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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Piano lessons in West Windsor . 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 Drums Synthesizer Ukulele Orchestral Percussion Conga Djembe
As someone with diverse training with multiple instruments and styles, I am very determined to teaching my students and having them become the best they can be at their instrument. I am firm, but patient and understand that practicing the right way is more important than practicing frequently. I am able to work as slow or fast as a student needs; it all depends on their comfortable pace. When my students accomplish their goals, whether it be learning a piece, perfecting a new technique, or gaining experience performing live, it will be incredibly rewarding for both of us. Read More
Instruments: Piano
I began teaching piano and music appreciation courses while I was a graduate student at Columbia University. I soon realized that I love teaching music because it gives me a chance to share the delightful patterns and meanings I hear and discover in music. This inspired me to create West Village Piano, a practice that aims to serve New York’s West Village area. Teaching piano is a wonderful experience for me as it provides the luxury of focusing on the development of one student at a time. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
I strive to make a true connection with my students and give them lots of opportunity for growth and exploration in our music lessons. It is exciting and rewarding for me and my students to unlock new discoveries and make progress! I like to encourage this by setting realistic goals and giving opportunities to perform for each other and create a safe place to try new things. I believe music to be so richly rewarding for anyone. Read More
Instruments: Piano Keyboard
I started at the age of 9 on the accordion. I performed various concerts while continuing to sharpen my skills as a piano player. I have over 40 years of experience performing and teaching. What separates the best piano players from the rest of us is that they persevere through these challenges. Having the personal fortitude and work ethic to look at any difficult passage, and practice it until its perfect, is an attribute that you can learn, but will need to be cognizant of every day. Read More
Instruments: Piano Organ Keyboard
I am an experienced piano and organ teacher with many years of music teaching and performance (solo and in groups). I have taught in student's homes and in commercial music studios. I have taught students from the very youngest (4 yrs) to the oldest (82 yrs). I have conducted piano classes in my home school district for the adult evening school for beginners and intermediate piano students. I am also a performer. Read More
Instruments: Piano Saxophone Clarinet
I started teaching music in college through my babysitting network. When the mothers and fathers of the children I cared for found out that I played piano and woodwinds, many of them asked if I would also give their kids private lessons. Having a knack with kids and with music, my music teaching practice quickly blossomed in that small town. I have found that while it's important to keep kids sharp in their ability to read music on the page, it is at least as important to engage their creativity off the page. Read More
Instruments: Piano Drums Mallet Percussion Conga Djembe
Why did you choose your primary instrument?
I'm not sure why I chose the drums. I remember seeing videos on TV and thinking to myself that drums looked like a lot of fun. And this was one year before the time in elementary school when you were allowed to study a string instrument. Drum studies were not even offered until 4th grade.
I guess in hindsight I intuitively knew the drums were a very creative instrument. I also felt that because there were no harmony or melody that I had a better chance of just diving into the instrument and figuring most things out by trial and error.
What musical accomplishments are you most proud of?
In no particular order I am proud of many things. The first thing that comes to mind is graduating from Bucks County Community College and Temple University. This comes to mind first only because besides studying drums, which I was already very accomplished at, I had to learn how to sing in tune, dictate and transcribe melody and harmony as well as compose music using theory. Being a drummer left me with a disadvantage when it came to those topics. But since I had developed discipline and time management with drums I was able to achieve the things I didn't think I was capable of.
Also very proud of my band iNFiNiEN. Every week we continue to sell our CD's and Merch all across the world online. Our latest CD has been considered "a masterpiece" and "one of the year's best" by many critics. In 2014 the Buffalo News listed our live show as one of the best that year. Included on the list was The Flaming Lips as well as Jane's Addiction!!! A real honor to be mentioned in the same sentence as those bands.
Have any of your students won awards or been selected for special honors? How have they succeeded?
I am not aware of any special award or honors that my students' may have received. But, I do know that many of my students and I have worked on preparing music to help them get into Jazz Band at their school or to even pass and entrance audition for a college.
As far as I can remember in every one of those cases the student ending up passing the auditions. I do know for a fact that many of my older students in high school are considered to be some of the best drummers in the area for their age. And that means a lot. It takes many, many years for other things to develop in order to receive honorable mentions or awards.
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
I think that the most difficult thing to master on the drums is coordination of all four limbs. There is no other instrument that uses all four limbs. Piano comes close with the sustain pedals but not nearly as difficult a use of independence.
In order to play four limbs takes serious understanding of timing and rhythmic subdivision. It also takes precision of playing in order to gain clarity on part distribution and harmonic interplay.
Playing the drums with just your hands is the start. Then adding the bass drum followed by the hi-hat.
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
I do not believe in having a set curriculum. But I do believe in creating a personalized curriculum based on each student's skill level and areas of interest.
In general my favorite books to study are Stick Control and Syncopation for the Modern Drummer. These books focus on the basics of playing and reading rhythm. 4 Combined, these books provide a great foundation for students to get up and running on the very first lesson.
Other books I like to work with a Jim Riley's Art of Bop Drumming and Fusion Drum Styles.
For advanced players I recommend The New Breed and Future Sounds.
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