Mercèdes E. Ratthé
As an educator, Mercèdes believes students thrive best in a candid, jovial environment that cultivates a genuine sense of camaraderie.
She empowers her students to reach their highest potential through an engaging, positive approach—leveraging her musical mastery and stage experience to build disciplined work ethic, maturity and lasting self-confidence
Private Violin lessons are available for beginner-intermediate students and are taught in her studio in Newberg, Or.
Mercèdes uses a diversity of approaches in her teaching; including, but not limited to:
basic techniques
Mercèdes goes through an organized list of basic techniques on a weekly basis to instill in students a clean and strong foundation.
Scales
Mercèdes firmly believes in the power of scales; to build strong intonation and a proper & full comprhension of the instrument.
She basically considers scales as getting to know the D.N.A of the instrument;)
duets
Duets are a regular part of lessons to provide a basic understanding of ensemble work in a light and stress-free environment.
Repertoire
Repertoire is picked and based on the student’s level and interest.
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