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VIOLIN
PRIVATE LESSONS

with Denis de Mattos

What you will learn with me:

The Violin Fundamentals: Learn to play your favorite violin pieces, develop and master technical foundation, skills for the right and left hand, musical interpretation, studies and expand your repertoire.

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Technique: Studies and Caprices, Scales and Arpeggios, Selected exercises for your needs, Bowing Techniques and more.

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Repertoire: Violin Concertos, Solo Sonatas, Violin Sonatas, Violin Selected Pieces, Paganini Caprices

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I normally teach technique through the pieces from various styles and also from selected studies, technical exercises or methods.

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Violin Private

Lessons

PRIVATE ONLINE LESSONS - BOOK BELOW:

Book Your Spot

Choose the right program for you below and if you need more information, you can write me an e-mail filling the form at the end of the page (click here to go) or send to denisdemattosmusic@gmail.com or send me a DM on my TikTok @denisviolin or my instagram @denisdemattosmusic. For now use the paypal buttons because I still need to configure the website calendar. After payment send me a DM or an e-mail and we can schedule your lesson or session. Thank you so much!

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PRIVATE LESSONS - ABOUT / REPERTOIRE

For private lessons online you can choose your plan above clicking here or you can write me an e-mail with the title Violin Lessons and send to denisdemattosmusic@gmail.com, or fill the form below in the end of the page.

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I teach beginners, intermediate and advanced violin students. 

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The lessons are normally taught in English or Portuguese but I can also teach in Spanish, Italian and German.

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About The Lessons:

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a) You can bring a piece or the repertoire that you are already studying/practicing or also select any piece from the repertoire below.

 

b) I can also help you create a specific repertoire including pieces that are not listed below

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c) I will combine exercises, fundamental studies with the pieces selected to prepare you to achieve your goals.

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d) I will help you to create an organized study schedule which will help you to be more productive and increase your motivation.

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e) The lessons are a space for development and learning where

I try my best to create an inspirational musical environment and I am very attentive to the students needs.

 

f) I can help you to prepare for long term goals such as:

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Performance - For Solo or Chamber Music / Band

Exams Preparation - Orchestral Exams, University / Conservatory / School Programs

Artistic Programs

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g) I can also help you with the themes below:

 

1. Mindset Preparation for Practice and Performance and Artistic Goals

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2. Overcoming Fear to Perform live

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3. Overcoming Tension and help you to achieve a fluent violin playing

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4. Strategic Plan for achieving Results

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a) Tone Production

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b) Right and Left Hand Technical and Complex Skills 

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c) Develop and Master Technical Difficulties

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d) Musical Development and Personal Choices

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f) Fingering Choices

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5. Understand and Interpret various Musical Styles and pieces to create a personal and versatile Violin Repertoire 

 

​a) Unlock blocks for studying technique, fundamentals or difficult pieces

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b) Unlock creative ways of understanding music to improve musicality and practice

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6. Inspiration with a pleasant, happy and healthy learning environment. Learning should be fun, inspiring, without pressure, fear, tension or anxiety.

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7. Understand the Violin Performance and also achieve a healthy posture and technical execution for your violin playing.

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8. Improve Focus, Memorization, Concentration and Motivation​

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9. Understand Violin Mastery from Contemporary Violinists and  Old School Violinists.​​

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Pieces, Repertoire and Studies:

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Fundamentals:​

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Denis de Mattos - Violin Studies - My Method ​

 

Scales, Arpeggios and Technical Studies: 

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by Denis de Mattos - My Method

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Etudes from the Literature:

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Kreutzer 42 Etudes

Don't 24 Caprices

Rode Caprices

Kayser Etudes

Wolfhart

Selected Etudes from Other Composers - It can also be one that you are already practicing.

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Other Scales Methods Options:

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Flesch Scales

Hrymaly

Galamian

Wesseley

Schradieck

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Selected Exercises from Other Composers -

 

Ex: Schradieck, Don't 24 Preparatory Exercises, Agility exercises or Finger Independence Exercises, etc. 

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Methods that can be also appliable for Basic/Intermediate Students:

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Suzuki - All books / 1 to 6 are the basic ones

Barbara Barber - Books 1 to 6​

Student Concertos

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Violin Repertoire

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Solo Violin:

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Bach - The Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo - BWV 1001-1006:

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Sonata no. 1 in G Minor

Sonata no. 2 in A minor

Sonata no. 3 in C major

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Partita no. 1 in B minor 

Partita no. 2 in D minor

Partita no. 3 in E major

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Paganini, Niccolo:

 

The 24 Caprices

La Campanella

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Violin Concertos:

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Bach Concertos - E Major, A Minor, D minor 

Beethoven

Brahms

Bruch n.1, n.2 and Scottish Fantasy​

Dvorak

Glazunov​

Haydn Concerto in G Major, C major​

Korngold

Katchaturian

Lalo Symphonie Espagnole

Mendelssohn - E minor

Mozart Concertos - n.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7​

Paganini n.1

Prokofiev - n.1​

Sibelius

Saint-Saëns - n.3

Tchaikovsky

Vieuxtemps - n.4 and n.5

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Vivaldi:

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The Four Seasons

Concerto in A minor, RV.356

Concerto No.8 for two Violins, RV. 522 

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Wieniawski - n. 2

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Violin Showpieces:

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Sarasate:​

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Zigeunerweisen

Spanish Dance 1 and 2 

Zapateado

Introduction et Tarantelle

Carmen Fantasy

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Saint-Saëns:​

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Rondo Capriccioso

Havanaise

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Ravel - Tzigane

 

Wieniawski:

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Scherzo Tarantelle

Polonaise Brillante

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Selected Pieces from the Violin Repertoire:

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Albéniz, Isaac - Malagueña

​Bach, J.S - Arioso, Air on the G String​

Bartok -  Romanian Folk Dance

Brahms - Hungarian Dances - 1,4,5

Bloch - Baal Shem - Nigun​

Corelli - La Folia

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Chopin: ​

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Nocturne No. 2 in E-flat major, Op.9

Nocturne No. 2 in D, Op.27

Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor​

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Debussy:​

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La plus que lente

La fille aux cheveux de lin

Clair de Lune​

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De Falla - La Vida Breve​​

Massenet, Jules - Thais Meditation

Monti - Czardas​

Kabalevsky - Improvisation

Korngold - Gartenscene

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Paganini:​​

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La Campanella

Moto Perpetuo​

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Schubert - Ave Maria

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Selected Pieces from Popular Repertoire: 

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You can bring a piece from the popular repertoire such as Soundtrack Movies, Game Music, Anime Songs, Pop Songs, Celtic Music, Folk Songs, etc. I can also help to select a piece from the repertoire.

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Examples: Howl's Moving Castle, Carol of The Bells, Pidgeon on The Gate, Zelda Music, Pirates of The Caribbean, Tarantella, etc.

 

 

Jascha Hefeitz Transcriptions:

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Alt Wien

Ao Pé da Fogueira

Beau Soir

Daisies 

Estrellita

Hora Staccato

Hungarian Dances - 1, 7

Mouvement Perpétuels

March - Prokofiev

Rondo - Mozart

Sea Murmurs

Tango

The Flight of the Bumble Bee

Valse Bluette

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Fritz Kreisler:

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Danse Espagnole

Liebesfreud, Liebesleid

Preludio and Allegro

Rigaudon

Schön Rosmarin

Sicilienne

Tambourin Chinois

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Chamber Music:

 

Violin Sonatas

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Bach Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord - 1-6

Beethoven - 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10

Brahms Sonatas - 1-3​

César Frank

Debussy​

Mozart Sonatas - K.303, 304, 378, 454​

Schubert Sonatina in G Minor, D.408

Schumann n.2

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Trios:

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Piano Trios

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Beethoven - Trio No.1 in E-flat

Brahms - Trio No.1 in B Major

Mendelssohn -  Trio in D minor, Op.49

 
 

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