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Simònne
- Rate R774
- Response 24h
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Students5
Number of students Simònne has accompanied since joining Superprof
Number of students Simònne has accompanied since joining Superprof

R774/h
1st lesson free
- Violin
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Graduate with five years of teaching experience in violin performance at all levels.
- Violin
Lesson location
Recommended
Simònne is a respected tutor in our community. She is highly recommended for her commitment and the quality of her lessons. A trusted partner on your learning journey.
About Simònne
Since graduating with a First Class Honours degree in Violin Performance from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, I have been working as a violinist and educator based in Warwickshire. My interests as an artist are influenced by a background of cultural diversity and colourful self-expression. Although classically trained, I enjoy exploring music in a diverse variety of styles, from classical to traditional folk and music with Indian roots. Whilst at the Conservatoire, I studied under Pavel Fischer and Caroline Pether. I also had masterclasses with prominent violinists including Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Julian Lloyd Webber and Philippe Graffin. I have a special love for chamber music and regularly play in ensembles. As an orchestral musician, I have worked with conductors such as Kazuki Yamada and Duncan Ward and have had the opportunity to perform at internationally respected venues including the Royal Concertgebouw, Elbphilharmonie, Konzerthaus Berlin and the Verbier Festival. I have led several orchestras, including the South African National Youth Orchestra in December 2016.
About the lesson
- All levels
- English
Languages in which the lesson is available :
English
I tailor my lessons according to the student's needs. Although I love a structured approach with long-term and short-term goals, I also want to make sure that the student is enjoying the lessons and that they are reaching their goals - whether this is to work towards a certain grade, to work on technical proficiency or simply to explore new repertoire. My teaching style is often influenced by the Colourstrings method. However, I like to borrow from a range of approaches. I'm an advocate for listening to lots of music and I like to encourage improvisation and playing by ear - although this is always very low pressure and never compulsory! Over the last five years, I have taught students from the age of six upwards, including adults. I completed several violin teaching courses at Conservatoire and received extensive mentorship as a part of the programmes. I have experience in one-to-one teaching, group teaching, chamber music coaching and orchestral workshops.
Recommendations
Recommendations are written by the tutor's friends, family, and acquaintances.
Simònne is a flawless musician and truly brings music to life. She takes care to tailor lessons around her students and takes pride in watching them succeed and reach their goals. She is passionate about her career and makes every lesson special.
Simonne is a really amazing teacher. She taught our teenage daughter. Our daughter learnt so much from Simònne, she was really great at boosting Hannah's confidence. She is warm and encouraging. I can recommend Simònne as an excellent teacher. She is also an amazing violinist, such an inspiration.
I have come back to taking violin lessons after approx. 30 years and after having picked up plenty of bad habits over that time. Simònne makes lessons fun and encouraging and I can hear myself improve from week to week. She is very flexible in terms of arranging lesson dates and times so sometimes it can be a few weeks between lessons while at other times I have had two lessons in one week. Simònne is very personable and is open to input into what I would like to cover from lesson to lesson while also making good suggestions about pieces / studies that will stretch me. I'm delighted that I found Simònne and look forward to many more lessons with her.
Simónne is a delight to work with. She’s punctual, friendly and was able to keep my 9 year old engaged in a creative way, even though the lessons were on zoom. I highly recommend her as a teacher.
As a colleague of Simònne’s over the last five years, I would thoroughly recommend her both as a teaching practitioner and as a performer. The thought and care that she gives to each student, coupled with her fervent passion for music and dedication to developing her own teaching practice through involvement in organisations such as the Benedetti Foundation make her a very safe pair of hands in which to trust a student. Simònne possesses a rare capacity to engage both very young beginners learners as well as using her conservatoire training to support and inspire advanced students.
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Rates
Rate
- R774
Package rates
- 5h: R3870
- 10h: R7740
online
- R663/h
travel
- + R5
free lesson
The free first lesson with Simònne allows you to get to know the tutor and discuss your needs and expectations.
- 1h
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