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Ashlyn
- Rate $35
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- Violin
- Viola
- Cello
- Erhu (Chinese violin)
Certified Music Examiner Teaching Violin With Sixteen Years Experience Guiding Four Hundred and Ten Students Through Precise Assessment Focused Exam Preparation Success
- Violin
- Viola
- Cello
- Erhu (Chinese violin)
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About Ashlyn
I have worked professionally as a certified music examiner alongside private teaching, and across sixteen years of combined examining and instruction I have now guided approximately four hundred and ten students, primarily toward genuine exam and assessment success. My examining background gives me an unusually precise, insider understanding of exactly what assessors listen for and reward, insight that purely performance-focused teachers simply cannot offer in the same way. I specialize particularly in structured, strategic exam preparation, having personally guided countless students through consistently strong results across multiple grade levels and examination boards over the years. My teaching style is precise, detail-oriented, and genuinely thorough, reflecting the exacting professional standards I apply in my own examining work outside the teaching studio itself. I remain genuinely warm and encouraging throughout lessons, understanding that exam pressure already creates enough stress without a teacher adding unnecessary additional tension to the process. Many students specifically seek me out after feeling uncertain about typical exam preparation elsewhere, appreciating the genuine confidence that comes from insider examiner insight. I track detailed progress against genuine syllabus criteria for every single student, ensuring nothing is left to chance during exam preparation. After sixteen years combining examining and teaching, I remain genuinely passionate about helping students achieve results that truly reflect their real musical ability.
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levels :
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Proficient
Children
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
4th year
Graduate Student
PhD
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
My experience working as a certified music examiner gives me genuinely rare insight into exactly what assessors listen for, and I build every violin lesson around that insider understanding of examination standards and expectations. I begin exam preparation with a thorough diagnostic assessment, identifying precisely where a student stands against genuine syllabus requirements before building a targeted, term-by-term preparation plan tailored specifically to them. Bow control, tone, and intonation are taught with careful attention to the specific criteria examiners assess, ensuring students understand precisely why certain habits matter beyond vague general advice alone. Sight reading and aural tests receive dedicated, consistent practice time, reflecting genuine examiner insight into how heavily these often-neglected components influence overall final marks considerably. I run regular mock exams under authentic timed conditions, replicating genuine examination room pressure so students walk into their real assessment with real, practiced familiarity rather than uncertainty. Repertoire choices are guided strategically by genuine syllabus requirements and marking criteria, ensuring pieces showcase a student's strengths while meeting every specific technical requirement precisely and thoroughly. I provide detailed, specific feedback modeled directly on genuine examiner report language, helping students understand exactly how professional assessors evaluate a performance. Every lesson maintains rigorous, precise standards, reflecting genuine insider understanding of what separates a good result from a truly excellent one.
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- $35
Pack rates
- 5h: $175
- 10h: $350
online
- $35/h
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This first lesson offered with Ashlyn will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
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