Music Lessons in Blackfoot, TX

Instruments: Piano Voice Violin Viola Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Drums Bass Guitar Recorder Euphonium French Horn Tuba Piccolo Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Oboe Bassoon

This honsestly with the help and mentoring of my Professor Dr. Heizen, turned outto be the best learning expereince.During these years of study I was gigging and recording with everyone I could. I studied music theor/ compostiiton, guitar, and piano with several of the fine musicians I met along the way. Since then my on the job training has spread across all styles of music; rock, blues, jazz, fusion, theater, and playing with a number of big bands, including several years of touring. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Ukulele Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Music

Lessons for young students (typically those twelve and under), an hour lesson consists of ten minutes of warm-up material (scales and rhythm concepts), fifteen minutes of content review (songs and concepts previously learned), fifteen minutes of introducing material or practice critique, and ten minutes of in-class practice. The last fifteen minutes of class is for theory building and notation comprehension (in vernacular, music-reading), and the last few minutes is for lesson review, where we discuss what we learned in the lesson and what the expectations are for the following week. Read More

Instruments: Guitar

When I begin lessons with a new student, I generally do not use a specific method book. Instead I put together a lesson from various online resources depending on what level the student is at. I never really used method books much in the course of my learning the instrument, although there are many various books that teach the same things in different ways for those at a beginner level. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Ukulele Recorder Acoustic Guitar

I love teaching students to learn to read and play music! It is exciting to see each student develop a passion for music as he or she learns to play his or her instrument better! My approach to teaching is to meet the student where they are and help them progress at his or her own pace. I try to provide lots of encouragement and praise as well as helpful advice about how to improve their music skills. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone Clarinet Bass Guitar

I feel that one of the most satisfying things to watch is your students growing into musicians in there own right. I also feel that students should learn and study music that they feel a passion for. I want to help them achieve this by having good fundamentals on there instrument that we can then apply to the musical style of there horn. I encourage this by setting realistic goals for my students so that they never get frustrated. Read More