was an instructor at the Montreal Academy of Music for over a decade and was on the faculty of Beethoven at Home. Back in Richmond, B.C where he grew up, Kenny worked as the string orchestral coach at Matthew McNair Secondary and was invited to teach several master classes at the Richmond Music School and other violin studios in the city.
In 2021, Kenny worked as the violin coach and orchestral consultant on the Hallmark movie, Christmas in my Heart, starring Heather Hemmens.
As part of the NUVO Music School Family, he is teaching Music lessons in BC as well as in Regina, and Saskatoon.
