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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Piano lessons in Wellington . 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 Keyboard
My teaching style is based on traditional classical approach of Russian Piano teaching method. For younger, beginner level student lessons are structured around different activities and games (for very young students) to learn notes reading and rhythm. For intermediate and more advanced students each lesson starts with a warm up, of scales, arpeggios, etudes or other technical pieces. After that we move onto working on individual pieces of music. Student is explained what needs to be done to achieve desired results for each specific piece, and the homework is written in a notebook for the following lesson. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Bass Guitar Organ Keyboard
For beginning students who are children, I typically start with Hal Leonard's Essential Elements. 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. My methods include playing by ear, learning the foundation and solfeggi. Read More
Instruments: Piano Drums Djembe
I find it extremely rewarding to see students enjoy the music they're playing and accomplish more than they ever thought possible. For this reason, I work with students at a pace conducive to their level. Although, I will challenge their ability, it will be done in such a way where the student can see their progress no matter how big or small that may be. I also encourage students to come with music that they enjoy listening to and would like to play. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I have been teaching professionally for over 30 years now. As an intern in Cuba's conservatoires and privately as guitar teacher. Later in Jamaica at the Cultural arts center in Montego Bay where I became familiar with the system used by the associated board of the royal schools of music ABRSM, based in the UK but for sure the most used system in the world by a majority of countries around the world. Read More
Instruments: Piano Violin Cello Viola Double Bass Music
I have been teaching music for the past 25 years. First in the Public Schools in Tennessee and Florida and at the college level. Encouraging regular practice on a consistent schedule is one of the key points I like to emphasize for younger students, as it tends to help the student progress and gain a passion for the instrument. I've also found that a combination of classical and modern music can go a long way in helping students enjoy the piano and motivate them to practice and continue to learn. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Trumpet Ukulele Recorder French Horn Music Keyboard
I am an enthusiastic music lover and a very patient teacher. I believe that music is one of the liberal arts that can complete a person. It is an intimate way to express oneself. My Bachelor degree specialized in music education, and I volunteered to teach all kind of students in rural cities in Taiwan. To enhance my teaching skill, I am always looking for new ways to explain the concept. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
What musical accomplishments are you most proud of?
Music has taken me to Canada, Mexico, Holland, France, Ireland, Costa Rica and every state in America except Hawaii. I've toured with Reggae legends, Culture and The Itals, have played with The Slackers and Frankie Paul. I've recorded at Daptone Records in Brooklyn, where Amy Winehouse and Sharon Jones made their mark, and at Westlake studios in Hollywood where Thriller and Off The Wall and many other hit records were recorded, as well as at Arlyn Studios in Austin.
It has also been my distinct pleasure to be a founding member of The Man Man Chaplains, an Austin institution in which many great local musicians have performed. We have held the longest standing residency in Austin as the house band at Flamingo Cantina since 2007.
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
Rhythmic independence is probably the most difficult skill to master on piano. The best feeling and greatest sign of mastery on a keyboard, at least for me, is the ability to play 2 rhythmically independent parts while singing. The piano is the greatest instrument for expressing a complete composition without accompaniment. It takes clarity of mind, familiarity with the instrument, a natural feel for time in order to accomplish it, but the feeling is remarkably rewarding. Only the piano allows this sort of rhythmic independence. All other instruments are either monophonic or require both hands to play a single rhythm part.
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
For very young children I recommend The Yamaha method. Its the method I used to learn at age 5 and it inspired me to play each day from the age of 5 until I was 13 years old, at which point The Yamaha method facilitated my easily moving from piano to saxophone.
For teaching adults and working professionals I prefer less strict, more fluid methodology. I would be more inclined to skip the strict teachings of theory and focus more on the verbal and written shorthand more commonly employed by working musicians today.
What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
While I'm grateful for my classical music education, I am a student of contemporary American music and the building blocks of American music are The Blues. The blues inform our chord progressions, melodies, scales, solos and improvisational themes. Jazz, Pop, Swing, Soul, R&B, Rock n' Roll, Country and even Roots Reggae are made up entirely of the music brought from the rural American Southeast to New Orleans and Chicago by Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Terry and Brownie Mcghee, Woody Guthrie, Jimmie Rogers and others.
The most useful tools with which one can equip an American musician today are the tools taught to us by the blues.
Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
My mother played piano and taught ballet when I was a child. She made sure I took up piano and practice daily.
My Father played clarinet as a child, then became a guitarist. In college he and his lifelong musical collaborator performed as a blues and folk duo in New York and Massachusetts before returning to Texas. After moving to Austin in the 70s, hehad the House Band at The Armadillos, Balcones Fault. They performed each night that there was no touring headliner and opened for headliners of all kinds, including Jerry Garcia Band, Jimmy Cliff, Frank Zappa and many more.
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Cities with Students
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