Margaret Green

I am a professional violin and fiddle instructor offering online lessons for kids and adults including adult beginners. I have performed in orchestras, chamber music groups, wedding music ensembles, bluegrass bands, and country bands. I have played violin since 1988, taught since 2003, and have taught online exclusively since 2020. I hold a Bachelor of Music (violin performance) from San Francisco State University and an A.A. in Comprehensive Musicianship (music theory and performance) from De Anza College.  I am new to Lessonface, but taught through another online lesson platform for four years.  Please message me before booking lessons with me.

I teach beginner and intermediate classical violin to adults and kids age six and older, and welcome adult beginners.  I teach online lessons only.   I offer an approach to classical violin studying the Strictly Strings and Suzuki Books, emphasizing technique, reading music, and music theory.  I can also provide tutoring for school orchestra members and assistance with school music class music.  I offer the option of written music theory homework.  

 I teach bluegrass fiddle using an approach designed to help students be able to learn both by ear and with sheet music, and to prepare to play with other musicians or attend bluegrass jams, as well as play with good technique and posture.  I teach children age six and older, and adults, beginner and intermediate level, and welcome adult beginners.  I teach online only.  Students use the book Jack Tuttle's Bluegrass Fiddle Primer, by Jack Tuttle, if they can already read music.  Students who do not yet know how to read music should start with Strictly Strings Violin Book 1.  I offer the option of written music theory homework.

Studio Policies: 15 minute free trial lessons are limited to 1 per student or family.   I have a 24 hour cancelation policy, which is 24 hours notice is required to cancel a lesson without paying except in the case of sudden illness, which occurred at a time which made it impossible to give 24 hours notice. My lessons are available to kids age six or older, and adults of all ages. I offer lessons either at a regular weekly time, or on a by appointment basis, I don't offer biweekly lessons. If you have a regular weekly time, I automatically expect you for lessons every week unless one of us cancels, this includes holidays, so if you want to skip a lesson for a holiday, you must still contact me to cancel, and give 24 hours notice, or the lesson must still be paid for. I hold lesson times for absent or vacationing students for absences of up to two weeks length. For longer absences, students must give up their regular time and take a new one when they return.  I schedule lessons for established students that do not have a recurring weekly time 7 days or less before the lesson, and for new students, 14 days or less before the lesson.  I will reschedule your lesson if I can, but may not be able to, and only reschedule within the original week the lesson was scheduled.