Laena Batchelder is a violin and viola teacher in the Boulder/Denver metro area. She teaches students of any level and all ages privately at her home in Broomfield or online over Zoom and with Mountainside Music Academy. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Violin Performance at the University of Colorado Boulder. She has experience with orchestral and solo performing, but she loves chamber music and teaching most. Both of these pursuits highlight the collaborative aspect of music-making which she hopes her students will grow to love as much as she does.
​Laena believes classical music should break out of constraining traditions and canons, so she teaches using concepts from many methods and styles. For beginning and intermediate students, she primarily assigns Suzuki repertoire but supplements with Music by Black Composers by Rachel Barton Pine, the Barbara Barber method books, popular music she arranges, and other pedagogical materials. She guides advanced students to choose repertoire both within and outside of the traditional classical canon.
Rates per week
30 minutes - $35.00
45 minutes - $52.50
​60 minutes - $70.00
Laena is trained in the Suzuki Method through Book 1. While she draws on many methods and her own experience in her teaching, many foundations of the Suzuki Method are important to her. Some of these include strong parental involvement, creating a positive home learning environment, emphasis on listening, often learning pieces by ear, and use of repetition and review.
Laena has taught private violin and viola lessons in a variety of settings from a public middle school to various community music programs in both the Dallas/Fort Worth and Boulder metro areas. Her students have performed in recitals, won awards at Solo and Ensemble competitions, and participated in local youth ensembles. Laena's teaching draws on her Suzuki background as well as a variety of other methods and philosophies, emphasizing the joy of music.​

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​Student Opportunities in the Boulder/Denver metro area

Youth Orchestras
Greater Boulder Youth Orchestra
Colorado Youth Symphony
​Denver Young Artists Orchestra
Front Range Youth Symphony
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Summer festivals/camps
​Rocky Ridge
Colorado Suzuki Institute
​CU Boulder Summer Music Academy
Lamont Summer Academy
Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory

Competitions
Colorado All-State Orchestra
High School Solo and Ensemble
​Boulder Philharmonic Young Artist Concerto Competition
Broomfield Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerto Competition​
​Colorado State Music Teacher's Association Concerto Competition
EOP String Competition

​Professional Orchestras
Boulder Symphony - Laena is a member
Boulder Philharmonic
Colorado Symphony
Longmont Symphony

Local and online music retailers/luthiers

Supplies and rentals
sharmusic.com – large online store for string music, supplies, rentals
​swstrings.com – online store for supplies, rentals
musicarts.com – large online and chain store for supplies, rentals
solvistaviolins.com – rental shop in Lafayette
hbwoodsongs.com – local music shop in Boulder
 
Luthiers for professional instruments, repairs, and bow rehairs
eduardmillerviolins.com – excellent luthier very nearby in Broomfield
ormanbows.com – bow maker and rehairs in Denver
schererviolins.com – luthier and rehairs in Louisville
robertsonviolins.com – large violin shop (rentals and purchase) in Albuquerque, NM
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