violinnathan

Hello Maestro Hadelich,

I am currently finishing my studies for my bachelors and beginning to look at schools for my masters. As a student I am in a dilemma. For my next teacher I would like a teacher who can cultivate me as a musician. I am seeking a teacher who can show me a balance between the intent of the composer as well as finding my individualistic self within the rules and laws of musicality. Although my teachers are in my opinion fantastic technical teachers (I wont say their names for their privacy because they are renowned teachers at a renowned school), they care more about telling me how they like the music to be played, rather then cultivating the musician inside of me. A better way to explain it may be the saying "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime." I feel like I am being given the fish instead of being taught how to fish. Especially when committing to a teacher for a masters I am seeking a teacher who can show me how to fish.

What advice can you give me? Am I being presumptuous? Are there any teachers who you could reccomend I look into?

Thanks, Nathan