Royce | Teacher #2397
About Royce
Royce offers online lessons with a focus on nurturing students' musical journey. With a Bachelor's degree in Music Performance and completion of The Glenn Gould School's Artist Diploma Program, Royce brings extensive expertise to his teaching. Honored as a CBC Music "Top 30 Under 30 Hot Musician," his debut studio album showcases his virtuosity. Under the guidance of renowned pedagogue Victor Danchenko, Royce customizes warm-up routines and emphasizes emotional well-being for optimal performance. Fluent in English, he tailors lessons to meet individual needs, inspiring students to become exceptional violinists and engaging performers. Book an interview now.
Violin
Online Lessons Lessons in Your Home
Classical Pop
English
Teaching Philosophy
I am the first musician and performance artist to emerge from my familial lineage, and I assure you that EVERYONE is capable of learning music on the violin! I value meeting each violin student I work with where he or she is currently at in their musical/technical development - Rome was not built in one day, and I believe that true success at playing the violin is nurtured with an understanding that learning about music and technical aspects of playing the violin will be a rewarding, self-discovering journey of curiosity and learning. To play the beautiful melodies and catchy rhythms from your favourite concert piece or song - in addition to producing an amazing tone from the violin itself - requires a very achievable skill-set of gaining the knowledge of basic physical elements of violin-playing, which include on-stage stance, posture, and an understanding of how to hold the violin and bow. With these basic technical elements to violin-playing, I can assure you that almost anyone can become a terrific violinist and an overall amazing musician for audiences to enjoy! Once we grasp the technical basics of violin-playing, the sky is the limit as to what kind of enthusiasm for fantastic music-making and performing can be achieved!
Musical Education
I have been performing the violin and learning the fantastic repertoire written for classical violin since the age of five years old. Music and performing have always been a huge passion of mine, and continues to be to this day. I completed my formal music conservatory education in performance at The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Ontario. I earned my Bachelors Degree in Music Performance (as a concert violinist), as well as completed one full year as a full-scholarship recipient in The Glenn Gould School’s Artist Diploma Program, a program which fosters the careers of up-and-coming young concert artists. At The Glenn Gould School, I was honoured to study under the tutelage of renowned concert violinist and violin pedagogue, Victor Danchenko.
Awards and Distinctions
In July of 2021, CBC Music listed me and my work as a classical violin artist for their annual “Top 30 Under 30 Hot Musicians” published list, where I was grateful for the opportunity to share about my life as a working musician, as well as the creative background of my self-produced debut studio album entitled “Short Stories” in an article-style interview. My album features seven virtuoso encore pieces for the violin with piano (Jeanie Chung was the amazing pianist on the album!) - music from the Romantic-era of classical music, to Jazz-Classical scores by George Gershwin, to Spanish-Classical pieces like Habanera and Por Una Cabeza. “Short Stories” is available to listen to and download on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, and Amazon Music. In 2015, I was honoured to perform in Casalmaggiore, Italy at the Casalmaggiore International Music Festival. I was awarded the Gabora Prize for “Best Performance” for a series of public recitals I gave at the 3-week long music festival. For more information about my work in music, please feel free to visit my website at roycerich.com
Special Skills and Trainings
During my formal music conservatory education at The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music, I studied with one of the world’s most saught-after violin pedagogues, the late Victor Danchenko. Born in the former Soviet Union, he studied at the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory of Music. The musical lineage I come from studying under the tutelage of Victor Danchenko was simply incredible, and he inspires my teaching methods to this day. In addition to successfully working with The Royal Conservatory of Music’s curriculum in violin performance, I will also customize specific warm-up routines for each violin student I work with, tailored to the student’s current technical needs. In regards to bringing the music to life - from the notes written on the musical score straight to the listeners’ ears - I value incorporating mentally and emotionally healthy habits, which are student-specific, to help prepare my violin students for when it is time to present and perform the music they have been working on. At the end of the day, we are music artists and entertainers who have the privilege of capturing the attention of viewers and listeners with amazing melodies and rhythms. I believe that it is totally within reach to be a musical trifecta: an exceptional instrumentalist at the technical level, a violinist with classy musicality, as well as to become an engaging performer onstage for your audience to love.
Lessons in your home
Royce is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas:- Toronto, ON
Lessons on an online platform
Royce can provide online instruction. While other platforms are possible BAH strongly recommends the use of the Zoom video conferencing platform as it is optimized for music lessons and audio quality.Reviews
Associate Teacher Lesson Rates:
Royce is a Beethoven at Home Associate Teacher
- 30 minutes: $39
- 45 minutes: $49
- 60 minutes: $59
Home visit fee: $15 minimum fee. Teachers may negotiate a higher travel fee if the travel distance is longer than they are comfortable with. Most arrangements use the minimum fee.
One-Time Family Registration: $25. This covers your entire family for life - once you're in, everyone can take lessons!
Our Promise to You
Getting Started Together
We don't offer free trials, but we do something better - a relaxed 2-lesson getting-to-know-you period. You can pause anytime with just 24 hours notice. After your third lesson, we ask for a friendly 2-lesson heads up if you need to stop.
Life Happens - We Get It
Give us 24 hours notice for any cancellation or reschedule and you'll receive full credit. Planning a family vacation or summer break? Perfect - just let us know a day ahead and we'll pause your lessons.
When You're Under the Weather
If illness strikes with short notice (less than 24 hours), you'll still be charged since your teacher has reserved that time. However, most teachers are happy to offer makeup lessons when possible - they have the final say, especially if last-minute cancellations become a pattern.
Stopping Lessons
Need to take a break? We just ask for a 2-lesson notice:
Weekly lessons = 2 weeks notice
Every other week = 3 weeks notice
Twice weekly = 1 week notice
Summer breaks are different - no notice period needed when you return in the fall!
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