Experienced tutor in Violin in Portland, Lisa offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Lisa has a great teaching method mastery. She is patient and insightful. She's a great teacher!

Lessons were more than surface work of intonation, rhythm, dynamics etc, but went into great detail and covered every aspect of playing the instrument. The physical requirements, the mental strength, and the awareness of the music are all concepts that are taught in her lessons.

I got to play duets with teacher Lisa and learn new songs with her.

She always tells me any faults in my technique that is making my sound or intonation not be the best it can and whenever I do whatever she tells me, my sound always becomes a lot better.

I like that my lessons focus on work to improve my sound and intonation. It is enjoyable to be treated like a musician and learn the nuances of playing the viola. I love playing duets with my teacher for fun but also to keep me honest feeling the beat. My lessons come with a lot of positive feedback and suggestions for more effective ways to practice

Teacher Lisa has been excellent all along. We're very lucky to be working with such a gifted teacher.

I strongly recommend Ms. Lisa Zweben. She has been my violin (and, more recently, viola) teacher for over five years, and I feel that my time with her has been very helpful in preparing me for a future career in classical music. She combines a deep understanding of all aspects of the violin and viola with a special emphasis on posture, form, and the bow for greater ease and control in playing. While very patient, she is a perfectionist and takes a sincere interest in her students' progress. If you are serious about improving your ease of playing and tone quality, this is the teacher for you.