Scheduling and Rates

My studio is in Oakland, CA, but I do travel as well. In general, I charge $60/hr. for private lessons. Group rates vary. Please contact me at Kaila@kailaflexer.com for more information, or to set up an appointment.

Testimonials

“With Kaila, I've learned to read jazz chords, compose a strong counter melody, arrange traditional Balkan tunes, and find compositional inspiration in the most daunting pieces of music. And it's all been fun. Kaila knows an amazing amount of music from varied cultures. I've really enjoyed tapping into that.”

–Mirabelle Korn, age 16, harpist and composition student

“Kaila is a great violin teacher because you can learn a lot of different music and styles.”

–Hannah Rose Borst, violin student age 7

“When I met Kaila I was a frustrated classically-trained violinist looking for a fresh musical start. While studying with her my joy of making music returned, and that is priceless.”

–Kathy Sierra, violinist with Golden Bough

 

Violin Lessons

You’re interested in violin lessons! Perhaps you’ve played classical music for years and you want to take violin lessons that allow you to branch out into other musical realms such as Balkan, klezmer, playing by ear and/or improvisation. Or perhaps you’re interested in violin lessons because you or your child wants to try out playing the violin for the first time. Whatever your reasons, violin lessons with Kaila allow you to explore new musical vistas!

Violin Lessons with Kaila

Bay Area violinist Kaila Flexer has been giving private violin lessons, or fiddle lessons if you prefer, in the Bay Area for over 20 years. A supportive and nurturing teacher, Kaila works with her students on the tools of music—tone, intonation, technique, reading and playing by ear—as a means to a student’s self-expression. Violin lessons with Kaila teach all of these tools which can be learned via panoply of different repertoire according to the tastes of the student.