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Brendan
- Rate 26 US$
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Number of students Brendan has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
Number of students Brendan has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

26 US$/hr
- Music reading
- Violin
Professional Violinist with 13 years of experience giving Online Violin Lessons : Brendan Rocha
- Music reading
- Violin
Lesson location
Super Prof
Brendan is one of our best Music reading tutors. They have a high-quality profile, verified qualifications, a quick response time, and great reviews from students!
About Brendan
A western classically trained violinist, Brendan has been playing the violin for over 13 years and has performed with orchestras such as The Indian National Youth Orchestra and The Bombay Chamber Orchestra at venues like The NCPA Tata Theatre, Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, Ketevan music festival Goa, and many more. Brendan extensively tours with his band 'Jo aur Vo', performing various genres of music across the country, having done shows across the country and even internationally. His band has recently brought in praise from the likes of Shankar Mahadevan, R Madhavan, Dia Mirza, and also from Star World India. They regularly post videos and have a considerable presence on the social media site, YouTube. Brendan also works as a freelance live and session violinist, having played for various television advertisements and films. He is currently virtually training students from London, US, Germany, Dublin, Canada, and India.
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Brendan is the founder and principal violin teacher at BAM Academy of Music, Andheri West, Mumbai.
Brendan has successfully, with merit, completed the Grade 8 certification in Violin Performance from Trinity College London and will be training his pupils to appear for these certifications with a thorough curriculum.
Brendan takes in the interests of his students, the music they listen to, and what they may want to play on the violin. Being fluent in most genres of music, be like Western Classical, Bollywood, Jazz, or RnB, Brendan can mold a curriculum specifically in the interests of his pupil.
Apart from the violin, he also plays the guitar and keyboards, often accompanying his students while learning pieces making lessons more fun and interactive.
Brendan follows The Suzuki Method of Violin Training, along with keeping the Violin Star books in his curriculum.
He is also a registered teacher at The O'Connor Method - A New American School of String Playing.
Review
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Perfect! Professional, calm and interactive.
- Pearl is a bright and dedicated student. Always a pleasure to teach her :)Brendan's response :
Perfect! Brendan is an amazing teacher. He is extremely talented, thoughtful, patient, and versatile. He makes every session enjoyable. I have been able to learn so much under his guidance. He has a unique style of making lessons fun but also pushing limits. I am so lucky that I get to learn from him.
- Rina is a gifted and hard working student, her passion for the violin will take her very far!Brendan's response :
Perfect! He is a really great teacher and he is very positive.
He knows lot of stuffs.
I'm glad i have a teacher (mentor) like him.- Very interested student!Brendan's response :
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An amazing violinist who has put in a lot of effort to reach upto this stage.He just possesses the perfect skill set and enthusiasm to be a master and I must say we arey lucky to learn from someone with so much of experience and talent
I have been taking violin lessons from Brendan over the past year. He has extensive knowledge and practical experience in the field of classical music and gave me the time to comprehend what was being taught. Additionally, he was able to overcome any challenges that came along the course of online learning, thus making virtual lessons a smooth process. He offers constructive feedback and guidance in a patient manner and has encouraged me to learn, practice and appreciate the art of playing the violin!
Brendans a great teacher and an even better musician, who calmly and patiently teaches you all the intricacies on how to play the violin, I could not recommend him to you enough!!
Brendan is a very calm, friendly and patient teacher. Who will explain any query you have no matter how small. He is a great teacher and an even better teacher, I could not recommend a better teacher for you.
Excellent teaching skills. Very well versed with playing the violin. A very comfortable learning environment. Brendan teaches with great enthusiasm and patience. Always have fun learning the skill from him. One of the best teachers out there.
Been doing sir's classes for 1 month now. Its the best time of the day for me. Have made significant progress in my journey as a violinist. His teachings are easy to understand and are super fun. Highly recommended !
Brendan has been training me on the violin for the past 2 years. He is a very dedicated teacher who really cares for his students. I would recommend him to anyone who wants to learn the violin.
I’ve had the immense pleasure of learning the violin under Brendan. His impeccable approach to breaking down concepts like technique and intonation helped me get a grasp of the instrument in no time. Despite having taken lessons online, I had no issues in understanding the above mentioned concepts because of how well they were structured and broken down into graspable sections. I highly recommend him to other aspiring students.
Brendan is an excellent violinist and this gives him an edge over other instructors. He has a methodical process and it was definitely worth my time!
Had an amazing 5 class session with Brendan and absolutely loved it. Perfect for beginners. Helped me a lot with basics. Brendan had a proper schedule for all 5 classes which helped me understand the structure and flow clearly.
I've personally gone through many violin teachers before I started learning with Brendan. He's by far the best teacher I've come across.
Brendan is an extremely good violin teacher. Im lucky to be his student and learn from him. His approach to teaching is fantastic.
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- 26 US$
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- 5h: 131 US$
- 10h: 261 US$
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