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  • Lessons for all ages and skill levels
  • 30-60 minutes sessions
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Find viola Lessons In Houston With Our Private viola Teachers

At Lessons in Your Home Houston, our viola instructors are experienced teachers and actively performing throughout the Houston area at venues like Duncan Recital Hall and The Alley Theater. Because of this, our teachers have ties to performance opportunities both for their students to attend and perform at. Many of our teachers are also Suzuki certified, which is one of the most popular methods used with beginning string students. Regardless of age or past musical experiences, all of our teachers focus on building a lesson plan that caters towards each individual student and strives to help students meet their goals.

Luis Gutierrez-Fonseca

Instrument(s): Piano, Viola, Violin

City: Houston

Luis Gutierrez Fonseca began learning the violin at the age of 11 in Guadalajara, Mexico. This past May he received his Bachelor’s degree in violin performance at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music where he studied with Dr. Kirsten Yon.

Luis performs year-round in the Moores Symphony Or…

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Helen Dowd

Instrument(s): Piano, Viola, Violin

City: Houston

Helen Dowd is a native of Lincoln, NE, and comes from a large musical family. At age 6 she
learned violin and piano with both Suzuki and traditional methods and in 8th grade, she began
playing viola and has since performed in many quartets as a violist. As early as high school,
Helen started her own violin…

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Melanie Riordan

Instrument(s): Viola, Violin

City: Houston

Houston violinist Melanie Riordan began playing the violin at the age of ten in her hometown of New Rochelle, NY. After graduating from the Manhattan School of Music Pre-College, Melanie received her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University where she studied with esteemed pedagogue Cyrus Forough. While at CMU, Mel…

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Miranda Heaner

Instrument(s): Piano, Viola, Voice

City: Houston

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Miranda Heaner is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she double majored in French and International Studies. Prior to attending college, Ms. Heaner attended the Colburn School of Performing Arts and received instruction in classical piano from Ms. Miji Kim, and was a …

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Melanie Riordan

Instrument(s): Viola, Violin

City: Houston

Houston violinist Melanie Riordan began playing the violin at the age of ten in her hometown of New Rochelle, NY. After graduating from the Manhattan School of Music Pre-College, Melanie received her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University where she studied with esteemed pedagogue Cyrus Forough. While at CMU, Mel…

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Luanda Plasencia

Instrument(s): Cello, Piano, Viola, Violin

City: Houston

Luanda Plasencia is a violin, viola, cello and piano teacher born in Havana, Cuba. She began her musical studies at the age of 7, and continued her music education all the way up until her graduation from the Higher Institute of Art in Havana in 2009 with a degree in teaching violin and chamber music. Perform…

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Justin Green

Instrument(s): Viola, Violin

City: Houston

Justin L. Green came up through Neighborhood Music School (NMS) in New Haven Connecticut and earned his bachelor’s degree in music from Western Connecticut State University. He has studied classical violin performance since the age of seven and has accumulated years of performance experience through various…

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Jonathan Echevarria

Instrument(s): Cello, Piano, Viola, Violin

City: Houston

Jonathan Echevarria began his studies on viola at age sixteen with Philadelphia Orchestra’s Assistant Principal, Kerri Ryan. Prior to viola, Mr. Echevarria studied piano, violin, and cello with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Bay-Atlantic Symphony, and Delaware Symphony. He graduated Cum Laude with a…

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Luanda Plasencia

Instrument(s): Cello, Piano, Viola, Violin

City: Houston

Luanda Plasencia is a violin, viola, cello and piano teacher born in Havana, Cuba. She began her musical studies at the age of 7, and continued her music education all the way up until her graduation from the Higher Institute of Art in Havana in 2009 with a degree in teaching violin and chamber music. Perform…

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Leah Gastler Mabbun

Instrument(s): Viola, Violin

City: Houston

Leah Gastler is an enthusiastic musician with a love of collaboration and communication. Having begun her musical studies on the violin, she took on the viola as her voice of preference during high school. While maintaining both instruments, she studied viola at Bard College Conservatory with Steven Tenenbom …

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Houston viola Lessons For Kids

Our teachers are especially equipped for working with children of all ages, but especially those from 5-12. Most teachers will incorporate the Suzuki Method or Essential Elements for preschool through middle school students and more traditional repertoire for high school or advanced students. To make viola lessons more interesting and well-rounded, many teachers use popular pieces as supplemental materials, often letting the students pick out their favorite pieces. These pieces are perfect for recitals, which occur twice a year, and will help motivate students to reach their goals.

Getting viola Lessons Near You

Lessons are held in the comfort of students’ houses, making lessons more productive and convenient. Our viola teachers travel all over the Houston area and surrounding suburbs, including cities such as Sugar Land, Spring, and League City to teach lessons. Online music lessons allow even greater flexibility for busy schedules. Even if you are not in the Houston metro area, virtual music lessons with our teachers is a great option in your musical journey.