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[quote=Anonymous]I had a serious musician who practiced several hours a day at her age.

The teacher you are considering would likely do things like:  assign a piece and break it into various tasks -- spend this much time memorizing the music by reading it over and attempting to play it in your head without the violin;  spend this much time doing scales;  spend this much time working on a specific technique;  spend this much time on the piece you are working on;  spend this much time listening to recordings of various artists playing the piece and noticing the differences between the way they interpret the piece,  spend this much time learning music theory perhaps by doing a workbook, etc.

This is not something that can be accomplished in fifteen minutes a day.  A serious teacher kind of wants music to be a lifestyle.

It's like if your kid was an athlete and they might go to practice, work out on their own, do some stretching, go to the gym to lift sometimes, etc.  Not just going to practice but doing a bunch of other things that support that practice.  Eventually watching videos of their games -- or musical performances -- and critiquing them, watching others play, etc.

It doesn't sound like your child wants music to be a lifestyle, which is fine, but she's not going to do well with a teacher who does.  Have you asked the director of her youth orchestra for a recommendation?  He or she likely knows your child a bit, knows her strengths and can recommend someone appropriate. [/quote]

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