Music Lessons in Fincastle, TX

Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Ukulele Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Music

For younger piano students and beginners, I prefer to start them out on the Faber and Faber "Piano Adventures" method series. This series tends to be inexpensive, touches on classical exerpts while teaching students proper techniques, and builds on concepts in a way that solidifies the information in a student's brain. For string students, I focus on chords, beginning with the most simple and continuing with For older students (teenagers and adults) I assess what the student is interested in learning, and steer my instruction toward their goals. Read More

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

I started playing at about the age of three. I had several family memeber who played semi-professionally part time. I would accompany them to rehearsals and gigs. As Igrew older I started singing and playing along with the groups. While attending college I toured and played with different bandsAlthough I was already gigging, I was very much interested in Big band, Jazz, and Fusion and wanted to sharpen my skills in reading charts and improvisation. Read More

Instruments: Guitar

As noted before, I have had experience in performing throughout high school and college in the jazz band, often performing as a soloist. Other ensembles include performances with a jazz combo, jazz guitar ensemble, classical guitar ensemble, classical guitar quartet, flute and guitar duet, as well as a performance with the orchestra as the featured instrumentalist. I have also been involved in numerous solo performances, such as student recitals, and also as a featured soloist providing entertainment for a dinner party. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Ukulele Recorder Acoustic Guitar

I generally use the Alfred series for teaching piano. For teaching voice I may use a combination of books based on what style of music the student wants to focus on the most. For guitar, violin and clarinet, I use typical beginner books that introduce the fundamental fingerings, chords and notes for that particular instrument as well as basic music terminology. In addition, I sometimes create some of my own unique exercises and materials to supplement these books based on the student's needs. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone Clarinet Bass Guitar

For beginning students I tend to start with them learning the basic elements of the instruments and go over exercises that help familiarize them with the instrument. I then will start the student in the Hal Leonard's Essential ELements of books. After they have gained a grasp of the fundamentals I will start to focus more on the type of music they will learn. For example if they are interested in jazz I would have them start to go over standards. Read More