
Teacher Info
Hi there! I am Eddy.
I’ve been playing the violin for 20 years. I’ve played in thousands of concerts and I taught violin to dozens of pupils. As a member of a family of musicians, my mother decided to put me in a music academy where I started my violin lessons, and immediately discovered that I had a talent for playing the violin. I grew to love the instrument, and with the passing of years, I had the opportunity to study abroad where I became exposed to a varied range of cultures and music teachers that came to form my own musical personality. In my travels and during my studies, I studied at a University in Portugal, a superior conservatory in Amsterdam and ended up doing a Master’s degree in Glasgow.
I started teaching at the age of 22 when my teacher from Portugal asked me to assist some of his pupils. Then I had private students and then I started working in a private academy in Glasgow where I had well over 20 pupils, all from different age ranges, from 5 years old to 65. I also became Andrea Gajic’s assistant for a period of time, where I had the amazing opportunity to teach and support students from the Junior’s Conservatory in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
I’ve come to love teaching, as well as playing, because I’m a firm believer that if you mastered a skill, then you ought to teach it. Is also fascinating seeing how different and unique each pupil is, and I enjoy the process of getting to know them well, so I can best help them in their own particular way.
I can’t wait to start teaching you the violin! It’s a challenging instrument for sure! But with the right approach and the right guidance, you can love it too!
Music Qualifications & Achievements:
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Music (Performance) from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Honours of the Second Class, Upper Division
- Master of Music (Performance) from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Academia Armando Toledo Calle de Elduayen, Vigo, Spain
- Escola Profissional de Arte de Mirandela
- Rua Sarmento Pimentel, 5370-326
- Conservatorium Van Amsterdam
- Conservatorium van Amsterdam; Oosterdokskade 151; 1011 DL Amsterdam
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – Bachelor of Music Performance
PERFORMANCE & WORK EXPERIENCE
- Member of Orquestra Clássica de Espinho
- Leader of 2nd violins from the 2020-2021 season
- Member of Orquestra XXI
- Live Music Scotland member: Armonia Duo
- Played in more than 20 performances. One concert in the Usher Hall with a 4-star review: https://www.edinburghmusicreview.com/reviews/armonia-duo
- Music Festival, Shostakovich, Quartets complete cycle with Brodsky Quartet
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Beethoven Violin Concerto with The Learig Orchestra at Mannofield Church, Aberdeen
- Soloist
- Participant in Valerie Barr ́s Final Exam, Obtaining A2 as grade
- Selected for Masterclasses at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with: Nicola Benedetti, Alina Ibragimova, Joseph Swensen and James Ehnes.
- Ambassador for the Benedetti Foundation with Nicola Benedetti
- Benedetti sessions in Glasgow
Orchestras:
- National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands
- Orquestra Clássica de Espinho
- Orquesta Clásica de Vigo
- Orquestra XXI
- Collaborations with RSNO and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Experience as violin teacher:
- Violin teacher at Melrose Music School and The Glasgow School of Music
- Selected for helping as assistant during the 2018 RCS Summer School
- Assistant to Andrea Gajic in the Junior Conservatoire at RCS
SKILLS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1st prizes in:
- Louis Carus Duo Ensemble Prize
- Dunbar-Gerber Prize for Chamber Music
- Governors’ Recital Prize for Strings 2017
2nd prizes in:
- Concurso Internacional de Música de Sant Andreu de la Barca (Barcelona)
- Concurso Internacional Santa Cecília (Porto)
- Concurso Internacional Cidade de Fundão (Fundão)
Fluent in:
- Portuguese
- English
- Spanish
This is my CV, so you can have a better grasp of my career until now. I am really proud of the innumerable concerts I’ve played since I started. Particularly important moments for me, was when I played in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, with the “National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands” or NJO under the guidance of Benjamin Zander.
Another good moment I remember is when I played alongside my music partner, Valerie Barr, in the Usher Hall in Edinburgh and we got a 4 stars review. And last but not least, when I played the 1st violin part alongside the wonderful 2nd violinist of the Brodsky Quartet, Ian Belton, in the Shostakovich Festival at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
During these activities, I remained teaching, as it was always a part of my life as an artist. Both my mother and father are music teachers. I grew up watching them teach. I guess it runs in the family.
Prices:
1/2 hour | £15.00 |
1 hour | £30.00 |
Location:
I teach my lessons from a teaching space located in Cambridge Street, Glasgow, G3 6RU, UK. My full teaching address will be provided upon your first lesson booking. I also offer mobile lessons (subject to my availability and your location). For more information about my music lessons simply get in touch.
Contact:
To book your first lesson with me, or to find out more about my music lessons, don’t hesitate to get in touch by emailing me on [email protected].
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