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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child in NoVA goes to MD for her violin lessons with a very well regarded instructor. When we were looking for a new teacher two years ago, she had trial lessons with Matt Richardson and Dr. Kobayashi, among others.

Some of the good instructors in this area include Ronda Cole and David Strom, Olga Khroulevitch, Shen-Pang Chien, Natalia Yampolsk, June Huang (not sure she’s taking students), and Ricardo Cyncynates. The students of these instructors tend to be fairly serious about their music, even if they do not have professional ambitions.[/quote]

The question is, do any of these instructors take middle schoolers who have only been studying privately for a few years. I would be shocked if Ronda Cole had room in her studio for an older, relatively less advanced student.[/quote]

This is a good list. We studied with Heidi Daniels. Heidi studied with Ronda Cole and started violin at a later age than your typical Suzuki kid. DC has studied with Strom and Cole during summers and both are wonderful, but one may be better than the other for your kid. I don't think your child's age would matter to them. It's important to do trial lessons with any teacher you are considering. I don't want to post anyone's specific rate on here but expect to pay between $100-175. We paid an NSO member $150/hr for lessons/coaching.[/quote]

NP here. Are you happy with the NSO member? What does he or she bring to your child that some of the other studios mentioned above do not? 
We've been at a respected private studio for years, but I'm wondering what else is out there. Specifically, I'm not that happy with the lack of competition opportunities. Is your teacher more knowledgeable about these things?

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