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About
Victoria Witmer is a viola, violin, and chamber music teacher who prioritizes the needs of each individual student. She teaches with the objectives of enhancing performance capabilities and inspiring a love of music.
Performing around the world, Victoria has been a member of Lincoln Center Stage piano quintets and the Lucerne Festival Academy in Switzerland. She also sat Principal Viola for Sarasota Opera’s Winter Opera Festival. Through participation in numerous festivals and Masterclassses in Europe, Victoria has assimilated the many ideas and diverse methods taught by widely recognized artists.
Her extensive repertoire arches from Baroque to the very Contemporary, spanning from Bach to Brahms, Bartók, Hindemith, Piazzolla, Kurtág, and more.
Victoria earned a Master of Arts Degree, with Distinction, from the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, where she subsequently completed a Postgraduate Certificate. Her Bachelor of Music is from Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music.
Victoria is flexible to each student’s unique learning style and motivations for studying an instrument. Her main goal is to help students prepare to play well during all stages of their musical development. Lessons focus on building musicianship, expression, ensuring proper technique, and developing an effective practice routine.
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Universität Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria [Postgraduate Certificate and Master of Arts (with Distinction), viola] --- Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana [Bachelor of Music, viola performance]
Viola
- Beginner to Intermediate levels: Repertoire will be primarily from Suzuki and other method books, supplemented by technical exercises and etudes.
- Intermediate to Advanced levels: Students can choose from a wide range of viola repertoire spanning Baroque to the very Contemporary. Solo materials are also supplemented by technical exercises and etudes.
Violin
- Beginner to Intermediate levels: Repertoire will be primarily from Suzuki and other method books, supplemented by technical exercises and etudes.
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