Piano Lessons in Blue Diamond, NV

Instruments: Piano Voice

I have been teaching private lessons for 7 years. As a masters student at UCLA I taught several students as part of my vocal pedagogy class. Since then I've enjoyed my private lessons while incorporating Spanish language tutoring as well. Read More

Instruments: Piano

I usually teach beginners with books by Faber and Faber or Alfred's series. For adults or more advanced kids I select solo reperoire according to student's interests. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

For Guitar I feel that it is best for everyone to start out learning classical and then branch out to other styles. However,  I , as a teacher want to teach everything if I can , while at the same time really focusing on what the students goals are in learning to play and what music gets them excited about playing. So I will use standard guitar teaching materials such as studies from Sor and Giuliani , or Segovia scales , or certain method books by Hal Leonard , Scott Tennant etc...but each student is different and my approach is focused on tailoring everything to each student specifically. Read More

Instruments: Piano Cello Drums Bass Guitar Ukulele Electric Violin Double Bass Music Electric Guitar

For beginning students who are children, I typically start with an Etude and music theory based curriculum. Once the student has progressed to have a grasp of the fundamentals, I will begin to introduce solo repertoire appropriate for their first recital performance. For adults, I try to find out what the student is interested in, and guide my instruction accordingly to keep the lessons engaging and fun, no matter their ability level. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Latin Percussion Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Reading music is essential. To me musicians who don't know how to read music are like people who speak without undertsanding the meaning of the words they say. I also focus on ear training and understanding the instrument naturally, being that I feel its best for the player to have a mulititude of approaches to their understanding of their craft. Books I use in my methods are Carmine Appice Realistic Rock, Rockin Bass volumes 1 and 2, Mel Bay's Killer Fills, and Buddy Rich Snare Drum Rudiments.  Read More

Instruments: Piano

Stan is an extremely experienced teacher and professional. He has over 30 years of experience teaching privately, and is known for his ability to relate well to his students and keep lessons informative and encouraging. His background is as a music director, teacher, licensed music therapist, and a certified audio and engineering technician. Stan has taught both private students as well as teaching in a classroom setting. Stan has had an international career as a performing and recording artist, music composer, audio designer and founding member of several well-known regional, national and international music groups His life work in the music industry totals over 25 CD's, commercial cassettes and LPs released featuring over 100 original compositions. Read More

Instruments: Piano Bass Guitar

For younger students, I use the Faber Piano Adventures and supplement with Classical and Jazz materials. I am very familiar with this method, as the Fabers were my teachers throughout high school and I taught for them at their piano Insitute in Ann Arbor, MI, for several years. Read More