Testimonials

Student and Parent Testimonials

We love Sarah! And when she moved, we were not wanting to find a new teacher (how can they compare.) So we asked, and were able to still have our daughter take violin from Sarah online. It's been so awesome! It's great to be in our own home, and even better to have Sarah there with us, ha! We've loved being able to watch Karlee's skills increase, and her love of the instrument as well. Sarah is the best, and online classes make our life simpler. -- Kyndra Sweat, parent, July 23, 2018

Sarah is an amazing teacher. She makes lessons so much fun, and I can feel myself getting better after each one. – Kate Nichols, age 17, student from 2011-2018 (in-person AND online student) 

Sarah has made music a special and important part of my life. I now can’t imagine my life without my music and my amazing teacher! – Libby Nichols, age 12, student from 2011-2018 (in-person AND online student) 

Sarah is the best teacher ever and she has really fun songs! She’s really nice and happy all the time. -- Jessica Nichols, age 8, student from 2013-2017 

Sarah has had a big impact on our family. She is such a talented musician and teacher. Her kind, knowledgeable approach to music lessons makes our daughters eager to learn and improve. She is the reason our 3 girls love the violin! -- Kris Nichols, parent, April 16, 2017 

My daughter has taken violin lessons from Sarah for nearly 5 years.  Before starting with Sarah, she had lessons with eight consecutive violin teachers over a 9 year span. Based on our many years experience working with different teachers, I can confidently recommend Sarah as an excellent violin instructor.  She has both the education and expertise including a background with Suzuki, some fiddling, and a repertoire of other violin teaching methods.  Sarah is patient, kind, and willing to proceed at the student's pace while full of praise. She also manages the business side of teaching with regards to scheduling and collecting tuition in a fair and reasonable manner, and has always communicated very well with us on these matters.  My daughter and I have both enjoyed our past five years with Sarah and are happy to recommend her as a violin teacher. -- Stacee McCotter, parent, March 30, 2017

Through years of private lessons from Sarah, I was able to get into the competitive and prestigious music therapy program at Utah State University -- Sophie McCotter, age 18, student from 2012-2017

If you are looking for a wonderful, genuine, caring and amazing violin teacher, Sarah Sponseller is who you are looking for. My daughter has grown and learned so much with Sarah. I am so happy and excited to see how much she has learned with the violin. Sarah truly loves her students and does all she can to help them be their best. She goes the extra mile, and every student know she cares for each and every one of them. Sarah's skills as a teacher are amazing. She gets her students excited about playing and practicing. I would highly recommend Sarah as a violin teacher!! You will get the best! -- Keri Duke, parent, March 30, 2017