Fiona C  

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Instruments: Piano, Voice
Styles: Classical

I have been teaching piano for over twenty years.  My teaching philosophy is that every piano lesson should be fun.  For young beginners, I focus on basic technique.  The reason is that it is very important to form good playing skills right from the beginning. For older students, I broaden their musical knowlege by introducing piano literature from different time periods. I also encourage them to pick songs that they like to play.  My goal is that every student is having fun in each lesson.  

For beginning students, I use the Piano Adventure Series by Nancy Faber and Randall Faber.  I also use the A Thousand Stories for a Little Pianist by Katrin Arefy. My special methods in teaching young students include stories, easy duets, and singing familiar folk songs. For intermediate level students, I use different method books according to the student's interests. However, I encourage them to play Classical music, which is very useful in developing good techniques in piano playing. I also encourage students to pick their own music.  The most important goal is that students are learning music from different time periods, and is having fun.