Hi, I'm Robyn

professional viola player and the founder of Viola With Robyn.

As a student, teacher and professional performer practising the viola is something I have spent a LOT of time thinking about, talking about and doing!

I’m here to reassure you that your struggles aren’t a failing. It’s actually almost certain you’re facing a universal stumbling block. And here’s some tried and tested, practical, actionable advice to progress.

As a teacher I’ve worked with string players of every age, stage and pretty much every setting imaginable, for over 15 years.

So I can tell you, confidently, that whilst every viola student is unique there are some aspects of learning that are universally challenging. Practising between lessons is absolutely top of the list.

As a teacher I started to find it frustrating that students would make fantastic progress while they were in their lessons but struggle to maintain that momentum on their own. That’s where the idea of Viola with Robyn was born.

I wanted to be able to support students to practise. Whilst I can’t actually practise something FOR you, I can practise it WITH you.

Through my videos and courses, you’ll learn proven techniques and strategies to help you improve specific spots that are universally challenging to viola players. Whilst these are always designed with speedy progress in mind they are never ‘quick fixes’ you’ll be able to repurpose and apply time and time again.

Here are some fun facts about me!

I love fancy dress so much that it often gets out of hand…

I ‘ran’ the London Marathon before I realised I hate running. Now you’ll find me happily horizontal on my yoga mat.

I’m not above using animals to give the illusion of having a personality on the internet!

Kind words from students

“She offers a refreshing and enlivening approach to learning”

“Dear Robyn, Thank you so much for tutoring us this week and entertaining us during sectionals! You are amazing”

“Robyn has taught my daughter for over ten years and has given her the most exquisite and rare blend: a superb technical training as well as a deep, sensitive and informed love of music. She has a unique talent as a teacher to connect with my daughter, to find out what inspires her, to seek out the places where she might get stuck or anxious and to get her through that place with warmth, care and humour but also with clarity and rigour.”

free resources

Browse my free resources to help you plan, execute and evaluate your practice.

pre recorded courses

Check out my comprehensive courses to take all the stress and guess work out of learning graded repertoire.

Bespoke practise videos

Need some help with something specific? Let me practise it for you and so you can relax and just play along.