Saxophone Lessons in Tallahassee, FL

Instruments: Piano Saxophone Flute Clarinet

My teaching goal is to create a positive learning environment that encourages students to achieve their goals through discipline, creativity and successful modeling. As a teacher, I feel it is essential to be able to help my students to attain their goals in music and realize that each student’s goal may differ slightly. In order for the students to be motivated in their practice, smaller goals must be established. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone

I believe the cornerstone of any good music education is finding your passion for music and seeking out the best way to pursue it. With younger students, I'll guide them more in their pursuits by introducing them to more standard repertoire within the saxophone standards before branching out into more specific studies as I would for older students. Either way, all students will be taught a firm foundation in basic theory, such as identifying key signatures and a firm understanding of their scales. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Bass Guitar Euphonium Tuba

My experience in teaching private lessons goes back to high school when my band director prompted the All-District and All-State band members to give lessons to our sections after school, which allowed me to immediately transition into giving private lessons as a college student. I have given music lessons at Mason's School of Music in Tallahassee, provided lessons as a self-employed contractor, as well as having served as a trumpet /trombone instructor with the Goodwill Band in Tallahassee. Read More

Instruments: Piano Saxophone

For beginning students, we usually focus on the "Essential Elements" workbooks; however, I may need need to make alterations depending on the needs of the student. The goal is for the student to learn while simultaneously showing interest and curiosity for the future. For more advanced students, it is important for us to address areas in our playing that could use more attention - we focus on these areas in conjunction with further improvement in other aspects. Read More