Teaching 22 years · Philadelphia Orchestra since 1998  ·  •  ·  Essential Excerpts — Autumn cohort now open  ·  •  ·  Studio in Bryn Mawr, PA · Melbourne, FL · Online worldwide  ·  •  ·  100+ students taught · Scholarships to Oberlin, Indiana, Eastman, Richmond

— CONTACT ME

I would love
to hear from
you.

Thanks! — Richard Amoroso. Tell me where you are with the instrument and what the next audition, recital or term looks like.

02 / 04

— SEND A MESSAGE

Start the conversation.

— BRYN MAWR, PA

Studio lessons on the Main Line

The original studio, opened 2004.

— MELBOURNE, FL

1433 Vestavia Circle

Space, studio & online students.

03 / 04

— GOOD TO KNOW

Before you write.

Four questions that come up every week.

01. Are you taking beginners?
Yes — from the first instrument to the first concerto. Beginner work in this studio is deliberately slow: posture, bow hold, and open strings that sound the way a string is supposed to sound. Most beginners who stay with that foundation are playing real repertoire within two terms.
A scheduled weekly call with two cameras where possible — one on you, one on the instrument — plus a written practice plan after each session, and video exchanges between lessons when you are stuck. Students on the Essential Excerpts membership get live Zoom calls with me every other week as well.
Two pieces you know well and one you are struggling with, at whatever tempo you can honestly play them. I want to hear the scale routine you currently use, if you have one. Nothing polished — I am looking for the actual, not the best day.
Yes. Through the Institute for College Readiness we build the audition programme, shortlist schools and teachers, and prepare the prescreening recordings. Preparing students for college auditions, and helping them understand how to be a successful student, is my other passion.

04 / 04

— NOT SURE WHICH PROGRAM?

Read the outcomes
first, then decide.