
Photo courtesy of Angela Lattanzio
Violin Lessons
Elyssa Lefurgey-Smith has been an actively engaged violin teacher, coach and program developer for more than fifteen years. She was the director of the strings program at the Kingsway Conservatory of Music in Toronto since 2007 and is the founder of the KCM orchestral program. She is also a certified Suzuki teacher and has prepared students for every level of RCM exam from beginner to university prep.
Elyssa remains on the faculty of the Kingsway Conservatory of Music and will continue teaching her long term students with distance Skype lessons. She also has trips planned each season to participate on the faculty at the chamber music summer workshop and host masterclasses during the year.
Weekly violin lessons run from September through June and are either 30, 45 or 60 minutes in length depending on your child's age, attention span and skill level. Parents are expected to attend private lessons, take notes and act as the "home teacher" in daily practice sessions. A camera (phone) is also helpful in recording photos or videos of correct set up, violin hold, bow hold and posture to refer to at home.