Which instruments do you teach? How many years have you been teaching?

I have been teaching violin and piano for over 17 years. I started teaching at a very young age as my mother was a professor in one of the music school and college under Conservatory. She used to asked me to help her young students with some new music pieces. I felt at that time that I wouldn’t want to become a teacher as it was hard to teach someone else but at the same time I liked challenges. So when I’d start teaching them I couldn’t let them go until they will learn the music :). So this challenge as a beginner teacher led to passion and life long profession. 

In your biography on our site, it says that you started rigorously studying music at a very young age. Can you please share a little bit about that? How did studying at a young age transform into you ultimately performing and teaching as a career? 

As my mother was a teacher herself she started to introduce me to piano and violin at the age of 3 years. Then when I turned 5 I joined a music school which was under a conservatory where my journey as a music student began. The hard work put into my career by my mother and professors along with me being a devoted student led to an early formation of a very strong base with solid skills and stage exposure. Also starting to teach music at a very young age gave more more experience compared to my peers in the field.

In more recent years, have you had the opportunity to perform much?

I have participated in several concerts as a 1st and 2nd violinist in the last couple of years both in east and west coast of US. Since 2019 I have not been performing much as I became a mother and devote most of my time to my baby. Though I miss performing a lot, as the stage always calls me to perform.

What are one or two strategies or lessons you’ve learned as a professional performer that you always relay to your students?

I say to my students to be very patient as both instruments, especially violin is the hardest instrument to gain proficiency. You have to give a lot of time to work on yourself, keep practicing and not skip a single day because if you skip a day you go back two days. You have to be very focussed on your position while practicing and at the same time recall the music notes accurately.

As a new mother.... Congratulations by the way! How do you manage your students and you family life? Can that be challenging? 

Thank you. Yes it’s very challenging to be a mother, wife and a mentor. I try to give my 100% in whatever I do. Right now I’m spending more of my time with my baby but my student’s development is also very important to me.

You seem to be very successful teacher (as well as performer), with students raving about you. What are some ways you are able to nurture and engage your students? 

The first thing as a teacher is to understand your student’s character, mood, behavior, and goal. Based on that you can guide them the right way. The other important thing is to not over burden them such that they start disliking music. Music is an art and it takes passion and creativity to master this art. 

You've been teaching via Skype or Zoom recently. How are your online classes going in general? 

I can say teaching online is not easy as you can’t physically help student to put their hand position in right places and it cannot be as correct even though you explain them well. It takes more time and effort to make any progress but it is still much better than quitting temporarily as that would hamper the skills you have gained so far.