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Featured Saxophone Teachers Near Indianapolis, IN

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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Saxophone lessons in Indianapolis . 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!

Samuel K

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Oboe

My main music philosophy is to teach sound before sight: teach students to hear the music, and then read the notation. For beginners, I want them to become well acquainted with their instrument so I begin with the basic fundamentals, and then teach some traditional tunes before moving on to reading music. For students who can already read music, I like to work on sight-reading as well as finding solo repertoire that can be performed at recitals. Read More

Benjamin M

Instruments: Saxophone

With younger beginning saxophone students I start them with Hal Leonard's Essential Elements book 1. This Provides a great foundation for students to start on and benefits in the long run. For mid range skill level students we start with (depending upon skill) the Rubank beginning or intermediate method book. This provides a lot of melodic material for them to grow as a musician. Lastly, for the advanced we would start with Ferling Etudes which really challenge the student at a higher level. Read More

Richard D

Instruments: Piano Guitar Saxophone Drums Organ Synthesizer Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Every student learns differently, so by finding out what inspires my student, I am able to create individiualized lesson plans that cater to my student's needs without losing focus on the fundamentals of music. Music is such a blessing and should be fun! Ample time is given to students to discover their own music and inherent rhythms while studying the vast pedigree of music that has come before us. My lesson plans incorporate everything from reading writing music, jam sessions (often times with me!), and recording time. Read More

Sarah (

Instruments: Piano Saxophone Clarinet

I cater my teaching and methods to each individual student and his/her needs and goals. For beginners, I often use Hal Leonard’s Essential Elements. After progressing past that, the Rubank books and Hite etudes work for many students. Starting around 8th grade, I introduce solo repertoire appropriate to their level. During lessons, I always have students work on some form of scale, sight-reading, and ear training. I have several duet books (and a Disney book!) that students love to sight-read from. Read More

Christian K

Instruments: Piano Voice Saxophone Flute Organ

I began teaching shortly after graduating from college, not expecting that teaching would be something I'd be too keen about. However, it has really grown on me and I love the gift of giving music to prospective students and watching them grow and learn as I once did. I have been teaching at various locations/businesses throughout the NJ area from as south as Swedesboro to as north as Trenton. Read More

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Faith U

Instruments: Violin Viola Electric Violin Fiddle Music

If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
Writing and art for sure. I have pretty intense ADHD which led me to learn all kinds of arts and trades, seeing them as puzzles to play with and figureout.

What is your dream piece to perform and why?
I am actually currently working on Morpheus by Rebecca Clarke, which has been a dream of mine for a while now. The piece is very intimate in nature and represents the God of Dreams very well in a sort of floating dreamworld atmosphere with moments of intensity I haven't heard anywhere else. The story beats at play send me to a different world when I listen to them, and now I get to represent my own vision in this work. The other piece I dream of performing is the Kryukov Viola Sonata for very similar reasons in that the chromatic work of the piece creates intriguing sounds and moments of definitive character that shook my world and became my only music for a week straight upon first listening.

Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
I mostly choose Suzuki for the introduction to the common repertoire. Hal Leonard is also an option I look to, but I'm not near as much of a fan. I also subscribe to teaching methods such as Orff and Kodaly, finding it absolutely vital to incorporate physical movement and play into my lessons. Games will be a common theme because gamefying skills make them easier to learn.

What does a normal practice session look like for you?
I like to start with some sort of technical warm up, be it scales, etutes, etc. From there, feeling warmed up, I utilize those for character building in my performance. I might decide to make a deeper character, and utilize dynamics and articulation to achieve that. After that, I look to my repertoire and develop a story with scenes and beats, and decide what styles are going to best represent the story I want to tell. Once that's decided, I set my metronome to make my notes as clear as possible while practicing my decided styles.

How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
Most likely your student will show a particular interest in their instrument over all the options they have in school. When they get home, and consistently all they want to do is hammer away at their instrument, it might be time to have a professional or experienced player guide their hammering away towards something that will make for a fulfilling career. Let's not also forget: if they ask you for lessons, they certainly are ready.

Why did you choose your primary instrument?
To be completely clear, I chose the viola in particular because of Jake the Dog from Adventure time, and I never looked back :) sometimes its just as simple as the media you consume that draws you to your instrument of choice.

What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
First, find multiple recordings of your music. Practice is not only picking up your instrument but also having a mental map of your music and what it conveys. People can produce a new outcome just by envisioning how it can be done without any movement. Secondly, finda. schedule that fits for you. Some people play 15 minutes 4 times a day, others play 2-3 6 hour days in a week. There's a lot of variety, just as long as its done and done with purpose, it works.

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