Denise Chevalier’s Palo Alto Violin and Viola Lessons

Palo Alto, United States

5

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4 reviews

Does not accept credit cards

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Telephone:
+1 650-328-0151
Address:
528 Hilbar Ln, Palo Alto, CA, 94303
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
1.1 miLouis & Colorado
1.7 miStanford
1.7 miCalifornia Avenue
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Accepts Credit Cards
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Accepts Bitcoin
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Parking
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Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes

Today

Today 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Palo Alto) 06:23 Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Business hours

Monday 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Thursday 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday –
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

Violin Lessons

Viola Lessons

Adults

Kids

Chamber music

Orchestral

Certificate Merit

Professional coaching

Twinkle lessons

Suzuki

Traditional

year round

elementary

high school

group recitals

solo performances

TACO Terrible Adult Chamber Orchestra

theory testing

PACO Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra

CYS California Youth Symphony

PYO Peninsula Youth Orchestra

PYA

adult beginners

San Jose Youth symphony

Duveneck Elementary

Walter Hays Elementary

Terman Middle School

Jordan Middle School

Paly High School

Gunn High School

History

Established in 1989.

Denise has had her studio located in Palo Alto since 1996

Meet the Business Owner

Dr Denise C.

Business Owner

Dr. Denise Chevalier (Stanford alumni)

Offers year-​round private music lessons on violin and/​or viola.

Her Teaching Background

Denise Chevalier has a doctorate in Music from Stanford University. From a family of highly-​gifted musicians, Denise and her siblings (Renee Chevalier and Bernard Chevalier) have given concert performances here and abroad to great acclaim; in addition, they have contributed greatly to the music education of both young and old. Denise is wonderfully patient with her students, always caring about their needs and growth. Through her own childhood experiences of learning music and her years of teaching music, she has developed a philosophy of teaching that cultivates a love for music and promotes creative musical expression.

Her Teaching Philosophy

In working with students, she focuses on developing the whole person, striving to understand individual innate strengths so as to bring out their best.

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4 reviews of Denise Chevalier’s Palo Alto Violin and Viola Lessons

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Place rating: 5
Mountain View, CA
Denise is an excellent teacher. Between my two kids, we’ve had six violin teachers, and Denise was by far the best. I only wish we had found her first! My daughter learned more in the first six months with Denise than she had in the previous three years. She genuinely has her students’ best interests at heart and she goes out of her way to find ways to connect with them, and she gives praise when it’s due. Our previous violin teacher never had recitals, and my daughter never learned to play with piano accompaniment, but Denise includes that in her instruction. She also pays great attention to detail, but doesn’t overwhelm the student with detail at the expense of the big picture. Her prices are reasonable for the high-​quality instruction she gives. And she’s never berated my daughter for not practicing enough — she understands that kids cannot always practice every day every week no matter what. I wish we’d found Denise years earlier!
Place rating: 5
Palo Alto, CA
Denise has been our 13 year old’s private viola instructor for the past 18 months now. We are so very grateful for Denise’s expertise and teaching style. Beyond instilling proper habits and technique, she gives continuous timely feedback, and asks many questions during each session to help our son process and develop new skills. Thank you Denise for providing Alec many tools for healthy striving, and enjoying the gift of music! With appreciation, Peter
Place rating: 5
San Mateo, CA
I’ve taken violin lessons with Dr. Denise Chevalier for the past 2 years. I’ve truly enjoyed her teaching style — thoroughly knowledgable in all aspects of violin while making her lessons fun and supportive for her students.
I’d taken lessons as a child and had a very hard time with it but restarted when my son wanted to learn an instrument in his school music program. I am so glad I restarted with Denise. Through lessons with her I’ve learned that I truly appreciate and love the instrument. I’ve also had a lot of fun exploring different types of music.
I truly recommend Denise!
Place rating: 5
Sunnyvale, CA
Denise is a fabulous music teacher and works well with both adults and child students.
Denise switches from fun music, to focusing on improving my technique to increasingly more difficult pieces that challenge me and expand my skill level. The variety keeps me interested and engaged.
I started going to her in 2008 as an adult and have really learned how to play the violin. She was very good about setting my expectations about how I could expect to progress. Her advice helped me not get too impatient. I’ve stuck with it and now my husband has started to come to lessons to accompany me on the piano. She’s a lot more demanding on the younger students in terms of getting them to practice and to excel. Even so, she has occasional opportunities for adult students to showcase their talents or prove their abilities through certification programs. There’s talk of recital performances and of joining chamber groups for adults.
I recommend Denise very highly.