19 teaching weeks
19
- 30 min. lessons
$703 total
19
- 45 min. lessons
$988 total
19
- 60 min. lessons
$1254 total
8 or 10 teaching weeks
8
- 30 min. lessons
$296 total
10
- 30 min. lessons
$370 total
8
- 45 min. lessons
$416 total
10
- 45 min. lessons
$520 total
8
- 60 min. lessons
$528 total
10
- 60 min. lessons
$660 total
14 teaching weeks
14
- 30 min. lessons
$518 total
14
- 45 min. lessons
$728 total
14
- 60 min. lessons
$924 total
Violist Dr. Claudia Malchow is an active performer, teacher, and collaborator based in Asheville, NC. Her recent doctoral recording project “Speak” showcases a range of 21st-century works for unaccompanied viola. One of the featured composers described Claudia’s performance of their piece as “soulful, powerful, and gentle at the same time.”
Selected orchestral experience includes performances with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra, Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, Western Piedmont Symphony, Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Augusta Symphony Orchestra, and Baltimore-based Symphony Number One (assistant principal viola). As a chamber musician, Claudia formed the Athena Trio alongside pianist Caroline Owen and clarinetist Kelly Riordan. With the Athens Viola Quartet, she was invited to perform at the American Viola Society Festival.
Committed to fostering the growth of developing musicians, Claudia teaches students of all ages and backgrounds and enjoys helping them to discover what inspires their creativity. She was deeply influenced by the dedication of her own music teachers and strives to share that same passion with her students. Claudia has completed Suzuki teacher training for Every Child Can!, as well as Violin Books 1-5 and Viola Books 1-3. She also serves as a founding team member of Lift Music Fund, a nonprofit organization that makes achievement in music more accessible and equitable by awarding microgrants every month to minoritized student musicians.
Claudia holds a Bachelor of Music in Viola Performance from Peabody Conservatory, where she studied with Victoria Chiang. She earned both her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of Georgia, where she studied with Maggie Snyder.
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Students should rent an instrument until they grow into a full sized violin/viola (4/4), at which point, purchasing is recommended. After much research, I highly recommend renting from Acoustic Corner in Black Mountain. Some information about renting from Acoustic Corner:
