List of Dounis Teachers
The following is a partial list of string teachers who teach the Dounis Method. Some teachers are available for private lessons, others teach at institutions, and others only have video courses available. The aim of this list is to provide string players with a list of reputable teachers belonging to the Dounis School of String Playing. All instructors are listed alphabetically, by location.
If you are a teacher of the Dounis Method and would like to be included in this list, please email brendan@bblmusic.com
United States of America
David, violin
Student of Byron Duckwall for 10+ years
Offers free tutorials of Dounis exercises on Instagram/Tik-Tok as well as paid video courses and instruction.
https://www.instagram.com/virtuoso_violinist/
Dr. Bruce Berg, violin
Student of George Neikrug
Offers Private Online Lessons
Byron Duckwall, violin/viola/cello
Student of George Neikrug for 15+ Years
Offers weekly Dounis group classes online as well as private lessons (in person and online).
Group class video recordings are available here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/dounisclassvideos
In-Person Lessons are available in Woodstock, NY.
https://www.masterthecello.com/lessons
Garrett Fischbach, violin/viola/cello
Student of George Neikrug
Member of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Offers private lessons online and in-person
In-Person Lessons are available in New York City
https://www.garrettfischbach.com/
Dr. Priscilla Hallberg, violin
Student of George Neikrug
Offers In-Person Lessons in Albuquerque, New Mexico
https://www.stringacademyofthesouthwest.org
Brendan Lesavage, violin/viola
Student of Byron Duckwall for 7+ Years
Offers private lessons online and in-person.
Author of D.C. Dounis: A Biography, founder of dounis.org
In-Person Lessons are available in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA
Daniel Phillips, violin/viola
Student of George Neikrug
Daniel Phillips is on the faculties of Queens College Aaron Copland School of Music, Mannes School of Music, Bard Conservatory, and the Juilliard School.
Daniel Phillips has recorded a video course through Tonebase on the Dounis Principles of Violin Playing, accessible here.
Nancy Zhou, violin
Student of David Nadien
Dounis video classes are available on both glotone and tonebase.
https://www.glotone.co/dounismethod
https://strings.tonebase.co/online-violin-courses/vln-nancy-zhou-dounis-left-hand-exercises
South America
Paulo Calligopoulos, violin (Brazil)
I teach at the State School of Music of São Paulo, Brazil. It’s called EMESP (Escola de música do estado de São Paulo). I also am the founder of the Academia Dounis Calligop, where I teach online all the Opuses that Dounis left for us. I learned about Dounis, first getting to know his books, the through the writings left by his students (Leland, Costantakos and Neikrug) and also lessons with Byron Duckwall, a student of Neikrug. This inspired me to devour all his writings and try to explain in the most clear form how his method can help any musician.
My Instagram channel is the https://www.instagram.com/desnudando_o_violino and there is where I am most active.
If you want to contact me, you can find me at calligop@calligop.com I teach in Portuguese, English, Spanish, Bulgarian, and German.
Europe
Bartłomiej Pęcherski, violin (Poland)
Teacher of Violin at Wiechowicz School of Music No. 1 in Kraków, specializes in teaching the Dounis Method to children.
Provides violin lessons to learners of all ages in person in Kraków, Poland. Lessons are available in both Polish and English.
Studied the Dounis Method with Dr. Bruce Berg and through classes with Byron Duckwall.
Currently writing a book about D.C. Dounis.
Please contact Bartłomiej through his Instagram: