While obtaining his Masters degree in Violin Performance, Myers was hired and trained by Elizabeth Chang, the Associate Professor of Violin at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He worked as the Violin Teaching Assistant to the studio where he gave weekly lessons to non-major students who were interested in continuing to better their violin playing.
While at UMass, he was trained in the Franco-Belgian violin playing style, which seeks to eliminate all points of tension while playing the violin so that the student may flourish naturally. A slow and persistent approach that focuses on obtaining the correct violin set-up and posture will ensure that students of any age can learn the violin. Everybody is different which means that everyone learns in a different way - my goal as an instructor is to help a student learn how to practice efficiently in the best way for them. Ideally they will be able to translate these skills and learned diligence into their academic classes to stay successful and keep their GPA high!
Philosophy The goal of the lessons is not only to make the student a better violin player but to inspire the student to become a better learner, listener, and, most importantly, a better musician. Having the ability to take a piece of music from the beginning and know how to practice it slowly and effectively translates into all walks of life.
Books used for instruction: Scales/Exercises
Carl Flesch Scale System for Violin - Revised by Rostal - Fischer Edition
Schradieck - School of Violin Technics, Book 1 - G. Schirmer
Sevcik, Otakar - Shifting the Position & Preparatory Scale, Op 8 - Violin - published by Bosworth & Co.
Etudes
Wohlfahrt, Franz - 50 Easy Melodious Studies, Op. 74, Book 1 - Violin solo - G. Schirmer Edition
Kreutzer, Rodolphe - 42 Studies - Violin solo - edited by Ivan Galamian - International Music Co.
Dont, Jakob - 24 Studies, Op. 37: Preparatory to Kreutzer and Rode Studies - Violin solo