Testimonials from Students and Parents
Thank you for teaching me and for helping me keep playing violin at my best!
Joe inspired not only my daughter but also my husband and myself. As I would sit outside my daughter's lessons and listen to their conversations and his coaching, I felt hope. Not for her, though I was grateful and felt very, very lucky, but for a world in which people like Joe exist.
Joe is extremely dedicated to the work of sharing musical learning and joy with students, particularly students for whom access to the arts is not necessarily guaranteed.
Joe is positive and gentle and has a remarkable ability to look inside his students. He was able to bring Katie from a place of reluctance to a place of excitement within months.
Your dedication to these young musicians has been incredible. You really know your students and [even during the pandemic] found ways to connect with them.
Joe is generous with his time, talents and resources, punctual, prepared and goes above and beyond what is expected of him.
Joe teaches the classical repertoire, but also uses other styles, particularly Celtic fiddling, to get and keep his students’ interest. He builds passion.
Critics who have reviewed [my daughter’s] performances or recordings said some of the same things that Joe was listening to and saying about a very little girl. Meaning...he listens. You would be lucky to get him, and your students would be luckier.
We sure miss you, and what you bring to our string program, that you were a big part of increasing by 1000% in four years.
Meet your violin teacher
Joe Jewett is a teacher, soloist, conductor, chamber and orchestral musician based in Butte, Montana. He offers group and private string music instruction in Southwest Montana on violin, viola, fiddle, and cello.
Joe has more than 40 years experience as a teacher and performer. He currently performs with the Bozeman and Helena Symphony Orchestras, and in various chamber ensembles.
Committed to social justice work through teaching, Joe founded the nonprofit organization Western Strings in 2023 to bring the light of music to those who have not had this opportunity. Since 2023, he has established programs and taught string music in Cody, Wyoming, Butte Montana, and in Apsáalooke (Crow) reservation schools in Lodge Grass and Pryor. He previously taught in underfunded Holyoke, Springfield, and Greenfield, MA schools and housing projects.
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