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Instruments: Piano Saxophone Flute Clarinet
Comprehensive method individually structured for each student. Books depending on level and age start with Standard of Excellence and are individually chosen to support the student. For beginning students who are children, I typically start with Hal Leonard's Essential Elements. Once the student 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: Piano Guitar Voice Saxophone Flute Clarinet Ukulele Oboe Bassoon English Horn Keyboard
I love teaching beginning students, in particular, as I get to watch them grow and learn a completely new skill they've never had before! I love watching students find their voice and gain the skill of playing a new instrument so that they might find a way to express themselves through music! I try to combine musicality and technique in a fun, engaging way that makes students excited to practice. Read More
Instruments: Piano
Just like in our life experiences, I believe that keeping lesson plans diverse and high-energy is essential! This means that, during any given lesson, listening to a song, playing a song, tapping out rhythms, practicing scales, learning about jazz voicings, or speaking about the role that the piano plays in a rhythm section might be most relevant at any given moment. I take the time to learn about each student's normal practice schedule and make suggestions about how to practice, when to practice, and what to practice. Read More
Instruments: Piano Keyboard
A pianist from my earliest memories and a piano teacher since 8th grade, I have loved, studied, and taught music for most of my life. I completed a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at Washburn University under the teaching of James Rivers, then completed two Master of Arts Degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary. I deeply enjoy both performing and teaching music of all styles, from Bach to Broadway and all the sacred, jazz, and movie music I can fit in-between. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Organ Piccolo Oboe Bassoon Keyboard
I have been teaching private music lessons since I was 18 and my International travels and performances have given me the opportunity to conduct master classes at some of the prestigious musical academies across Europe. Music truly is international. Now more than ever global music is available instantly through the advent of smart phones and the internet, as well as music throughout history. Still, it is a gift to have a passion for music and each individual is given their own path that they must follow. Read More
Instruments: Piano Saxophone Harmonica
I have been playing music since I was in 6th grade, and have been playing in bands on and off since high school. While I do not have an academic background in music per se, I have years of experience teaching children and adults, and I feel I can teach you just as well as I have taught my other students in the past, and honestly myself---I started playing saxophone (in 6th grade as I previously mentioned), and in more recent years I have started playing piano, guitar, and harmonica (in that order of competence). Read More
Instruments: Piano Organ Keyboard
Music has been a big part of my life as long as I can remember.I have been playing the piano and organ for over forty years.I love teaching and performing. I took private lessons for about seventeen years from five different instructors. I went to Bergen Community college in NJ for music. I am currently performing at a theater in Suffern NY playing the theater organ before the movies on Saturday evenings. Read More
Instruments: Piano Trumpet Saxophone Flute Clarinet Music Keyboard
Why did you choose your primary instrument?
I started out on clarinet. The way that they are made and the way that they are never seem to amaze me. Though I play piano a lot now, I really think that there is a lot to be learned from playing wind instruments. I think that there is carry over from instrument to instrument. I think that even applies to brass and woodwind instruments in the respect that they all horns of some kind. There is a relationship between any two instruments regardless of what they are. I think that finding those relationships and making them work is really where it is at.
What musical accomplishments are you most proud of?
I would list my accomplishments according to what I have learned rather than by any awards or accolades that I have received. The first thing that I am very happy to have done is to play woodwinds well enough to teach and perform at a high level.
The next most significant accomplishment is the development of my own jazz theory course that is designed to simplify techniques and to get students to improvise quickly and effectively by focusing on motifs first and larger phrases second. These thing have made me a more effective teacher.
Have any of your students won awards or been selected for special honors? How have they succeeded?
I have had several students audition for and get into good college music programs.
I have had several students audition for good high school groups and get into them as well.
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
I like Klose, Rose and Baermann studies for clarinet and Klose and Lazurus for duets. For flute I like Anderson studies and duets by Quantz, Mozart and Beethoven. For saxophone I like studies by Larry Teal as well as Marcel Mule and Sigurd Rascher. For piano students I like my students to play Haydn's first sonata in C major and then eventually Mozart's piano sonata #7 also in C major.
All students have the opportunity to take my extensive course of study in jazz improvisation if they choose to. All students are encouraged to select music for themselves and to practice those pieces every day.
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
On wind instruments the hardest things to master are holding the instrument properly and developing a good embouchure. The three most important things on a wind instrument are tone production, articulation, phrasing and musicality. After that reading music is something that all musicians should strive to improve. The faster someone can identify and play musical passages the better. Whether someone is playing classical or jazz they need to completely understand the passages that they are playing from numerous angles.
24 Years
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Cities with Students
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