My violin teacher arranged indivisual lessons for me from after the easter hollidays!!!

I hope that this will get me on the right track. I was realy a low grade 3 standard when I started secondry school, but the other pupil was only grade 1/2 when she started, so I did my grade 3 aged 13!!! I wanted (and still want)to reach my full potential, which I couldn't whith group lessons.
Being grade 5 and 6 standard isn't going to be a far away dream now.

Glad you got what you wanted... go for it

Individual lessons are fantastic. I've been quite lucky, although I haven't had the best teaching, apart from 3 years at primary school, I've had individual lessons (the girl I was having them with, took up tenor horn and is now competing at national standard on that ). Hope you blossom and reach the capability I am sure you have!

Individual lessons are great if you have a good teacher

I agree! If you have a bad teacher there's no point in switching to individually lessons. Hope things work out for you!

Definitely I speak from experience (not that I switched, but I had a REALLY bad teacher for a year in school)

I know. My piano teacher in japan was VERY good, and now in England, my current teacher sais I've got 'strong fingers' from those Hanon exersizes I use to do.(I can't find the stamina to do them any more )


My violin teacher reccomended the indivisual lessons. It's a award thing for 'the gifted and talented'.(you can't have indivisual lessons at school just like that). I don't know what makes my teachers think I'm 'talented'. I've got very bad technique compared to a 'musicaly talented' person.

Maybe it's what you have achieved despite having to share lessons/your potential that they are excited about, rather than where you're currently at I'm sure your teacher wouldn't have gone to the trouble if she didn't think you were worth it and clearly, you must have talent even if you don't see it - look at your progress on the oboe!

suppose so...

Individual lessons at school are great. I have just started violin lessons at school and my teacher is lovely. I've never had to be taught in a group so I don't know how it feels, my violin teacher said I wouldn't be put in a group because I'm progressing so quickly

I love it when the person I share my lessons with is away! It means I get all the attention! hehe