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Instruments: Piano
Music has to be fun and rewarding for the students. I find that associating music with nature and art and their social experiences allows the students to enjoy learning the piano from the very first lesson. I cannot use one method for all students. I identify the goals, experience and personality of the students and develop a method that is effective for each one. I use different methods to teach my students. Read More
Instruments: Piano Violin Viola
My teaching philosophy is a product of the centuries tested methods of great violinists and violists and their descendent students. Those I have studied with and performed for include all four members of the Ying Quartet, C.J. Chang, Catherine Caroll, Nokothula Ngwenyama, and Roberto Diaz. Centering around the most simple and effortless playing techniques, my style of teaching is designed to facilitate the fastest route to excellence and the development of the student's own personal style and musical ideas. Read More
Instruments: Piano Music Keyboard
I'm classical pianist and piano teacher. I performed in new jersey and pennsylvania. I played piano 25 years. Love teaching of all ages and levels. I use russian school approach. Knowledge of 50 operas and 100 piano pieces. I use every opportunity to play. I love to inspire others to learn and to play. Now i have large pool of students. We love music and each other. Also i learned about 50 operas in 7 years. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
My teaching style is very transparent; I want my students to recognize what we are working towards and how close they realistically are to that goal. This way, the student and I are working together to achieve a greater understanding of their instrument! I love feeling like I'm helping a student gain an understanding of a topic, rather than simply dictating a list of rules to know. I myself have an appreciation for many different styles of music, so I do my best to help students understand stylistically what is appropriate, necessary, and customary about the repertoire they are performing. Read More
Instruments: Piano Violin Electric Violin
My teaching style revolves around a student's interests, and my lessons are modified and personalized for each individual. Every student has a different style of their own, and I work hard to help them develope their style. Learning music should never feel like a chore; it should be a form of self expression. Rather than using only lesson books to teach, i also provide them a blank and personalized lesson journal, in which they learn the foundations of writing, reading and understanding sheet music and music theory. Read More
Instruments: Piano Organ Keyboard
My approach to teaching is, basically, that playing piano should be enjoyable and fun so I tailor the lessons to the type of music in which the student has interest. I do, however, have a basic structure that includes reading music, finger dexterity and songs at the student's playing level. If there is an interest in contemporary music I have an "easy to learn" approach to chords and accompaniments. I also give lessons in music composition. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
I have been playing the keyboard since the age of 5. I have been teaching since I was 21 years old and completed my first college degree. Music is my life. I have been the Organist and Choir director of two churches and I have been fortunate to sing and work under the direction of Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy, and many other great conductors. I pass along my love and passion I have for music to my students. Read More
Instruments: Piano
When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
I guess I was about 12 when I told my mother that I wanted to become a musician. I just found it interesring.
Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
My father learned to play the accordion and harmonica by ear. My mother took some lessons on banjo. A grandmother, I was told by my mother, used to love listening to opera on the radio. Unfortunately, I never had much of a chance to get to know her. She died when I was ten.
What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
I am partial to Classical but open to playing and listening to other genres. I think that classical affords the pianist the widest range of styles. Where else can you play music from Bach( 300 or so years ago) to Stockhausen, who recently died.
If you play more than one instrument, how did you decide to start playing the second? (Or 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc)!
I took up the trumpet in elementary school in order to get into the band and orchestra. I kept at it through high school. In music school, as part of my conducting training, I had to spend a semester learning woodwinds( flute and clarinet), brass( trombone and French horn), strings( violin and cello), and percussion.
If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
I have no idea. In high school, I finished my complete math courses in three years and had something like a 98 average in chemistry. In college, an English professor likened my writing to Hemingway. As I said before, I have no idea!
If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
My degree is in performance. My majors were composition,conducting and piano. Those weere the areas I was interested in studying.
What is your dream piece to perform and why?
I think I have played all of the pieces that would make up my dream list.
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
As I answered above, I use a variety of books. I'll use whatever gets the job done.
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
For me a "normal" practice is first a run through of scales and arpeggios, then a few Hanon or Pischna exercises, followed by what pieces I feel like paying that day.
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
There are several. First the ability to achieve an even and smooth legato. There is no true legato on the piano. Each note is struck individually unlike other instruments. So the pianist must become a magician in that you create an illusion of smoothness for the listener. Then there is the process of making each finger equal in strength. The fourth,or ring, finger is the weakest and least independent. Therefore, it need the most work to gain the strength of the others.
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