Marite Sainz Palacios

Violin Lessons 

Hi! I'm violin teacher Marite Sainz Palacios in Schiebroek - Rotterdam. My violin lessons are for children and adults, all levels welcome. The lessons cover personalised and fun exercises, violin études, and great music, from classical to pop!

What can you expect?

A cosy and motivating atmosphere and always just the right instructions and directions. You will be encouraged to make music from the very first day you start to take lessons with me!

Trial lesson

A trial lesson is the best way to discuss your musical wishes and get an impression of my way of teaching. Let's meet!

Beginners and Violin

In the first lessons you will do simple exercises to learn to handle the bow and how to create a beautiful violin sound! Not easy to put your fingers on the strings, but I know you'll get there!

Playful Tunes and Methods

Violin classes for beginners may cover a mixture of easy, playful classical and popular songs, Suzuki and other methods. My beginner lessons offer also basic theory, reading music, scales and rhythms. You'll be playing easy tunes, songs and little duets and you'll have fun in making music!

Body Awareness

A relaxed posture contributes to a warm, open, beautiful sound. Therefore I incorporate aspects of body awareness, Alexander Technique, Tai Chi, meditation and cos-art in the violin lessons

Violin Lessons - Advanced

Personalised exercises and attention to personal development. You will learn in a relaxed, but energetic way all techniques of right and left hand. Vibrato, tone production, dynamics, scales, etudes, intonation, articulation, beautiful violin sonatas and concertos as well as music theory and.... how to play what is not written! (You must play not only what the composer wrote, but also what the composer did not write).

Baroque Violin

Curious what it would feel like to play Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann or any other baroque composer on a baroque violin with gut strings and a historical bow? I specialised in baroque violin and love to share my passion for historical context and baroque music with you. Lots of information about trills, ornaments, phrasing and articulation on authentic instruments.

Orchestra - Ensemble

Orchestral or chamber music parts present quite often challenging passages. I will gladly guide you through the preparations of your orchestra or chamber music parts and scores. I’ll  advise you on bowings and fingerings.

Busy Bee?

Max flexibility with the 5 or 10 lesson 'Strippenkaart'. You'll never lose a lesson

Online Violin Classes

I also offer fun, comprehensive and motivating online lessons for beginners, intermediate and advanced players. Live feedback and instructions!

About Me

My name is Marite Sainz. I teach violin and also viola in Schiebroek Hillegersberg. I come from Spain and live many years in The Netherlands, where I came to study violin. I finished my bachelor degree in classical violin in Rotterdam and then I studied a Master degree in baroque violin and viola in Utrecht.

Early Music

Afterwards I studied Early Music Ensemble Singing in Tilburg and Advanced Vocal Ensemble Studies in Basel, Zwitserland. I have played with diverse ensembles in The Netherlands and abroad, mostly classical and baroque but also world music, musical, pop and tango. 

Experience

Thanks to the different styles that I have learned and played it is easy for me to meet the various musical wishes of each student and help them find their way in music making. 
Through my own journey in music, I have learned to 'sing' on the instrument, whichever instrument I am busy with. I have also searched for more and more body freedom in making music. 

Body Awareness and Music

This research was supported by different techniques like Yoga, Alexander Technique, Tai Chi and Oefentherapie (Mensendieck-Cesar). 

Master

My research of the master degree was based on body consciousness in the expression of musical 'affects', and this is a subject that I like to apply while teaching. I also like to 'translate' the musical language in gestures, and even in words, as a tool for the student to make the musical expression of his own.

Constant development

Because of frequently playing with baroque and classical ensembles where instrumental music is combined with vocal music, I can keep the subject mentioned above alive and in constant development.