Rubina Bak
Lesson Feesfrom $30.00 / 30 Minutes
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About
Rubina Bak holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from the New England Conservatory, a Master of Music from Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrechts Conservatorium (Netherlands) , and a Master of Musical Arts from Yale School of Music in Viola Performance. She was awarded Yale School of Music, The Malcolm L. Mitchell and Donald M. Roberts Class of 1957 Prize, which is given to an outstanding graduating teaching artist in the Music in Schools Initiative. She is very passionate about helping students take the first step in starting their musical journey. She has been teaching violin and viola privately and in school classrooms for 15 years and piano privately for 12 years. She currently lives in Toledo, Ohio with her husband, who is also a violist, and her 2 cats Walton and Bartok. In her spare time she loves to cook Korean food, garden, and swim at the beach.
I like to incorporate a strong, basic foundation to all my students. I divide my lessons into 1/2 working on technique and form and the other 1/2 with musicality and artistry. Every student has a different goal. I have students that are getting ready to apply for music colleges and I also have students children, teens, adults that learn for enjoyment. I love it when my students bring me music they want to learn whether it is classical, pop, jazz. I encourage all my students to experience different music genres. Each lesson is customized to the student's interests.
I believe a good teacher doesn't simply teach you how to play the instrument but also teach you to have the skills to be able to learn independently so any future music you want to learn, you will be able to guide yourself without the help of anyone else.
New England Conservatory of Music - Bachelor of Music 2010-2014
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht Conservatorium - Master of Music 2016-2018
Yale School of Music - Master of Musical Arts 2018-2020
Violin & Viola : all levels
Piano : beginning to intermediate level