Lessons & practise
Weekly one-to-one
Reserved weekly lessons and professional practise sessions, paid upfront. Foundation through advanced.
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Strings Embassy
Professional practise, lessons & properly sized instruments.
Violin & viola lessons in Neutral Bay, plus instruments to rent.
One-to-one violin and viola lessons, focused practise sessions, and a shop of instruments curated by professional artists who also teach.
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Instruments & accessories
Easy-to-play, properly sized violins and violas. Honest advice and free in-shop set-up.
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Grow with the right size
Monthly rentals from 1/16 through 4/4 — switch sizes as your child grows, no penalty.
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Founder & teaching artist
Dominik Przywara
Concert violinist, instrument specialist and founder of Strings Embassy. All lessons are taught by Dominik Przywara.
Teaching artistThe Intelligent Practising Method
Learning how to practise changes more than your playing.
Our students are taught a repeatable way of working: plan the session, diagnose the real problem, change one thing at a time, verify it held. That loop trains attention, self-observation and calm under pressure — skills that carry straight into school, exams and work. The method trains focus, planning and logical thinking — skills students carry into other school subjects and everyday life.
Focus you can rely on
A written checklist and a clear plan for every session remove the guesswork that makes attention wander. Students who struggle to concentrate get an external structure first, then internalise it — attention becomes a trained skill rather than a mood.
Control over the way you think
Practice is treated as a diagnostic activity: notice the problem, name it, choose the intervention, verify the result. That loop is metacognition — students learn to observe and steer their own thinking instead of repeating effort blindly.
Flow state, on purpose
Flow appears when challenge and skill are matched and feedback is immediate. The method engineers those conditions deliberately — small, well-sized tasks with instant self-assessment — so immersion becomes repeatable rather than accidental.
Results beyond the instrument
Parents consistently report the transfer: calmer homework sessions, better exam preparation, stronger performance under pressure at school and, for adult students, sharper concentration and stamina at work. The habits are general-purpose; the violin is simply where they are trained.
Domenico Dragonetti Instrument Program
Best price — or double your money back.
Every violin and viola we sell or rent is properly measured for the player and set up so it is genuinely easy to play. If you find another program offering comparable quality, set-up and care for less, we will refund you in full and pay you double the difference.
Properly measured
Fitted in person — body size, neck reach, chinrest and shoulder rest matched to the player.
Easy to play
Professional set-up on every instrument: string height, bridge, nut and fittings adjusted before it leaves us.
Free strings upgrade
Rentals include free strings replacement and upgrades, plus free size swaps as your child grows.
Rent, then own
Rental fees are credited toward a purchase, and we accept trade-ins when upsizing or upgrading.
For educators
Beyond the studio.
We share our craft with the wider music community — through professional development for teachers and string programmes that live inside schools.
Teachers
Courses for music teachers
Multi-week cohorts, self-paced modules, masterclasses, and 1:1 mentoring for violin and viola teachers.
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Programs for schools
Weekly residencies, workshops, after-school clubs, and full curriculum-with-instrument partnerships.
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What students say
After eight months my daughter played her first recital. The studio feels like a second home.
Lena M.
Parent of a beginner student
Patient, precise, and deeply musical. I came back to viola after twenty years and never looked back.
David K.
Adult returning student
The rental program got us started without a huge investment. The instrument was beautifully set up.
The Okafor family
Rental customers
Music in beautiful surroundings
Recorded and performed at Beleura House, Mornington Peninsula. Lessons take place at our Neutral Bay studio.
Questions, answered
A few common ones
- How long is a weekly lesson?
- Standard one-to-one lessons run 45 or 60 minutes. We also offer a 30-minute starter slot for young beginners.
- Do I need my own instrument first?
- Not at all. We rent properly sized violins and violas by the month, and you can switch sizes any time as you grow.
- What does ‘properly sized’ actually mean?
- It means the instrument fits the player so they can hold and play it comfortably with correct posture and hand position. A good fit makes learning easier, improves tone and intonation, and prevents tension or injury.
- What age do students typically start?
- We teach from age 5 through adult. Each program is shaped around the student, never the other way around.
- Do you teach cello?
- We rent and set up cellos; lessons are violin and viola.
Visit the studio
Contact & location
Studio
250 Military Road, Neutral Bay NSW 2089
By appointment. Weekday afternoons, Saturdays and Sundays; weekday daytime slots for adult students.
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By appointment
Weekday afternoons, Saturdays and Sundays; weekday daytime slots for adult students.
Where we teach
Violin lessons within 15 km of Neutral Bay
Students travel to our Military Road studio from across the Lower North Shore, the northern beaches and the Sydney CBD — most trips are under 15 minutes.
- Neutral Bay
- Cremorne
- North Sydney
- Kirribilli
- Cammeray
- Mosman
- Cremorne Point
- Balmoral
- Clifton Gardens
- Crows Nest
- Wollstonecraft
- Waverton
- Naremburn
- St Leonards
- Northbridge
- Artarmon
Ready to begin?
Book your intro lesson or a 10-lesson course — we'll match you with the right starting point.
