My Awards

Jane Landstra

5.0/5 stars 4

Dancing Bow Studio

Poulsbo, WA

About Me

Clear, fun, patient teaching of Celtic and Nordic fiddletunes for all levels of players collected from icons of fiddlling tradtion. I use multiple learning modes: auditory,transcription and stories. Check out CDbaby.com for sample playing on my CD 'Farther Be In The Welcomer' and also on m...

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I'm an expert

Jane Landstra is an expert in these subjects:

1.
Fiddle
Over 30 years playing fiddle and leading in well known bands,recording 5 albums and a love of sharing--teaching these past 20 years the music I love.

My Listings
- Fiddle Lesson
- Celtic Fiddling Workshops
  1 session available for $160.00
2.
Piano
A career in public school teaching, using my music minor, 9 years of piano, and using piano backup in my band led me to teach beginning piano to adults and children--it's fun.

My Listings
- Piano Lesson
3.
Dance
4.
Folk Dancing
Folk dance, folk music, family are synonymous: my childhood with parents whose passion was teaching folkdancing. I grew up dancing and later, helping them teach their classes.

My Reviews write a review

"I feel so lucky to have Jane teach my daughter."

- 5/5 stars
Suzanne Olson

Review of Fiddle Lesson, July 22, 2009

My daughter Meg insisted on writing her own review, but as the "violin mom", I also wanted to share my perspective. Meg started taking fiddle lessons from Jane 3 years ago, at age 7. Jane is a patient, caring instructor and her love and respect for the fiddle traditions are present in every lesson. You can see the way these tunes have been passed on over generations and preserved and the more I see, the more I am in awe of that process. Jane has been so nice to include Meg in on playing for dances and even will teach her a tune on the spot if she doesn't know it. Our favorite venue is the Poulsbo Midsommer celebration. Meg also takes classical violin and plays in a youth orchestra, and we have not had any problems at all mixing the two - in fact, I think it has made her a better player. I would highly recommend Jane to any parent considering fiddle lessons for their son or daughter.

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Pros:
Helpful, Engaging, Encouraging, Smart, Patient, Fun, Good communicator

How was this location?:
Awesome

How was the price?:
Great value

I would recommend this teacher

"I would recommend Jane to anyone!"

- 5/5 stars
Suzanne Olson

Review of Fiddle Lesson, July 22, 2009

Jane is someone who makes you feel so empowered by her traditional teaching methods and support. She's always thankful to any signs of appreciation from her students. Her group sessions an teaching style makes you think, wow, with her as a teacher, anyone can do this. Jane really brings people together. Her cozy home definitely reflects her welcoming personality. It all started when I was in 2nd grade, when I was checking out "The bat boy and his violin", my school librarian told me about Jane. She wrote her name and phone number down on a tiny post-it. My mom kept that post-it tucked away in a file folder for months. One day she finally called. I ended up really liking Jane's teaching style over time. I would recommend Jane to anyone, even if you've never even held a violin. She is an inspirational role model to me both in violin, and in life. Meg Olson, age 10.

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