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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Piano lessons in Cleveland . Whether you are looking for beginner guitar lessons for your kids, or are an adult wanting to improve your skills, the instructors in our network are ready to help you now!
Instruments: Piano Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion
I have a great passion for music, which I enjoy sharing with others through teaching, performing, composing, and recording. I have played in many different types of ensembles including marching, concert, pep bands, orchestras, pit orchestras, percussion ensembles, drum corps, rock, heavy metal, and country bands, as well as steel drum bands. I graduated from the University of Akron with a Bachelor or Arts in Music. In 2007, I received my Masters in Music Composition from Cleveland State University. Read More
Instruments: Piano
For the youngest beginners, my focus is on the enjoyment of music. Using either The Music Tree or My First Piano Adventures, I teach children about the elements of music and how to appreciate music, before going into actual technical work on the piano. I primarily teach with The Music Tree (Frances Clark's method) and supplement with pieces from other method books, and prepare children for recitals and performances in the future. Read More
Instruments: Piano
For beginning students, I typically start with Piano Adventures. Advanced beginners usually have other excellent methods such as Bastien, Schuam, or Alfred, and I use any method which is acceptable. Adults, or more advanced students, usually have a particular interest in a certain style of music or keyboard skill which I help cultivate. Though nothing matches the sound, subtlety and feel of an acoustic - the essence of the art of the classical tradition - I encourage students to use MIDI-aided learning tools to develop their sight-reading skills. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Bass Guitar Synthesizer Harmonica Ukulele Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I've been teaching guitar for the past 12 years, and more recently bass, ukulele, piano/keys, voice, percussion and studio recording as well. I have taught students ranging from child to adult, as well as working for two years as a caretaker with mentally challenged and special needs individuals. Being a teacher involves much more than just following curriculum out of a book. Each student has their unique way of absorbing information, and we should always remain sensitive to that. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Trumpet Flute Bass Guitar
Isaac Winland holds a degree in Music Performance from Marshall University, and now is attending the University of Akron as a graduateassistant. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar
For beginning students that are children, I like to start with Hal Leonard’s Essential Elements or any other book that has the basic principles of music in them. Once the student has progressed and has a good grasp of the fundamentals, I will bring in other repertoire appropriate to their level. For adults, I like to find out what the student is interested in and then tailor the lesson toward that to keep lessons engaging and fun no matter what their abilities are. I always try to keep the lessons fun and entertaining. Read More
Instruments: Piano
For beginning students who are children, I typically start with Hannon and Byer for the basic traning, as well as John Thompson. Once the students has progressed to have a grasp of the fundamentals, I will begin to introduce solo repertoire appropriate for their first recital performance. For adults, I try to find out what the student is interested in, and guide my instruction accordingly to keep the lessons engaging and fun, no matter their ability level. Read More
Instruments: Bass Guitar Double Bass
If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
It's very hard to think of what I would be doing if I wasn't doing music because I've always been so passionate about it. This is also true to other people that make a life long pursuit out of it. Music becomes such a part of who you are that no matter what else you end up doing, it will end up surfacing again in one way or another because it's in your soul and your soul needs it. Even if I somehow wasn't involved with music as my career, I feel as though I would need to be pursuing something in the arts. I've always felt the need to express who I am in a creative way.
When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
I think the defining moment for me was when I was in 8th grade which I always look back on as one of the high points in my life before adulthood. Music really started dominating my life, and I started getting noticed for it. I began exploring a lot of different music and was even inspiring a lot of my friends and people around me to play instruments and was getting them into certain music. I even stated in my yearbook that I was going to be a musician in the future, and I haven't stopped yet so I'm going to say that was the time I really made the conscious decision to pursue music as a career.
Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
I was never raised or mentored in a serious musical household and have always carved my own path. I would say that out of everyone in my family that I have known since I've been alive, that I have taken music the farthest. Thats not t say that I have had several family members that are musically inclined. My grandfather (who is still alive) sings in a choir and also plays the piano. He was the one that actually got me into singing in the choir that I was in at a young age. My great-grandfather was also a multi instrumentalist and casual performer. My fathers side also has a little bit of musical history - many of which were involved with mariachi music given the Mexican heritage.
If you play more than one instrument, how did you decide to start playing the second? (Or 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc)!
Technically speaking my first instrument was vocals which I began at 8 years old when I was in a choir, and I am still active vocally to this day. My main instrument now is bass which I started playing when I was 12. That bass being the bass guitar. When I was 17 I started playing upright bass which I started playing playing toward the of high school in jazz band. I always wanted to play upright bass but at that time I wasn't taking it as seriously or playing it properly, and didn't get any formal training on it until I was at Musicians Institute, so that is when I consider myself to officially having started to play upright bass. About half way through my duration at MI, I started getting more serious about composing and arranging, which I also consider an instrument in its own right, and is also one of my many tools that I employ.
What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
Going into my mid-teens, jazz and hip-hop came to the forefront. It really intrigued me from the start and still continues to do so. These two styles are interchangeable to me because hip-hop is essentially the new expression of the former – just using a different format and presentation. Bebop and hip-hop alone take past generation’s music, and in a sense, flipped it (reharmonization), and used it as a template for improvisation, bringing it to new life. They are both about a lyrical improvisation, highly expressive, and sonically/texturally rich – at least in the “modern” sense. These elements are a big part of what
I strive for as a musician.
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Andrew
I've always wanted to learn how to play the piano, just never got around to getting lessons. I do know how to play the saxophone so I do know how to read music.
Dawn
Want to learn music theory from the beginning to advanced. Learn to play piano and brush up on my violin skills, since I lost s lot of what I learned due to trauma
Dan
I am 60 years old. My father was a pianist. I have grown up with music but never taken on the piano. Interested in learning classical and jazz. What to have fun doing it.