Viola

Private Lessons

VAM’s faculty roster contains internationally recognized educators and Vancouver’s leading performers providing expert instruction for all ages and skill levels. VAM lesson packages provide flexibility allowing scheduling at the mutual convenience of the student and teacher. Online lessons are available; contact [email protected] for remote instruction opportunities

  • Trial (1 lesson)
  • Half-semester package (9 lessons)*
  • Single-semester package (18 lessons)
  • Custom package (number of lessons to be decided with the teacher)*
  • Summer lessons (offered July and August, number of lessons to be decided with the teacher)

Fees
Lesson Fees: from $86 per hour
Adult Lesson Fees: from $76 per hour
Department Head Lesson Fees: from $90 per hour

*Students wishing to register for fewer than 18 lessons per semester must obtain permission from their private teacher.

Ju Dee Ang

Originally from Singapore, Ju Dee Ang enjoys being an active freelancer and teacher in the Vancouver area. Ju Dee regularly plays as an extra musician on viola with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and has also played with many orchestras and smaller ensembles around Vancouver, including the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra and Vancouver Island Symphony. In addition,… Read more »

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Luci Barz

Luci Barz’s musical journey began at the age of 7, inspired by his Romanian heritage and a family that deeply appreciated traditional folk music. Growing up in the small town of Hunedoara, he was immersed in a vibrant musical environment that fostered his early love for the violin. Seeking advanced training, Luci moved to Vancouver,… Read more »

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Anthony Cheung

Anthony Cheung – Viola – is an avid performer, educator, composer/arranger, and adjudicator. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he completed a double major in Viola Performance and Movement Science (Kinesiology), and was a recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Spirit Award. He holds multiple personal training certifications, under the American Council on… Read more »

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Sarah Kwok

Born and raised in Vancouver, Sarah began her musical training at an early age with the Suzuki method and has most recently completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of British Columbia, studying with David Harding. She also studied at the University of Toronto, where her teachers were Steven Dann and Scott… Read more »

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Mark Luchkow

Mark Luchkow

Originally a native of Edmonton, Mark Luchkow moved to Vancouver in 1993 to study viola with Gerald Stanick at the University of British Columbia. He received a Bachelor of Music degree in Viola Performance. He has been active in the Vancouver music scene, playing in orchestras such as the North Shore’s Sinfonia and the Vancouver… Read more »

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Tawnya Popoff

Canadian violist Tawnya Popoff enjoys an exciting and versatile international career. In addition to being principal violist with the Vancouver Opera (BC), she is a member of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (TX), the Walden School Players (NH) and a founding member of Microcosmos string quartet/Kessler Academy (BC).  Ms. Popoff is in demand as a… Read more »

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Isabelle Roland

Isabelle Roland

Isabelle is a native of Canada, but was raised dividing her time between Paris and Vancouver. Isabelle received a Bachelor of Music from the University of Victoria studying with Jaroslav Karlovsky and obtained a Masters in Performance at the Cleveland Institute where she was a student of Heidi Castleman, Lynn Ramsey Irvine, and Robert Vernon…. Read more »

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