Music Lessons Rochester County, NY

Instruments: Guitar, Saxophone, Ukulele, Music, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I am a musician in the New York City area that enjoys advancing the art of music by performing and teaching it. I graduated from Hunter College in 2013 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Music Perfomance. I have had a lot of experience playing with big bands, orchestras, and small jazz combos in beautiful performance halls as well as smaller venues geared towards small bands. In conjunction with all of this, I have studied Guitar in varying styles from Pop, Punk Rock, Alternative, and Country as well as the music theory needed to write music in these styles. Read More

Instruments: Drums, Orchestral Percussion, Music, Djembe

I have been dedicated to teaching music for about a decade, beginning my journey in Nigeria where I initially taught people of all ages. During my undergraduate studies, I expanded my teaching repertoire to include private lessons, providing personalized instruction to young aspiring musicians as well as adult learners. This experience allowed me to develop a strong foundation in educational methods and student engagement, catering to a diverse range of learning needs and musical abilities. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Music, Keyboard

For absolute beginner students of any age, we begin outside of a book as the best way to learn is from personal experience. With wind players for example, we work on breathing, posture, and hand position as these three components help students produce a quality sound in as comfortable of a way as possible. Moving into more formal studies, I used the Standard of Excellence series for young children and the Rubank series for more intermediate students. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Clarinet, Music, Keyboard

That way, whatever style of music they are interested in as they develop will be available to them. For my saxophone students, I prefer to focus on learning scales and melodies so that they have the skillset to perform any music they're interested in learning. As with my piano students, I meet the student where they are and help guide them towards goals they can work towards, whether that's learning a specific song, a style of music, something they are working on in school, or anything else! Read More

Instruments: Music

I have many years of teaching experience and can discuss a wide range of topics. While I am predominantly a guitar player, I have experience with and have often enjoyed teaching musical/compositional concepts as well as improvisational tools and music theory to other instruments. Here are a few topics I can discuss with students: - Beginning to advanced Music Theory - Patterns and ideas for creative scale practicing - Individualized approaches to learning and improvisation - Transcription and analysis - Compositional/Songwriting techniques - Counterpoint and Guitar Polyphony - Harmony, the study of creating interesting voicings with moving lines - Guitarist left and right hand technique (with or without a pick) - Hybrid picking, alternate picking, economy picking, legato technique - Time metronome exercises - George Russell's Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization In addition to many other topics upon request! Read More