Music Lessons in Briggsdale, OH

Instruments: Trumpet Trombone Euphonium Tuba

I have taught private lessons and low brass instrutor for Marching bands. The groups I play in I am the lead trombone so I have a responsibility to teach my coherts the correct rythms, intunation and style. I do recordings for our Jazz band as well as lead trombone. I am the back up director for our jazz band and often work with our director to iron out rough spots in our tunes. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice

Bastien Books are my favorite piano books to teach out of. But, Others are good as well. (Piano adventures, Alfred, Faber and Faber, ect) For piano we always do Theory , Technic, and go through a song book which will take you gradually through the levels and correspond the Theory and technique lessons. For Voice, We focus on Breathing, Warmups and I teach in the style that suits the student. Each student has their individual track. Read More

Instruments: Flute

Ohio schools marching band's method. French Method Altes, Taffanel & Gaubert and Marcel Moyse methods such the Sonorite, Games and Arpeggios. Petite Etudes, Daily Exercises, Andersen, Moyse, Bohem, Koehler, Vazquez etudes. Special Original etudes For band written by R. Vazquez for flute band students with special emphasis two the middle and high registers of the flute with extensive exercises for 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6s, 7ths and octave intervals and all mayor, minor, dominant, diminished and augmented triads and chords. Read More

Instruments: Drums Orchestral Percussion

if you're a righty we will lead with the left. If you are a lefty we will lead with the right. I focus on evenness while playing and the only way to do that is to work on your "non-dominate" side. Every student; Beginner, novice or professional I work with on this. It opens you up to better independent drumming. We work on reading, writing, counting, sticking technique, rudiments, and drumset grooves for beginners. Read More

Instruments: Piano Trumpet Flute Keyboard

Fundamentals are key. For all ages and all instruments, you will be working on scales, chord progressions, transposition and reading of music for piano; scales, lip slurs, technical etudes, long tones, transposition and reading of music for trumpet; and scales, slurs, technical studies, transposition and reading of music for flute. For all instruments, there will be one key book that will cover everything you need to know. If you work with me on a longer term, getting the book would not be a bad idea so you can practice at home, although it is not required by me. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone

I have been teaching private lessons part time for almost a year. In that short time, my studio has grown to include seven students of varying skill levels. I believe that regular practice is important, and that practicing should be fun. I try to combine classical and modern music when teaching, as both are important to the development of a well rounded musician. I love teaching because I feel as though I learn as much from my students as they do from me, and nothing is more rewarding than helping foster someone else's love for music! Read More

Instruments: Saxophone Clarinet

Clarinet: Rubank, Rose, Bonade studies Saxophone: Rubank, Ferling, Mule studies I concentrate on tone production and development of relaxed breath and embouchure control. Finger dexterity follows as matter of course, but good tone production is the key to playing the clarinet and saxophone. Read More