1. Private Violin Practice Coaching

Practice the right way to make every practice session count!

Learning how to practice well is essential to the development and success of every music student. Repeating bad habits, lack of focused attention, and the inability to extract specific issues and deal with them efficiently are challenges that students face while practicing. A practice coach can help eliminate these destructive habits and improve the student’s ability to practice with maximum efficiency.

A good practice coach can be an invaluable part of a serious music student’s progress. We hope you’ll take advantage of this unique opportunity to dramatically improve the productivity of your practice time! 

Provide feed back so that mistakes and bad habits will not be repeated during daily practice

• Guide the student to practice the hard parts methodically
• Improve practice efficiency
• Make the practice session interesting and inspiring

 2. Private Violin Lessons

Lessons are tailored to student's unique learning needs, and repertoire remains flexible so that student is able to learn music which interests him/her. The teacher will ensure the student makes fast and steady progress for all skill levels.

Yuyu debuted at the age of ten as a soloist with the Bellflower Symphony Orchestra, and has since then performed with the Ueno no Mori Ensemble in Japan and the Orchestra Collective of Orange County. An avid ensemble musician as well, Yuyu has performed with the New York Classical Players, Continuum Ensemble New York, New World Symphony, and served as concert master in the 2022 Pacific Music Festival Orchestra. Her quartet at Juilliard was invited to perform in Joel Sach’s “Focus!” festival for contemporary music, and her performance of Brahms Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 was broadcast on WQXR-FM.
 

A passionate educator and outreach artist, Yuyu was a violin instructor and chamber coach in Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program, Midori and Friends, and the 2023 The Artists Program Chamber Music Festival. She also regularly performs in Carnegie Hall’s Link-Up concert series, an educational program to introduce classical music to youth. Yuyu also enjoys bringing her music to those who cannot access concerts easily, a project she started in middle school in Japan and continues both individually, and with organizations such as Concerts in Motion and Project Music Heals Us.

Yuyu holds a Masters degree from the Juilliard School where she studied with Laurie Smukler, and received her Bachelor’s in biology and violin performance from the Oberlin College and Conservatory, under David Bowlin.

Education
2024-2026 Manhattan School of Music

• Professional Performance Diploma - expected 2026

 2021-2023 The Juilliard School

• MM, Violin Performance - student of Laurie Smukler

2016-2021 Oberlin College and Conservatory

• BA, Violin Performance and Biology - student of David Bowlin

Awards
2022-2023 Lester R. & Doris S. Benjamin Scholarship (The Juilliard School); Louis Persinger Scholarship (The Juilliard School)
2022 Briarcliff Congregational Church Scholarship
2021 Next Stage Planning Scholarship (Japan)
2020 Oberlin Senior Concerto Competition Finalist

Risk-Free Satisfaction Guarantee

If the trial lesson doesn’t meet your expectations, we’ll gladly help you connect with another top-rated, highly qualified tutor—or issue a FULL refund.

Refund for Lesson Packages

You may cancel a lesson package with at least 24 hours' written notice before the next lesson. Completed lessons will be billed at the standard hourly rate, and the remaining balance will be refunded minus a 5% processing fee. The fee is waived if you keep the balance as credit on your TimeAfterSchool account for other lessons.

Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy

• Standard Policy: Provide at least 24 hours' notice before the scheduled start time to cancel or reschedule a lesson free of charge. Cancellations or reschedules with less than 24 hours’ notice will incur the full lesson fee.
• Grace Period for Packages: For each packages of 10 or more lessons, you are allowed one late cancellation or rescheduling (with less than 24 hours' notice) without penalty to accommodate unexpected situations. Any additional late cancellations or changes beyond this one-time exception will be charged in full.

Adult Supervision

All tutoring sessions for students under 18 years old must be supervised by a responsible adult.