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Featured Cello Teachers Near San Francisco, CA

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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Cello lessons in San Francisco . Whether you are looking for beginner guitar lessons for your kids, or are an adult wanting to improve your skills, the instructors in our network are ready to help you now!

Jorge S

Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Cello Viola Bass Guitar Organ Ukulele Electric Violin Music Keyboard Electric Guitar

From experience, these are all the basic tools a student needs to work on their fundamentals before diving into full fledged solo pieces for competitions. Beginning students have to start from the bottom. These students will start by learning how to hold the violin and the bow, for example, and slowly but surely get into reading music and eventually playing simple scales and melodies from an elementary book. Some adults, however, may be interested in learning an instrument because they want to play a song they love. Read More

Octavio M

Instruments: Piano Cello Keyboard

Octavio M. is a Venezuelan-American cellist with an impressive background in performance and teaching. He recently earned his Master's Degree Diploma from The San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Octavio has won several awards, including the Latin Grammy Foundation Scholarship, The Blair Scholarship, Barron String Orchestral Scholarship, and the William E. Duckwitz Talent Scholarship. He has performed as a soloist with the SFCM Baroque Ensemble, the Simon Bolivar Orchestra of Tachira, and the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra. Read More

Kevin M

Instruments: Cello

Aside from performing, I have also been teaching students in private as well as in music schools for more than 35 years, ages ranging from as young as five years old to working adults. Starting from 2004, I have taught at David K's Music School in San Jose, where I am still teaching currently. During my teaching career, I have assisted countless students in preparing for orchestra auditions, as well as the more advanced students for local contests and competitions. Read More

Megan C

Instruments: Cello

I am the cello professor at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, but enjoy a teaching studio in and around Palo Alto. I began teaching in 2015, and have taught over a hundred cellists in-person and online. As a lover of chamber music, I teach Cello Ensemble and Chamber Music at Cal Poly, and also coach ensembles locally. I enjoy teaching a wide range of ages and skill levels, but particularly enjoy adult students and high level high school that are interested in double majoring or minoring in music in college. Read More

Maricel E

Instruments: Piano Voice Violin Cello Viola Mandolin Recorder Orchestral Percussion Music

Seasoned vocal instructor with master of Music in Vice Performance. Performed with APU opera and various award winning choral groups joining competitions both in international and local. I have been teaching voice and instruments (piano, violin, cello, viola, recorder) since 2003. I have been passionate guiding students across various musical genres, including classical and contemporary, and languages such as English, German, Italian, French, and more. Each lesson is a unique journey where we explore the art of voice, discovering the beauty in every note and phrase. Read More

Byron H

Instruments: Cello

For younger students and beginners, I like to keep lessons fun and short, allowing them to learns the elements of playing while enjoying the thrill of making beautiful sounds. I like to start with New Direction for Strings for fundamentals and short songs , while peppering in pieces from the suzuki books and fun exercises I've picked up along the way to facilitate learning away from the instrument. For more experienced students, I like to make a musical diet of etudes, scales, exercises, and repertoire to facilitate a well rounded technique, dexterity, and musical freedom. Read More

Monica D

Instruments: Piano Voice Violin Cello Viola Ukulele Recorder Music Acoustic Guitar

My teaching experience comes from my experiences and lessons from my previous private teachers. During my 10 years of lessons I learned that importance of a regularly maintained practice schedule leads to the most effective practice sessions. I try to encourage students of all ages to seek out music that they find enjoyable and I do what i can to shape my lessons to make learning the music exciting. I try to anticipate a students need. Read More

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Anthony R

Instruments: Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
I would say take your time and find your problem areas that may need work, be it the speed of your picking hand while sweep-picking, or playing fast alternate-picking runs. It's also important to not get frustrated or angry. If you start to feel frustrated, it's best to put the guitar down and take a little break from practicing and then come back to it with a clear head. I tend to notice while practicing on my own that if I can't get something down right away, I'll set the instrument down for a bit and come back to it later. I'm then able to play the passage better after clearing my head.

Why did you choose your primary instrument?
I decided on my primary instrument shortly after I saw Jeff Loomis live with Nevermore at Gigantour in 2005. I was still pretty young, but I knew right then and there that I wanted to play guitar just like he does. I started to develop my craft and after hard work and dedication, I eventually got to the level that I'm at now. As a musician, you'll never stop learning new things and developing different techniques. I currently tend to focus much of my attention on songwriting and structuring my own music.

What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
My favorite genre to play would have to be progressive or neoclassical metal. I love technical, guitar-driven music and the sheer aggression that metal has in general. Low-tuned guitars, changing time signatures, and fast lead work interest me. I feel that metal is the closest thing to 18th century classical music that we have today than any other genre. Metal, unfortunately, is often overlooked by musicians who are outside of its community. I think that everyone should expand their horizons and give it a listen sometime. Even the most die-hard classical, jazz, blues, or rap fan can find something that sparks their interest.

Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
Music is a huge part of my family. I am a fourth-generation guitar player. My great-grandfather, my grandfather, and my father are all guitar players. My uncle is a keyboard player, and his son is also a keyboard player as well as a guitar player. I've been around music my whole life and developed my love for it at a very young age. I wanted to be around instruments all the time and play everything I could get my hands on. My family had a huge part to play in that, so I wouldn't be where I am today as a musician if it hadn't been for them.

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