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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Piano lessons in San Jose . 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!
Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin
These books are designed to have students start off with easier pieces and gets harder as we move on. It is up to the students to practice in order for them to get better! From here, the next part is to find songs that students want to learn. Many people prefer teaching students classical music, because it is rigorous, well respected, and will allow them to excel. However, I am a person that prefers a student to pick songs that they enjoy or a songs that they are motivated to practice! Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Viola Saxophone Flute Clarinet
I began teaching private lessons part-timewhen I was still in high school on Long Island. I have taught in elementary day care in the early 1990's and taught in public schools elementary general music and chorus, beginning instrumental music at the elementary level, as well as middle school orchestra in the San Lorenzo Unified School District. After a vocal chord injury, I left the public schools to create my indie record label, produce new projects and allow healing. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Synthesizer Keyboard Acoustic Guitar
For children just beginning their instrument, I teach finger placement and note location on the piano by using a color coding system to use in learning a song from John Thompson's Easy Piano Course. From there i introduce songs that interest them and develop sheet music comprehension, rhythm, finger technique and harmony development at a pace comfortable for your child. For older students, I ask them what their interests in music are. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Bass Guitar Conga Latin Percussion
I like my students to work on their performance personas, as well as technique and repertoire. I want my students to be engaged and excited about the music they are working on and to practice performing it like the rock star they are! Read More
Instruments: Piano
I cannot emphasize how much I enjoy the process of creating and reinventing activities, which requires close observation and deep understanding and familiarity of the student's personality, background, attitude and aptitude, preferences, learning style, and communication style. The activities are designed to help students to develop a sense of musicality and rhythm, build techniques, learn about all sorts of musical knowledge, and achieve internal goals like confidence building, improving consistency and practice quality. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Clarinet
My name is Lauren and I am a voice and piano instructor who has the goal of not only improving your voice or piano skill, but also improving your confidence and presence on stage. My love of music dates back to my early childhood and it has been a dream come true getting to share it with budding musicians both young and old. I have had the opportunity to work with some extraordinary musicians in my career and have come to understand the importance of not only teaching solos but also coming together as a team. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
My teaching experience started about 10 years ago when I was in Guitar Center looking at keyboards and someone asked me for lessons... I still have that student and many more now and have a very high retention rate and am an upbeat, positive teacher that students enjoy coming back to. The fact that I also play live gigs about 4 nights a week gives my students a chance to see me play live and get inspired, something that is really necessary to keep a student motivated for years. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Drums Music Keyboard
What musical accomplishments are you most proud of?
I have had the good fortune to play and sing in Carnegie Hall on three separate occasions.
I am also really proud of my work with my students. I totally love when a student becomes more like a colleague in conversation and performance and pedagogy.
Finally, I am proud of how I handled my work during the pandemia. I kept offering lessons, singing opportunities, and musical “events” throughout the lock down.
Did you have a teacher that inspired you to go into music? How did they inspire you?
I have been fortunate to have many music teachers invest their time and energy into teaching me, irrespective of my attitudes or levels of commitment to the work. Memories of their grace and patience is the anchor I use when I am teaching. Memories of their deadlines and expectations are the fuel I use when pushing students in their own development.
Why did you choose your primary instrument?
I started playing piano when I was five. I was born with three fingers on each hand. Diving into the world of piano repertoire was always and interesting exploration of feasibility and joy. I started playing percussion in late elementary school. This lead to playing multiple percussion parts for my very small community youth orchestra. I majored in music with an emphasis on piano and percussion in my undergrad career. I continued to play both as I perused a degree in opera conducting for my graduate studies. I was very fortunate to play a variety of musics in a multitude of styles and techniques, which are skills I try to pass forward to my students.
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
I would encourage you to talk to your child about what they like and do not like in other “structured” times. Lessons can be modeled in a variety of ways, but they are mainly one-on-one attention on the student. Is your child comfortable with the length of time and the structure of time in that manner?
When will I start to see results?
How do you define “results” in the context of the learning? What I tend to find is that students go through cycles of absorbing and applying new information and then plateaus of developing specific skills. The periods of plateau can be both difficult and frustrating for students, and I work hard to acknowledge how students are still developing and gaining strong outcomes in their work.
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
Practice a little bit every day rather than a lot in one go each week. The slow and steady method will garner long term effects. The cram method actually can make the learning more difficult.
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