Erin is a fantastic instructor in so many ways! Not only is she super versatile, but is also very thorough, attentive, and excellent at identifying the particular challenges that a student is stuck on at any given moment. She's great at coming up with clearly illustrated ways of explaining and correcting any aspect of playing technique, and is able to zoom in and get really specific about what exactly needs to be adjusted. To give an example, in my very first lesson with Erin I already had a major breakthrough that significantly improved my bowing. She was able to call attention to an aspect of bowing posture that I had completely overlooked previously. Once she showed me how to engage my whole torso, every other aspect of my bowing movement became much more fluid and relaxed.
She was also able to easily adapt her pedagogy to my level of violin playing experience relative to my age and overall musical fluency level. As a 26 year old who is very new to violin (mostly self-taught with only a handful of prior lessons) while also being an experienced musician who is fluent in music theory and an advanced player of other (non-string) instruments, I would expect that my needs as a student are somewhat peculiar for the average violin teacher. Regardless, I felt like Erin was able to meet me exactly at the level I was at. I'm confident that she'd be able to deliver that same quality of customized instruction to any student, no matter their age or experience level! read more