Violin
Build a secure technique, refined tone, reliable intonation, and a practice process that supports long-term artistry.
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Musical Study
Violin, composition, and music theory instruction shaped around each student’s goals, craft, and musical imagination.
Training
Juilliard-trained composer
Graduate study
USC Screen Scoring
Studio focus
Violin • Composition • Music Theory
Format
In-person in Los Angeles & online
Artist-teacher
About Liam
Liam Diethrich is a composer, violinist, and educator based in Los Angeles. His teaching brings Juilliard and USC training into a personal private studio setting, helping students build technique, listening, structure, and expressive purpose.
Juilliard BM
USC MM
Los Angeles studio
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Areas of study
Study Paths
Students may study violin, music theory, composition, or a combination of all three. The goal is not simply to complete weekly assignments, but to build a lasting foundation in technique, listening, structure, and creative musicianship.
Music Theory
Develop fluency in harmony, counterpoint, form, ear training, and analysis — from fundamentals to AP and conservatory preparation.
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Composition
Shape original musical ideas into clear, expressive works through study of form, orchestration, notation, and feedback.
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Teaching Approach
Every student arrives with a different combination of strengths, habits, questions, and ambitions. Lessons are precise, personal, and built around those specifics rather than a generic studio template.
Diagnosis before routine
Lessons begin by identifying what a student hears, understands, and physically does — then building a plan around those specifics.
Technique in service of expression
Scales, analysis, and exercises are never isolated from musicianship. Every skill connects back to listening, phrasing, and interpretation.
Structured growth
Students receive clear practice priorities, repertoire guidance, and a sequence of concepts that build over time.
Creative musicianship
Performers learn theory and composers learn craft, so students become more complete musicians rather than narrow specialists.
Introductory lesson
Begin Here
Whether you are preparing for an audition, strengthening your theory foundation, beginning violin, or developing a composition portfolio, the first step is a conversation about goals, level, and fit.