Violin and Viola with Corey Worley

Violin and viola students will deepen their understanding of good violin/viola playing technique.

Topics include: physical setup, scales, exercises, double stops, études, etc.

Beginner classes will develop how to approach the violin/viola in a healthy, positive manner and building a technical foundation.

Intermediate levels will deepen technical fluency through challenging technical exercises.

Advanced classes will focus on ease of playing with technical demands.

ABOUT COREY WORLEY

American violist, Corey WORLEY is currently pursuing a Masters in Viola Performance at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (The Paris Conservatory) in Paris, France in the class of Pierre-Henri XUEREB and Louis FIMA. Corey is a recent graduate from Oberlin College and Conservatory where he holds a BM in Viola Performance (class of Peter SLOWIK) and a BA in Psychology.

Teaching all ages since high school, Corey has been viola professor at Conservatoire Municipal Francis Poulenc, a chamber music coach for Credo Chamber Music (Chicago), a sectional coach for Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra, and conducted research on the History of French Viola Pedagogy at Bibliothèque National de France. Corey has performed throughout North America and Europe including recent performances with the International Contemporary Ensemble, members of Ensemble Intercontemporain, and was a featured performer at the Kennedy Center with his ensemble "Trio Ligatura." With a background in performance psychology, he has studied with Dr. Noa Kageyama (Juilliard's "Bulletproof Musician") and Dr. Jeffrey Huber (former US Olympic diving coach and IU performance psychologist).