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Featured Piano Teachers Near Reno, NV

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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Piano lessons in Reno . 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!

Jenny G

Instruments: Piano Voice Music

I have been teaching for 20 years, with my own business for 10 years. My teaching style is very student centered. This allows me to focus on their unique abilities and interests while building a solid musical foundation. Individualized teaching is my passion. I adapt my teaching style to each students' learning style and then teach them how to express themselves individually through music. I still use traditional methods to build good technique and practice habits, but allow my students to bring their own interests' into our lessons. Read More

Tyler S

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Violin Cello Viola

For my beginning students, I will typically teach out of the Sound Innovations methods books and incorporate certain lessons from other method books as well. After a foundation has been established, I will introduce solo repertoire and begin to work toward recitals and local competitions. I introduce concepts from a variety of composers, styles, and periods, but I also want to encourage the child's love for music so I take into account what things they have heard and possibly want to learn. Read More

Colter T

Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Banjo Mallet Percussion

My teaching style is improvisational in nature. I focus on creative compositions. In contrast, I present traditional music and learning. I juxtapose the two into a new style of teaching. I mix the old with the new, and thereby create my own style. Much as in the fashion of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do with my intention on music education. Read More

Kathleen D

Instruments: Piano Clarinet

I have been playing music an instrument for about 23 years now. I started when I was 4 on piano and later picked up clarinet at 10, and going on to learn most of the band instruments along the way. I pursued clarinet performance in college and was principal of the orchestra for the last two years. I currently work full time as a 1st grade teacher as well as perform in various ensembles in the Sacramento area. Read More

Doris R

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Violin Cello Viola Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Bass Guitar Harmonica Ukulele Recorder Piccolo Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I believe that a strong foundation is essential for steady progress and confident performance. A comprehensive approach is my preference. Therefore, when I teach piano, I prefer Faber and Faber Piano Adventures paired with A Dozen a Day for added technique. Since many students in this school district are in band or orchestra, I usually use Essential Elements for Strings, Brass, and Woodwinds. I spend a reasonable amount of time preparing my students for our recitals and many of them join in the group songs, which have included "What a Wonderful World", "Happy", and currently "The Theme From Midnight Cowboy". Read More

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Mark G

Instruments: Piano

What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
In my case when I was beginning to learn piano I taught myself without any real understanding of how the hands work in relation to good technique. So while I had a very strong musical understanding and could play pieces in relatively acceptable manner I had no sense of how to bring out even more color, emotion etc. which comes from better "technique". There is an incredible amount of possibilities of movement using fingers, hand, wrist, forearm, the entire arm and so very much more. Learning to use every part of my body, just about, was a very new thing to me and required that I back up a bit and relearn some facets of proper technique.

Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
I have my own method of teaching that includes technique, a very healthy dose of theory and ear training. Many of the method books offer a lot. I like some of Bastien as I appreciate how it is laid out for the beginner. It is simple without spending too much time on each new topic before introducing a nice or familiar piece of music for the beginning student. There are a number of good method books available. It is ultimately the instructors responsibility to glean what is important from them and creating a lesson so the student feels motivated enough to spend the necessary amount of time on something, that by all accounts, is simple and at the time to the point of being boring for some students. In this case I either create my own technique lessons or I'll compose a piece that introduces a new technical difficulty in a fun way.... hopefully.

What does a normal practice session look like for you?
Assuming we went over pieces, technical issues and musicianship skills there may be a given number of musical activities the beginning student will be expected to work on. For the beginner I may have them very slowly, with a pencil, name the notes. Then I will have them play one hand at a time... and for the melody (should that be the case) I'll have them name the note. At times I might have them photo copy the music and write note names beside each one. They are not to write note names in their music. This is an example for the beginner. There will also be a rhythm component to a lesson as well as ear training including interval recognition etc. For the more advanced student practice may focus on a particular section of a piece or a difficult technical concept that is relevant to a composition.

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