Piano Lessons in Riegelsville, PA

Instruments: Piano Harp

For beginners:  learning to read music and count rhythms is essential. For intermediates:  hand technique, musicianship, style of composer, learning your own personal strengths and weaknesses is an ingrediant to success For advanced:  learning to stay focused, having stamina, how to memorize difficult passages, understanding complex rhythm patterns, learning about the intentions of the composer is a key to mastering a piece For improvisational players:  music theory, musical genre and style, learning rhythmical patterns is a good focus Read More

Instruments: Piano

I encourage students to pick the music they want to play.  For those who have no prior music knowledge at all, there are numerous beginning methods that are satisfactory.  I teach harmony and ear training at a level in agreement with ability of the fingers to execute.   It is so nice to learn to play by ear, (starting with very simple tunes) going from the brain to the keyboard without the crutch of the paper score.  Of course this is the objective of preparation (study, practice) anyway, so the emotional feeling that the composer intended can be experienced and interpreted (and communicated to the audience) in a wonderful, magical way.  Read More

Instruments: Piano Saxophone Flute Clarinet

I have performed with the Delaware, Lancaster, and Reading Symphonies, Media Theater, 11th Hour Theater, City Theater of Wilmington, West Chester University Theater, Villanova Theater, and Upper Darby Summer Stage. Additionally, I do solo and chamber music concerts independently. See my youtube link for my performance of Six Studies on English Folksong for clarinet by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Read More

Instruments: Piano Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Music

I have studied under the direction of Joseph Tompkins, Kyle Zerna, Ian sullivan, Mike Truesdell, Javier Diaz, Victor lewis, Robby Ameen, and Peter Saleh. I currently maintain a busy performing and teaching schedule that has taken me all around the United States especially in the areas of NJ/NYC/Philadelphia. I would love the chance to join you in your process of becoming the player you want to be and share my firsthand experience. Read More

Instruments: Piano Violin Cello Viola Fiddle Keyboard

For beginning students who are children, I typically start with Suzuki level books, String Explorer and Fiddletime joggers to increase sightreading and listening skills. 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 Voice Violin Viola Keyboard

Excellent, nurturing Suzuki violin pedagogy - treating music as a mother tongue to absorb, imitate, and engage with - informs my methods for beginning and intermediate students. Gradually, as the student shows readiness, we blend in the traditional yet humane study of expert violin playing and thoughtful musicianship modeled for me in Dorothy DeLay's masterclass. As distinct from many string players, I am also a devoted and accomplished singer. So breathing, posture, phrasing, color, line, and articulation are key to my approaches to making and teaching music, and thus to helping my students x22singx22 through their playing. Read More