A Message From Melody
Located in the Durham-Chapel Hill region of North Carolina, I work with children and adult students from throughout the county. I am currently accepting a limited number of violin and viola students. Online lessons are available.
Please contact the Chapel Hill School of Musical Arts to set up an initial consult and a trial lesson today.
“Thank you so much for being a wonderful teacher, not only are you my teacher, but you are also my friend. I always enjoy my lesson time. You never fail to make me laugh!”
Testimonials: Why Students Love It Here
“I started violin lessons with Melody back in the 4th grade, and now as a high school senior, I’ve been with her for 8 years.
Melody is SO good at problem solving and really customizing her teaching style to accommodate the way that you best learn and to your goals, including if those goals change over time. She’s amazing at articulating what struggles you may be having and then working with you to find a solution that will work best for you. If the solution isn’t working, she’ll find or even create a new method to help you. This makes learning with her not only intuitive, but fun as well.
It’s a collaborative method of learning. I never feel I’m being told what to do, but we’ll figure out a good solution together. You’re studying WITH Melody, not just studying under her. She will listen to you and take that into account in coming up with the best teaching method for you. Sometimes the solution isn’t just to practice more but to practice better. Once I started getting older and could start giving input into what I was playing, she held space for me to give creative input into what I was playing and how I was playing it. This has allowed me to really have fun playing the violin. Melody is always friendly and welcoming, and I look forward to the time I spend with her every week!”
“Thank you so much for being such an amazing violin teacher for me. You’ve helped me so much in the past couple months – not just with the technical elements of playing the violin, but your energy in class and your encouragement have also helped me gain more confidence and find a new love for music.”
“Dear Ms. Melody,
Thank you for being such a wonderful violin teacher. I always enjoy violin classes, but I enjoy it more because you make the experience fun!”
