Piano Lessons in Portland, TN

Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar

I'm a full-time musician, writer and producer in Nashville; however I love teaching music so I fit in lessons whenever I can! In 2013 I graduated at the top of my class from Berklee College of Music with Bachelor of Music degree, double majoring in Music Production Engineering and Contemporary Writing Production and minoring in Writing for TV New Media. I moved to Nashville in early 2014 and I've been performing, writing and producing full time ever since. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I want to get them off and running. I teach them to read chord charts in the first month and have students reading notation in F and G clef in 5-6 hours worth of lesson time. My theory teacher Mr Lormand, had a masters degree from Julliard and was a stickler for the vernacular and so am I, my grandmother was a school teacher and I get a lot from her as well. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Music Keyboard Acoustic Guitar

My love for playing and learning about music began as a 5th Grader Trumpeter in the School Band. I transitioned to singing in Choirs and Musicals in High School and performed as a Church Cantor. I went on to study Vocal Performance at Vanderbilt University, where I discovered the joy of Songwriting on the Piano and Guitar. After college, I continued performing and teaching with The University of Alabama Opera Theatre. Read More

Instruments: Piano French Horn

Every student has their own notebook in order to keep track of strengths as well as weaknesses. I will meet with parents briefly about each students progress and what we hope to achieve in the coming lessons. For the busy teenagers and adults, I can provide pointers on how to practice more efficiently. Id like to make sure the students maintain their interest in learning and having fun playing the piano. Read More

Instruments: Piano Synthesizer Keyboard

For beginning students I have taught with the Faber, Alfred, Bastien, Hal Leonard teaching methods. Faber and Alfred are the teaching methods I have used the most. I will focus on the beginning students to get their timing, technic, fingering established. Plus of course note recognition . After some time passes I will gradually include learning basic chords with basic music theory. It's one thing to learn how to sight read music.But It's also important for a student to learn how to play music with other musicians. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Saxophone

Nothing is more rewarding than seeing one of my students develop a passion for music! Therefore, it's important that each student progresses at his or her own pace. I encourage this by setting realistic goals for my students at each lesson. Acknowledging accomplishments helps fuel a students desire to progress, and makes students eager to learn more. By trying to find out what inspires the student, I can successfully tailor my instruction to their wants and needs. Read More