Gloria G  
Instruments: Piano, Violin
Styles: Classical, Pop, Folk, Musical Theater, Latin, Showtunes, Mariachi

I have taught private lessons, part time for over 15 years. The instruments I teach are the piano and violin. I find that students progress more with regular short intervals of daily practice. I like to make the music fun with songs that children like and then have other books with the basics. For adults I like to start with folk songs, classical music, and showtunes. My students learn with a variety of books from a lesson book to a notes speller to a classical book. The note speller and/or theory books really assist with them understanding the basics of music and making sure they really recognize their notes.

I use different book series, depending on the age and level of the student. For young students, I start with the little Mozart’s book series, lesson books, and workbooks. For older students, I will either use Bastien or Alfred‘s lesson and workbooks. This is mixed with a classical and folk book. We also work on theory, and making sure we know our intervals. Students also learn about key signatures and recognizing sharps and flats. As students progress I try and have them memorize the Circle of Fifths.