Piano Lessons in Franklin, TN

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Although my methods vary a bit depending on the instrument, the general plan is the same. For beginner students of instruments I focus first on fundamentals, such as finger placement, note names, what makes up chords so forth (again with a high emphasis on practice). I will gladly print out hard copies of chord sheets, note names, songs with chord markers if desired, or can display these digitally! For beginner students of voice, I start by teaching proper breathing, different parts of the voice, warm ups, and assessing the students vocal range. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums

I always approach teaching on an individual basis. I find out what the student loves about music, and what made him or her want to learn in the first place. We set realistic goals for pace and have fun. I often mix traditional work with fun work. For example, alongside conventional ways to learn melody and harmony, I'll tie those lessons into specific songs or pieces of music that the student likes, to show the relevance of the material and the importance it has, at the same time keeping the student interested. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice

I start lessons with a quick interview so I can get an idea of what you want with your singing, not only technically I.e. range, projection, pitch etc, but also personal goals, being better at karaoke or sounding your best in a recording studio and everything in between. We then go over basic vocal exercises, the principles of singing, any tension I see encumbering your vocal production. The last half of the lesson we go through songs, either that you pick or are assigned. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Ukulele

As I continue to develop as an educator, my focus has moved towards a more student-centered learning process. Students learn musically in all different ways including visual, kinesthetic, aural, and oral modalities. It is up to the teacher to figure out in which ways a particular student learns best. In some cases, a method book such as the Bastien Method may be best and for others, a more free style of learning may work better. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Organ Synthesizer Keyboard

I am a traditional piano teacher. I strongly believe that building skills work: Sight-Reading, Ear Training, Understanding the structure(theory), and playing a variety of good repertoire works. When you teach these foundations - I learned to improvise, interprete, arrange, and create easier. The fundamentals do not mean you can't have fun - to me it explores and opens up the fun of singing or playing this marvelous instrument . So I believe in teaching a. Read More

Instruments: Piano Keyboard

June 1998 Live hour radio broadcast on CSA Country Jam program in Laurel, MDMay, 2001 Sang at the Bluebird Caf, Nashville, TN Sept, 2004 Weekly television appearances on public access television channel 13 as a vocalist viewed in Los Angeles and surrounding cities1994 through 1997 Performance on Nashville On Stage television programApril 15th 2006 Performed in the stadium in Bayonne, New Jersey at the Relay For Life Performances on Jesse Goldberg Show on Channel 19 in Nashville, TN---May and August 2007 Featured on Tampa Bayʼs 10 Morning Show titled Studio 10, the largest CBS affiliate in the country (April 2007) Headliner at the Belle Mehus Theatre in Bismarck, North Dakota on April 6th, 2009 with the Scott Prebys Orchestra Work as a Music Director--Topanga Canyon Church 1986, 1987 Organist and Conductor for church services Center For Positive Living, Simi Valley, Ca.---1994 through 1998 Conducted and hired musicians for a weekend local access cable show televised throughout Los Angeles. Read More