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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 Guitar Ukulele
More than a decade ago I began giving music lessons in both private and group formats. It was an unexpected "diversion," but a very natural fit! It brings me great joy to see a student enjoying the guitar, advancing on the instrument, and entering into that "fellowship of guitarists," which means everything from jamming with their friends, to being able to learn any song they want, to understanding a meme about the G string always going out of tune. Read More
Instruments: Piano Saxophone Clarinet
Nothing is more rewarding than seeing one of my students develop a passion for music. I personalize each lesson to help each individual student grow as a musician while still having fun. Read More
Instruments: Piano
I participated in several music salons, lectures and performances, as well as presenting myself as a judge for different piano competitions. In May 2017, I received my dual degree in Master of Piano Performance and advance certificate of Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy. At the same time, I was engaged in different music Performances within and around New York City, including a collaboration project with the Carnegie educational team as well as a collaborated six-sided keyboard performance with the famous music producer/ composer, Mark Mothersbaugh, at the Skirball center. Read More
Instruments: Piano Saxophone Flute Clarinet
My first student was a NYC firefighter that I met in October 2001 right after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He was looking for a way to distract himself from the experience that he had gone through. Working with him and seeing how simply playing a note on the saxophone changed his vibe and relaxed him, I realized that music truly heals. Since then, my approach has been to get to know my student well and discover how I can help them enjoy the learning process. Read More
Instruments: Piano Saxophone Clarinet Synthesizer Music
In other words, I cater to each individual student, especially since no two musicians are the same. If a more advanced student is striving for something like NYSSMA or All-State, I would pace them and their lessons accordingly so that they will be ready in time for whatever they might be preparing for. However, despite this different approach, I would still work with them to understand their strengths and weaknesses with playing so that I can help them improve accordingly. Read More
Instruments: Piano
I often create a plan for my students with music materials such as these: scales and arpeggios, etudes, repertoire, sight-reading. Depending on the student, I can stick to a book we use and supplement it with my own handouts. Often students do not have theory or ear-training classes so I include some training in these areas so that it is easier for the student to memorize music and to learn it quicker. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Synthesizer Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Djembe Acoustic Guitar
I am a great listener, compassionate and motivational instructor. I have worked with people of all backgrounds and needs. I have even worked with my mother in law’s cat, Thomas who personally loves smooth jazz :). I am honest and can easily pick out any student’s artistic strengths— and trust me every student has them...come try out a lesson and see for yourself! I have a very clear and concise method of teaching focusing on the foundation of our ability to hear pitch and rhythm. 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.
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