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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Piano lessons in Cupertino . 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 Music Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I start my beginning students with Alfred guitar method. If someone wants classical lessons I start them with the Fredrick Noad books and some Sor and Segovia studies. For people interested in improvisation we begin with Blues and then take it where you want to go. Advanced students I give more master class type lessons where we discuss more advanced music ideas. Read More
Instruments: Piano Keyboard
I customize lessons plans for each student based on their learning goals and style of learning so it is different for each student. However, I typically use Faber's Piano Adventures for kids and Alfred's Adult All in One lesson books for adults. I also teach theory with scales and technique with Fingerpower, Czerny, and Hanon. Once I know what the student is interested in, I customize the songs and make sure they love the songs I'm teaching and they are having fun. Read More
Instruments: Piano Trumpet Trombone Bass Guitar Synthesizer Euphonium Tuba
I enjoy motivating without fear or guilt. I push students to grow and redefine what they are capable of. I love to see students progress from lesson to lesson. My all time favorite quote in lessons is "in Music nothing is difficult it is just unfamiliar." This means anything can be achieved with practice. Slow, careful, intentional and methodical practice. I am particularly interested in Neuroscience and how it can be applied to music. Read More
Instruments: Piano Trombone
My teaching style is flexible. One of my teachers asked me up front how hard I wanted him to be on me and thats something we would go over as well. Its important I learn the personality and learning style of the student. Its important to establish a trust and understanding so as not to take criticisms personally so that we can develop weaknesses and build on strengths. Every musician has different strengths and weaknesses my goal is to help them achieve their best musical self to grow their confidence and be as fully realized as possible. Read More
Instruments: Piano Keyboard
Hello! I am Bobby, and I am I a driven piano instructor in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am a current member of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where I major in Technology and Applied Composition in conjunction with my piano studies. I am a passionate composer and I write a lot of music for the piano. I have performed for several institutions from coast to coast including the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Berklee College of Music, University of Southern California, the University of Colorado in Boulder and more. Read More
Instruments: Piano Trombone Euphonium Tuba Keyboard
I have been playing trombone since I was 10 years old and I haven't stopped since. I am involved in various groups throughout the SF Bay Area and I have experience in playing many different styles of music ranging from classical, RB, salsa, Latin Jazz, Jazz, rock, and many more. I have been teaching for about 3 years and I have been teaching at San Jose State University as a Jazz Big Band instructor. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
A normal practice session for me for voice consists of starting with breathing exercises, moving into a mid-high range easy scale drill, then I warm up my lower voice with a bel canto drill. After that I use exercises to pinpoint problems with the voice, nasality, annunciation, etc and work on those for at least 30 minutes. The rest of my practice sessions consists of working on repertoire, whether that is rehearsing problem phrases, working on diction, phrasing, etc. I will also do at least one run through of each piece.
For piano, I usually will warm up my hands with scales and will jump into RH only then LH only practice on repertoire and then will work BH together until it feels comfortable.
If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
My BA and MM are both in Vocal Performance. I chose this because I didn't want to teach in a classroom setting long term and the area I was living in had very few music jobs open, so Music Ed didn't feel right. My undergrad didn't have a Theory, Musicology, Composition, or Other music degree available. It was either Performance, Education, or a General Music degree that was only allowed for people double majoring with another field of study. For my MM, Performance is what I found a love in, so it was a no brainer to choose a Performance Program.
What is your dream piece to perform and why?
I would love to perform the role of Marie Antoinette in John Corgliano's Opera The Ghosts of Versailles. This role is very demanding, and the music is very new age and avant garde. The character is a very sad character who the audience sympathizes with easily and it is a hard role to properly pull off. The wrong acting can ruin the performance even if the singing is beautiful. The whole opera is an interesting idea and it is a piece that in it's whole is a wonderful experience. I have already performed one aria from the opera in a showcase and it was such an amazing experience.
If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
I originally wanted to be a doctor, but found my passion in music instead. I honestly think though, that music is the only thing I could ever do long term.
People who have known me for a long time will even say this is what I should be doing. I have people who I have run into from years ago who knew I was going to school for science originally and they aren't even a bit surprised that I ended up in the music field instead. They all say it was obvious from the first time they met me that I am a musician through and through.
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