Music Lessons Jessamine County, KY

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Drums, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Music

Though I have strongly sharpened my skills and can adapt to almost any learning style, I continue to research and experiment and find different ways to adapt to my students. My love for music and my desire to see students succeed creates an infinite amount of patience and understanding within the context of our lessons. I can empathize with enjoyment for learning as well as frustration in failure. This enables me to share the solutions that I've found to the mistakes I've made over the years with my students so that they develop good habits from the beginning. Read More

Instruments: Voice, Clarinet, Recorder, Music

In doing so, in-depth understanding of the text in the song will be discussed in order to articulate the text with good phrasing and direction. For a clarinet student, I will generally warm up with breathing techniques and proper embouchures to produce good tone. Exercises to develop core muscles as well as coordination and agility in the hands will be given as assignments along with appropriate pieces to apply such developing skills. Read More

Instruments: Voice, Music

Nothing is more rewarding than seeing one of my students develop a passion for music. Therefore, it's important that each student progresses at his or her own pace. I encourage this by setting realistic goals for my students at each lesson. Acknowledging accomplishments fuel students desire to progress, and makes students eager to learn more. By trying to find out what inspires the student, I can successfully tailor my instruction to their wants and needs. Read More

Instruments: Clarinet, Music

Hello! My name is Brittany and I have been a musician most of my life. I started singing in church at four years old then I received music lessons while in elementary and middle school. I have primarily spent my time studying and playing the clarinet; more than fifteen years to be exact! I also studied music in college. I have a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music and a Master of Arts Degree in Music and Worship. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Recorder, Music, Keyboard

For beginning piano students, I typically begin with the Piano Adventures series lesson books, adding integrated theory, composition and musical history with instructional activities. Depending on the student, once they complete the initial book, I begin to incorporate basic improvisation strategies and duet playing to develop their knowledge of theory as well as their aural skills. For adult beginners, I typically begin with Alfred's Adult All in One Course because I find it is the most flexible for adult learning styles. Read More