914-269-2340
Musika Quick Stats
25 Years
Since We Started
41,456+
Happy Customers
10,769
Cities with Students
3,123
Teachers in Network
- Have questions? Check out our
- FAQ
- CONTACT US
-
![call-icon]()
914-269-2340
Lesson Special - Up to 20% OFF! Get Started Now with a Risk-Free Trial!
Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Piano lessons in Cortlandt . 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 Voice Trumpet Saxophone Flute Clarinet Recorder
I love to see students grasp concepts. It is extremely rewarding to see students understand a concept and be able to explain how neat it is to a parent or friend. When I get a new student, I get to know exactly what their goals are. We set long term goals, and we make progress by setting manageable short term goals every week. I inspire the student to reach their goals by providing tools to help, and custom lesson plans that are fun and engaging. Read More
Instruments: Piano Bass Guitar Double Bass Keyboard
Yuriy graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London, UK where he resided from 2005 till 2012. As a bandleader, in 2012 he released his critically acclaimed debut album with a nine-piece band “Nine Of A Kind”. Yuriy G. Nonet toured the UK the same year. Yuriy G. resides permanently in New York City since 2017. His latest 2019 release “...For Its Beauty Alone” features world-renowned musicians David Binney - who also produced the album - Matt Mitchell and Rudy Royston. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Organ Synthesizer Ukulele Keyboard Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
My teaching style is light and fun and geared to the temperament of the child and the specific goals of the parent. My methods are traditional pedagogy. With younger students under the age of 5 and special needs students I make use of tactical manipulatives for example play doh to assist with fine motor skills. I also incorporate if needed coloring full body movement etc if needed. I try to set realistic goals with both the student and parent bringing various rewards and incentives for achievement.. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Clarinet Drums Recorder Euphonium Tuba Keyboard
My Music teaching experience dates back to my Junior High School days, being only 14 years old, as I began teahing other students who played and performed in school, along with me, and also instructed some of their younger siblings. Encouraing regular practice on a consistent daily basis, is one of the key points that I emphasize to all of my students, as it produces student progress and aquisation of essential Musical literature. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Violin Trumpet Trombone Organ Accordion Euphonium French Horn Tuba Music Keyboard
I believe the ultimate goal of music education is to not create perfect musicians but to help our children, our neighbors, and our community have a greater understanding of the world around them. To help them see how they connect with music and each other. If a love for music is fostered as well then I am thrilled. But my main role is to teach all of my students and not simply cater towards the privileged, and talented. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Orchestral Percussion
I began my relationship with much when I starting playing drums at age 7. I played in percussion in school bands for a few years then I found the drum set. I found discipline and independence through the drum set, and soon started learning guitar and piano. I attended Berklee College of Music for Contemporary Writing & Production, with a focus in Drumset performance. While at Berklee, I played drumset/percussion in musical theater productions for other Boston colleges (Boston Conservatory, Emerson) and played with local bands in the Boston area. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
I have been teaching since finishing High School in 2007. I have worked in piano group lessons and private lessons as well. Currently (not including Musika), I have fifteen private students I see weekly and have been with these students for almost seven years. I have worked with students preparing for NYSSMA, students preparing for College Music audtions, or just teaching piano as a hobby. All of my students would describe our lessons as fun. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Music Keyboard Acoustic Guitar
What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
I suppose "Classical" music, would be my first love and therefore my 'favorite', if I had to choose a favorite style, as this is what my training is in and it has the most broad based classification, as it encompasses so many different 'sub-styles' -- Romanticism, Impressionism, Pointillism, 12-Tone Row, 'Modernism', Bi-Tonality; micro-tonalism. Next would be Broadway, Show Tunes; Vaudeville, and Movie music. This genre is so rich and expressive. But I absolutely love certain Country Music and Blues. Some of it is so honest, raw, natural, expressive and beautifully touching. Same with American Standards singers and Classic Jazz.
If you play more than one instrument, how did you decide to start playing the second? (Or 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc)!
Since it's not always practical to carry around a piano, it's handy to be able to play guitar to accompany oneself singing!
When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
gradual, organic decision. I did not always position myself to work as a professional musician: my life path meandered and I explored other options, as my family, relationship and the circumstances of my life changed and went through some unexpected, and sometimes, dramatic twists and turns. Music always drew me back to her....It comforted me during my darkest periods. Yet, there were times when I took a hiatus from it, as the relationship I had with it, at certain times, was intertwined with difficult, conflicted feelings I had involving what I was undergoing in my university life; my family back home, and my own sense of identity. Returning to my relationship to music from a place of love and appreciation has enriched me as a human being. It is from this emotionally layered place I aim to share the joy and beauty of this art.
Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
My Mother has no musical training but she enjoys music and has enjoyed it since she was a child. She has a lovely voice and a great ear, perfect pitch and the ability to carry a tune well. She sang to me from infancy to early childhood and beyond, (less often, later). She also participated in a choral group I organized for seniors.
Dad loved to sing and from his teenage years listening to old 78 records of Caruso (tenor) and Bülling, and later, 33 rpm's of Fischer-Diskau; Herman Prey, etc., he aspired to become a singer. He was never taught how to practice or about how music is put together--his understanding was purely emotive; intuitive. His sense of pitch was not as good as my mother's, as his listening skills may not have been as finely attenuated. He was a sculptor by trade.
It was my paternal Grandmother who was an accomplished Classical pianist at a young age.
25 Years
Since We Started
41,456+
Happy Customers
10,769
Cities with Students
3,123
Teachers in Network
Trusted as the industry leader, for over 21 years the teachers in our network have been providing Piano lessons in Cortlandt to students of all ages and abilities.
We'll then reach out to the teachers for you.
Schedule the risk-free trial lesson directly with the teacher.
Continue with that teacher or try someone else.
