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About Anna-Livia K.
Anna Livia started violin under the Suzuki method and firmly believes that everybody has the potential and talent to learn music. She obtained a Bachelor of Music (BMus) from the Royal Irish Academy and a Master of Music (MMus) from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, both in Instrumental Performance. She has over a decade of performance experience, mostly in Classical music, but also in other genres.
Anna Livia teaches violin to all ages. Whether you want to take ABRSM exams, or learn folk or pop songs for fun, she will make sure your lessons fit your interests and goals.
Violin
• Posture and technique
• Sight-reading
• Graded exams (e.g. ABRSM)
• Repertoire
Music Theory
• Graded exams (e.g. ABRSM)
• Music notation
• Key signatures and time signatures
• Harmony and counterpoint
• Aural training (intervals, chords, melodic and rhythmic dictation)
• Basic Music History
Genre
• Classical music
• Performing in the style of the period (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century)
• Irish traditional music
• Popular tunes
First lesson
Anna Livia will talk to you about your aims for the lesson and previous experience if relevant. The lesson will be structured with a focus on variety and having you play or engage in an activity. In all lessons, she strives to strike a good balance between work on technique and actual music making. She uses imagery and metaphors and rhymes to make explanations easy to follow and remember.
Beginners
For beginners, Anna Livia mostly adopts the approach of the Suzuki Method, with the exception that she encourages pupils to learn to read music from an early stage too. She thinks it is important to carefully check posture and hold of the instrument and bow, but to allow beginners the chance to enjoy the music too. Sometimes, this involves a combining singing with playing until you are ready to play throughout the lesson.