Experienced tutor in Violin in Murray, Melissa offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Working with Melissa Draper has been a wonderful experience. She is encouraging and fun with all the precision it requires to help a young musician actually sound good. We love working with her!

Excellent Teacher! Ms. Draper has studied music herself and the art of teaching music for a life time. I'm continually impressed with her ability to build on her students strengths while finding what needs growth and giving personalized instruction to move them forward in skill and love for music. She is endlessly patient and positive. I appreciate that Ms. Draper is continually learning as a professional musician personally and passes on new idea's and methods to her students on a regular basis. We've been with Draper Music Studio's for many years and rate our experience as excellent!

Melissa is an excellent teacher. She has a gift for teaching and she knows just how to work with my daughter to get her to play her best and have beautiful tone. She is also very kind, approachable, and encouraging while still having high expectations of her students. We love her and highly recommend her!

We have two boys that have studied with Melissa for many years. She has done a fantastic job guiding them through all aspects of their We have two boys that have studied with Mrs. Draper for many years. She has done a fantastic job guiding them through all aspects of their development. I am amazed at the beauty and maturity of their sound at just nine and twelve. She has also helped them develop excellent music reading skills and they feel empowered to play anything. Mrs. Draper expects them to work hard and practice every day, and it really pays off. I highly recommend her to anyone who wants to take violin education seriously. You will have great results!

Mrs Draper has just the right blend of rigorousness and amiability that my son (12) both really enjoys his lessons and continues to improve and play well.

We have been with Draper Music Studio for over 8 years. Mrs. Draper has taken our boys from beginning violinists to proficient and emotive musicians. She keeps it positive in lessons and instills in her students a desire to work hard. She expects great things from them and knows how to help them achieve it.

I have a daughter who takes violin lessons with Melissa. I believe that Melissa is one of the very best violin teachers in Utah. She is a highly gifted teacher who explains things in an extremely clear fashion. I am always impressed with how she is able to quickly identify a student's problem, analyze it, and come up with various ways to help the student overcome the problem. While Melissa holds the highest standard in her teaching, she is always very patient and encouraging with my daughter during the lesson. As a result, my daughter was inspired to practice more and was able to improve her playing significantly under Melissa's instructions. Melissa plays violin beautifully and her demonstration during the lesson is impeccable. I give Melissa my highest recommendation as a violin teacher. She is a great teacher for students at all levels-- from beginners to advanced students preparing for college auditions. In fact, I have already recommended two of my daughter's friends to study with Melissa and both of them were very happy with her instructions.

My daughter has studied with Melissa for more than 7 years. She is such a positive teacher and an incredible violinist.

She teaches very good technique and is very skilled herself. Has great attention to detail and works extremely well with my son. Maintains a positive, uplifting environment every lesson.

She is full of energy and ideas and teaching techniques for my child. She keeps a positive learning momentum going, and is a wonderful role model as a professional musician herself. I love that she can also accompany on piano. She's exceptional!

Melissa is such a meticulous teacher and is always positive and encouraging. She helps her students have excellent technique without sacrificing attention to musicality and expression. She is a lovely human being who truly cares about her students.

Melissa is very knowledgeable and a wonderful musician. She works well with each of my children's different personalities and is creative in helping them overcome stumbling blocks in their progress. She is great with young beginners as well as more advanced students. She has an expansive repertoire and suggests pieces that my students have loved playing, although they each have different playing styles and preferences. Melissa is a wonderful teacher and I recommend her without reservation!