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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Piano lessons in Santa Clara . 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 Voice
I have grown up in the wonderful world of music and my passion is to give you or your children the tools they need to be successful and have fun in both vocal studies and piano studies I was born and raised in Michigan, and have been studying music since age 4. I began piano studies first and found a love of vocal music through church choir when I was still quite young. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
Music has taken me to see places of the world I would have never been, music has given me some of the coolest jobs in my life. Playing organ for the San Jose Sharks NHL team was a dream come true, and I am still the youngest person to have held that job in the NHL. They still use all of my recordings. I went to the Virgin Islands last year to perform with a band on New Year's Eve, total paradise all to enjoy just for playing some music! Read More
Instruments: Piano Flute Piccolo
It is important and rewarding for both me and the student to have a passion for their music and learning. Because of this, it is important to me that each student sets their own goals. I will encourage and help the students to set high but realistic goals that will bring them enthusiasm for the music. I try to bring inspiration and a lot of guidance to each student. And I love to have fun. Read More
Instruments: Piano
I've loved playing piano since I was 4 years old, and I love to share music with others. I have a classical background, and a particular interest in contemporary music and extended techniques. I studied and performed piano at Colorado College, and as a graduate student at Mills College. I've had the opportunity to tour the world with the Bowed Piano Ensemble, an ensemble that focuses on extended piano techniques. Read More
Instruments: Piano
My teaching style is flexible. For beginners, I will teach them all basic technic and reading skills. I believe in learning music by the ability of reading the music. Therefore, to have good reading skill is essential to all my students. Even if the students do not read music fluently, I will emphasize my teaching in improving them to read music. All my students will have good music sight reading eventually. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Bass Guitar Conga Latin Percussion
Jake has been playing guitar and percussion for over 20 years. He teaches all levels of guitar and congas, as well as beginning piano, voice and drum set. He went to Berkeley High School where he played guitar in the BHS Jazz Ensemble. He then attended the New School in New York City, majoring in jazz guitar studies. He has studied jazz guitar with Steve Erquiaga, Dave Creamer and Jack Wilkins, and congas with Josh Jones, Sandy Perez and other Cuban percussionists. Read More
Instruments: Piano Trombone Euphonium Tuba Keyboard
My teaching style is meant to cater to each students specific needs but above all else is having an understanding of what a brass musician should sound like. Many times young students only hear computerized recordings or recordings from their method books and they have not concept of what the instrument should truly sound like. The use of technology is something that I am a big fan of and resources such as YouTube is a great place to hear these recordings. Read More
Instruments: Piano Organ
What musical accomplishments are you most proud of?
During graduated school, I decided to program Messiaen songs for the entire program. My teacher suggested that I contact Judith Nicosia, a terrific soprano on the faculty. It turned out that she had worked with Messiaen when she was a student at Tanglewood, performing half of his songs. Collaborating with Judith was one of the best things I have ever done.
Doing two national tours as pianist for the Norman Luboff Choir was a highlight of my life. We traveled to places I would most likely not have seen otherwise. Half of our performances were under the auspices of Columbia Community Concerts, a division of Columbia Artists Management in New York. Our venues were typically high school or middle school auditoriums. The remaining half took us to large concert halls and ornate theaters. What a wonderful experience!
Two years after the Luboff tours, I founded Kairos, a piano trio (piano, violin, and cello). I booked the concerts, provided publicity, rehearsed and performed with the group. We played 12 concerts per year.
And then I founded the Rautenberg-Saathoff Duo with prominent violinist Lisa Rautenberg. We met in New York, with both of us moving out of the city within a few years. Lisa is now the Associate Concertmaster of the Hartford (CT) Symphony.
In addition, I am proud of my collaborations with many singers and instrumentalists. I have also played a good number of solo recitals, choral concerts, auditions for other musicians, opera rehearsals, and piano parts in musicals and orchestra concerts. Playing for church services has been in my blood since childhood, as my father was a minister.
All in all, there is so much variety out there for pianists! It's fun to switch gears throughout the day!
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
I like the Alfred series for adult beginners because the included text provides clear explanations, Bastien, Music for Millions (which offers so much variety and saves investing in tons of music), the Schumann and Tchaikovsky Albums for the Young because the pieces are so beautiful, Bartok folk songs and dances because they are fun, the Bach Little (Short) Preludes and Fugues because they are organized and gorgeous, and others, as they say.
A Dozen A Day and Czerny short exercises are helpful resources. The short Czerny etudes are melodic, and fun to play. Hanon? Not so much, because mindless practicing is boring.
When my students make suggestions, I am willing to go with them!
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