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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Piano lessons in Fullerton . 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 Trombone Drums Synthesizer Ukulele Orchestral Percussion Latin Percussion Music Keyboard Acoustic Guitar
My music is an explorative collage of rhythm and harmony that incites emotion, creating a wild and memorable experience for listeners. I source inspiration from an array of influences, ranging from Miles Davis, to The Beatles. My musical pieces are born during a 3–4 hour session at the piano, and refined through excessive scribbling, and endless rehearsing. In the past year, I have expanded my professional development to work as an educator, and a scholar of music. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice
After graduating from school, I focused on teaching children how to read sheet music and play the piano and guitar within parochial schools, public elementary schools, private in-home lessons, and instructed adults for the Continuing Education Music Programs located within Rockland County, New York and Orange County, California.Today, I teach privately in my students homes and my home music studio, and privileged to share music with special education students on a weekly basis. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice
In my music degree, I gained the knowledge to supplement my teaching abilities. For example,my Senior thesis allowed me to analyzing liturgy and musical form. When singing in choirs,I observed teachers. This assisted me gain a vast knowledge of music, as well as procureperformance experience.Finally, all these experiences enabled me to gain the effective teaching skills to conduct acohesive group or lesson. Because of these qualifications, my interaction with students comes naturally. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Keyboard
Each student is different and as such, each student's approach to learning music is different. While still addressing your personal goals, I work to help you achieve those goals and interests, but also utilize my own experiences in teaching to foster deeper growth. I focus on exploration, keeping the study interesting, all while understanding that each student can be at any level, and learn at any speed. I believe that both talent and potential must be met with effort for growth to be achieved, and that all students need some form of discipline and encouragement and make sure to serve both at every lesson. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Saxophone Bass Guitar Organ Acoustic Guitar
First of all, I would ask the student if music would be his/her career or just a hobby. If it is to be his/her career, my approach would be more theoretical. But if it would be just a hobby like mine, I would encourage the student to learn by ear supplemented with a little theory to be able to learn a musical piece or song in the shortest time possible. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Drums Recorder
To witness students making progress and share their passion for music is quite rewarding. I love to see how teaching music can also affect students in their personal lives. Some teaching methods can be translated to everyday life challenges. From my experience, learning an instrument or music, in general, can help tremendously to deal with day-to-day struggles or even mental state. It can help to deal with depression or ease some pain related to difficulties in their personal lives. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Bass Guitar Banjo Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
My mother is very musical. She sang in church choirs, plays piano and guitar.
When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
Every time I tried to move away from music, it came back and grabbed me. I got my Master's in Education from HArvard University and was set to interview to work on Children's Television Workshop in Boston, Mass But I went back to Scotladn, started busking inthe streets of Edinburgh adn fell in with a proudcer who ended up recording my songs and getting me a publishing deal in London.
If you play more than one instrument, how did you decide to start playing the second? (Or 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc)!
I started by playing the piano, then grabbed my mother's guitar and stared playing that. Later, I gravitated toward bass, banjo, autoharp,dulcimer, ukelele, melodica. I do play some violin too. As I am a producer, and have a Pro tools and Logic studio, I find it helpful to play as many instruments as I can.
What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
I love the electric guitar. i love playing blues riffs. I love grunge music (my generation, I guess) and I love jazz.
But I also love Celtic music, American Folk music and I like to play in different tunings on the guitar.
If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
I am also a writer and an English teacher.
If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
B.A in Music, English and Theater.
I wrote scores for theater when in college.
What is your dream piece to perform and why?
I like to take one songwriter/band and learn as much as I can from him/her/them. recently, I have been learning as much as I can about The Beatles. Studying each song is a huge education
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
We go something like this:
1. 10-15 minutes warm up: scales, drills, chords. Change tempos.
2. The rest of the session is on repertoire: we have a number of songs we want to learn. And so we work the song. I teach from the original recordings. we adapt as we go, but we really study the original work and learn as much from it as we can.
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
When I teach piano, I use Hanon. These are the best finger exercises ever created. As to guitars, bass, string things, I use my own method. My book has not been published but one ofthese days it will be!
Have any of your students won awards or been selected for special honors? How have they succeeded?
Two of my students have ended up with record deals. I provided a safe space for them to work on their crafts and record, I did not judge. I simply recorded them very well, and inspired a lot of confidence.
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
The hardest thing is to stick with it. Patience. Also focus. This is why an sintructor can be so helpful. It takes a while to build confidence and to get a sense of what you want to do with your instrument. You need support and structure.
What musical accomplishments are you most proud of?
I was awarded BEST NEWCOMER in the UK and got to represent my country in Japan at a World Music Festival. The award was given to me by Sir Goerge MArtin, and I will never forget that moment, though I regret I was so young I tried to hug Sir Martin! And that was not appropriate!
Why did you choose your primary instrument?
I really didn't. The guitar chose me. I had to write songs. I started writing when I was six, on the piano. The instruments were there, adn I felt the need. They drew me to them.
Did you have a teacher that inspired you to go into music? How did they inspire you?
The answer to this is that my teachers were so awful I was determined to go into music to be better than they were to me.
One viola teacher made me, for a month, stand and hold my viola. I didn't even play. And then he criticised the way I held the instrument.
When will I start to see results?
The result you want to see is a need the child will feel to play the instrument! To express. To release energy.
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
Build in foundation work. Practice scales, chords, and work with a metronome.
Do the stuff that isn't fun first. But get it done. And do it often.
Know theory. Learn how to read, if notation, tablature, chord charts. Anything that works.
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
You will easily know if your child starts playing an instrument on his or her own. Do not push or force music on a kid.
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